NEW YORK CITY—On the heels of its recent expansion of its New York City headquarters at 521 Fifth Ave., retail leasing, investment sales and consulting firm RKF has announced six senior level brokerage promotions.

Robert K. Futterman, chairman and CEO of RKF, praises the newly promoted brokers “for their unwavering commitment to excellence and superior client service.” He adds, “The individuals that we have promoted all embody these qualities and have demonstrated exceptional capabilities in securing and servicing business. I am thrilled to see them rise within our growing organization.”

The company reports that Jeremy Ezra, who has more than 15 years of experience representing landlords and tenants, has been promoted from vice president to executive vice president and will now serve on the firm's executive committee. Ezra will continue to primarily focus on assisting retailers in their strategic expansions regionally and nationally. His current tenant representation assignments include the roll-out for Reebok's new fitness hub retail concept, IT'SUGAR, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Adidas, Mitchell & Ness, Kenneth Cole, Charming Charlie and Joe's Jeans in New York and in major markets nationally.

Greg Covey has been promoted from managing director to vice president. Since joining RKF in 2007, Covey has worked with landlords, including Jamestown Properties, the CIM Group, Property Group Partners, Atlantic Development Group, Hilton Worldwide, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Edward J. Minskoff Equities, the World-Wide Group and Dominion Management. In addition, Covey provides retail leasing and consulting services in New York City to national retailers such as 7-Eleven, GNC, The Children's Place and Allen Edmonds, as well as international retailers like French fashion house Zadig & Voltaire and Japanese eyewear company JINS.

Caleb Petersen has been promoted from managing director to vice president. Petersen specializes in landlord and tenant representation in the New York metropolitan area and national urban retail markets. His retail clients include Rag & Bone, Oakley, The Frye Company, Unilever, LF USA, Marc Jacobs, Opening Ceremony and Godiva as well as J.Lindeberg, Gianvito Rossi, T2 and Furla. He has also represented owners such as Jamestown Properties, Pam Am Equities, LCOR, RFR Realty and Hines.

Marc Finkel has been promoted from managing director to senior managing director. Finkel joined RKF in 2001 as an associate and specializes in retail leasing for landlords and retailers throughout the New York metropolitan area and Southern California markets. He has represented retailers such as The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, ROTI, Intermix, American Apparel, Guess, Lacoste, Chop't Creative Salad Company, The Chobani Company, The Tao Group, Goorin Brothers, Badgley Mischka and Vivienne Tam. Finkel also represents landlords Related Companies, The REEC Group, David Ellis Realty and Midwood Investment and Development.

Brian Segall has been promoted from senior director to managing director. Segall joined RKF in 2007 and specializes in retail leasing and investment opportunities primarily in New York City as well as select urban markets. Segall has been instrumental in the transformation of the Bowery neighborhood where he represented the buyer and seller of properties that included 250 Bowery, 260 Bowery, 325 Bowery and 328 Bowery, company officials say.

Ross Berkowitz has been promoted from director to senior director. Berkowitz began his career with RKF in 2007 as a college intern, joined the firm as a canvasser in 2009 and was promoted to associate in 2010. He represents many institutional investors, as well as families and individual investors of real estate and retail space. He has worked on behalf of, SL Green Realty Corp., Trevi Retail, Stonehenge Partners, Kushner Companies, Acadia Realty Trust, Linfield Capital and The Durst Organization to name a few.