NEW YORK, March 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone, a New York-based real estate development and financial group, announced today that Jeffrey Yachmetz has joined the company as Vice President of Development. Based in Greystone's New York headquarters, Jeffrey reports directly to Thomas Ryan, Senior Vice President of Development.
Jeffrey brings 14 years of direct real estate development, construction, design and project management experience to Greystone, with a background in a broad variety of real estate development related disciplines ranging from pre-development due diligence assessments to project execution and delivery. Jeffrey will focus on Greystone's new residential development projects in the New York City area, including Brooklyn.
Prior to joining Greystone, Jeffrey held development roles at NorthStar Asset Management and Thor Equities where he was directly responsible for several high-profile real estate development projects in New York City and several major markets across the nation.
"With such a well-rounded background of construction and development experience, Jeffrey's strengths will serve as the perfect complement to our growing property development team," said Jeffrey Simpson, head of Greystone's property development group. "We are thrilled he has joined Greystone as we continue to seek out opportunistic projects around the New York City area."
Jeffrey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Rhode Island and a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in New York City. Jeff is also a licensed Professional Engineer.
About Greystone
Greystone is a financial services and private investment group whose original core business is real estate lending. Over the years, Greystone has added business lines that are related to, and are natural extensions of, its core business. Headquartered in New York with offices across the U.S., Greystone is active in three major business segments: Mortgage Finance, Real Estate and Healthcare. Greystone's mission is to apply unparalleled creativity while modeling corporate compassion. For more information, visit www.greyco.com.