MIAMI—TD Bank is getting serious about commercial real estate in Florida. The Canadian bank just appointed two new senior managers and added lenders and credit managers to serve clients in key markets across the state.

TD Bank named Donald R. Mincey and Carlos R. Perez as senior managers to lead commercial real estate lending team in Florida. The bank also added lenders Mario A. Facella, Sean C. Dunne, and G. Alex Haw, as well as credit managers C. Kyle Moore, Stephanie Remigio, Gus Varona and Gina Rodriguez.

"We see the strength and growth potential of Florida's commercial real estate market, and we're excited to expand our presence in the region with the addition of these talented individuals," says Gregg Gerken, head of TD Bank's Commercial Real Estate business. "Our approach at TD is to focus on deepening relationships with customers and knowing their business well, to the point where we bring advice and solutions well beyond what they would expect of a capital provider. The success of our model is demonstrated by the growth of our talented team in Florida."

Mincey was promoted to senior vice president and regional director for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) in Florida. He has 39 years of experience. A 26-year banking veteran, Perez as promoted to vice president and team credit manager. His staff is responsible for underwriting new loans, portfolio management, reporting and data integrity, and special projects.

Just last week, I wrote a piece about why foreign banks love Miami. While TD is expanding its commercial real estate gurus, Banco do Brasil Americas, a subsidiary of Banco do Brasil, SA, is opening up new branches.

Banco signed leases for three new South Florida branches. The Miami-based bank's newest stores include a 3,422-square-foot branch in Doral; a 3,496-square-foot branch in Aventura; and a 1,619-square-foot branch in Lighthouse Point. TD is also expanding its branch presence.

“In Florida we've been very strategic,” Ernie Diaz, regional president for TD, tells GlobeSt.com. “We've used a balanced approached of where to expand. The legacy market for TD bank is South Florida. Palm Beach was our first market so we've continued a strategy of expansion in these markets.”