ORLANDO—BankUnited just made what it calls two “key new hires” in Orlando. The hires making the bank's Central Florida commercial real estate finance team its largest in Florida.

BankUnited brought on board Steven Markowski and Ted Kunkel. The new hires also expand its corporate banking team just one year after the market launch of its wholesale banking division.

“We see room for growth in Orlando and Central Florida as the region continues to broaden its base of business beyond tourism and hospitality into a more fully-integrated economic spectrum of businesses,” says Thomas Cornish, state president of Florida. “Orlando is a priority market for BankUnited as we look to grow our portfolio in this region from $600 million to the billion dollar range within a couple of years.”