Greystone announced the appointment of Patrick Nizich as a Managing Director in the firm’s new Kirkland, WA office. Nizich will report to Rick Wolf, a Senior Managing Director and head of Greystone’s West Coast production.
Nizich brings to Greystone over 25 years of commercial real estate experience. Most recently, he served as Managing Director at Dexia Real Estate Capital Markets (formerly known as Artesia Mortgage Capital), where he managed credit risk and underwriting for Dexia’s balance sheet portfolio. Prior to that, Nizich was a leading producer for Dexia originating CMBS, construction and bridge loans across a full spectrum of commercial property types. Nizich has also held roles in origination with Deutsche Bank Mortgage Capital and Chrysler Capital Realty.
“We are thrilled to expand into the Pacific Northwest with Pat’s deep and varied commercial mortgage finance expertise,” said Wolf. “We see immense opportunity to further serve multifamily and healthcare owners in the Northwest with Greystone’s unique multi-platform capabilities and outstanding service model,” he added.
Greystone provides mortgage finance solutions across multiple platforms, including FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, USDA, CMBS, bridge, mezzanine and other proprietary loan programs. In 2013, Greystone was ranked #1 in combined multifamily and healthcare FHA lending, ranked #1 in Small Loans and #3 in Affordable Housing as a Fannie Mae DUS lender in 2013, and is a top-5 Freddie Mac lender for seniors housing.