Sarah Suther, who joined the company as director, will manage the office. Her responsibilities will include originations and due diligence for the southeast. "My goal as a manager of the Florida office is to provide local support and market expertise to HRC and their investment partners," Suther tells GlobeSt.com. "HRC has been very active in the Florida real estate market, and having a local presence in Florida will contribute greatly to the company's ability to better originate loans and serve clients in that area."

Suther formerly worked as a senior portfolio manager for the special servicing department of Midland Loan Services in Overland Park, KS. She also worked as a senior investment analyst at Principal Commercial Acceptance in Overland Park.

HRC currently has $800 million of assets under management. Since the formation of its initial two funds in 2002, the company has closed more than $1.2 billion in debt and equity transactions.

"HRC recently purchased industrial and flex-office properties in Sarasota and Clearwater, which we are in the process of recapitalizing since having added value," Suther says. "We are currently funding mezzanine financing on a commercial condominium development in North Miami, and we are negotiating to provide financing on several liquidity-constrained projects in the Miami area."