NEW YORK, NY - Centerline Capital Group (“Centerline”), a provider of real estate financial and asset management services for affordable and conventional multifamily housing, and a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company, announced today that Robert L. Levy was promoted to Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. He will also remain President.
Mr. Levy was previously the President and Chief Operating Officer of Centerline and a member of the Board of Trustees of Centerline’s parent company, Centerline Holding Company. Mr. Levy assumed the roles of President, and Chief Operating Officer in 2010 while retaining his previous position of Chief Financial Officer. In 2012 he turned over the Chief Financial Officer role to Michael Larsen. The Chief Operating Officer position will be vacant. Mr. Levy will retain his position on the Board of Trustees of Centerline Holding Company.
“Rob is an experienced and dedicated executive who has successfully managed and led this Company through very challenging and turbulent economic times,” noted Robert. L Loverd, Chairman of Centerline’s Board of Trustees. “He was responsible for stabilizing the business and its platforms during times of significant distress and dislocation and now has effectively led the Company through a period of growth and increasing profitability. We are pleased to announce his promotion to Chief Executive Officer and look forward to his continued leadership.”
Mr. Levy joined Centerline in 2001 as the Director of Capital Markets. From 1998 to 2001, he was a Vice President in the Real Estate Equity Research and Investment Banking departments at Robertson Stephens, an investment banking firm. Prior to 1998, Mr. Levy worked at Prudential Securities in the real estate equity research group and at the Prudential Realty Group, the real estate investment arm of the Prudential Insurance Company.
He earned a Master of Business Administration from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University.
About Centerline Capital Group
Centerline Capital Group, a subsidiary of Centerline Holding Company, provides real estate financing and asset management services focused on affordable and conventional multifamily housing. We offer a range of both debt financing and equity investment products, as well as asset management services to developers, owners, and investors. An industry leader, Centerline is structured to originate, underwrite, service, manage, refinance or sell through all phases of an asset’s life cycle. A leading sponsor of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funds, Centerline has raised more than $10 billion in equity across 137 funds, and invested in over 1,600 assets spanning 47 states. The firm’s multifamily lending platform services more than $12.2 billion in loans. Founded in 1972, Centerline is headquartered in New York City, with 220 employees in 14 locations throughout the United States. A strategic partner of Island Capital, Centerline is organized around three business units: Mortgage Banking, Affordable Housing Debt, and Affordable Multifamily Housing. To learn more about Centerline, visit www.centerline.com
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