"We're excited to be on the ground in this market and to be ableto work closely with our existing clients, and hopefully we'll beable to serve some new ones as well," Swartz tells GlobeSt.com. Thecommercial real estate veteran will not need any help gettingaround the city's Financial District, having spent 14 years inBoston during the 1980s and 1990s before heading to Gotham for astretch with APC Realty Advisors prior to joining Sonnenblick in2003.

During his time in the Bay State, Swartz held positions at theBoston Co., Property Capital Advisors and TCW Realty Advisors."With Rick's previous experience in the Boston area and hisextensive knowledge of the local and national markets, SonnenblickGoldman is sure to have tremendous success in Boston," companypresident Steven Kohn says in announcing the new office. Swartzsays the firm will entertain deals of varying size and scope, aswell as most product types. "I would say right now that office isprobably the hottest, but we like retail quite a bit, too," saysSwartz in assessing the region. "Retail is always strong in NewEngland."

Sonnenblick Goldman's slate of existing business locally isdiverse and features such Cambridge transactions as $180 million inacquisition financing for One Kendall Square and $85 million inequity financing for Watermark, a 350-unit luxury apartmentbuilding. The investment bank also secured $64 million in seniorand mezzanine financing of Ledgemont Center, a 375,000-sfoffice/research complex in Lexington provided for the BealCompanies. Sonnenblick Goldman also helped Angelo Gordon & Co.on the sale/leaseback of 21-29 Great Republic Way inGloucester.