HFF Expands West Coast Leadership

NEWPORT BEACH, CA—HFF has expanded its West Coast leadership team with the appointment of Michael Leggett and Kevin MacKenzie as co-heads of the West Coast region. 

Leggett and MacKenzie will oversee the firm’s five West Coast offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco, and Portland, OR. Since first quarter 2013, HFF has added 34 transaction professionals and appointed four new office heads on the West Coast; including the most recent promotion of Nick Kucha and Tom Wilson to co-head the Portland office. The new transaction professionals span various disciplines including retail, office, hotel, multi-housing and industrial investment sales as well as debt placement.  These key hires have come through recruiting and organic growth and are complemented by strong additions made in the support functions.