Hilco Real Estate (HRE) has expanded New York City office with the addition of four seasoned real estate professionals, enhancing the firm's established presence in the Northeast region. Jeff Hubbard and Katie DeCoste join as senior managing directors and Christian Koulichkov as managing director, all focusing on asset disposition services. Additionally, Todd Eyler joins as senior vice president specializing in lease advisory services.

Each new team member brings over two decades of experience in special situation real estate advisory, sales and lease optimization/restructuring across various property types. Collectively, they have executed billions of dollars in transactions involving retail, office, multifamily, hospitality, industrial, development land, medical, educational and special use properties.

Hubbard, DeCoste and Koulichkov bring distinguished careers in real estate advisory and asset sales with a focus on innovative solutions to maximize value across multiple asset classes, in both traditional and transitional/special disposition situations.

Todd Eyler, senior vice president, specializes in lease optimization services, including M&A advisory and mitigation of real estate obligations. His extensive background in lease negotiations and portfolio management has enabled clients to achieve significant cost savings and operational efficiencies.

Jeff Azuse, executive vice president at Hilco Real Estate, stated, "These strategic additions to the Hilco team perfectly complement our comprehensive platform, enhancing our proven ability to deliver sophisticated solutions to clients throughout the Northeast and across the nation."

The asset disposition team of Hubbard, DeCoste and Koulichkov reunites with former colleagues from previous firms, including Jeff Azuse, Stephen Madura, Jamie Cote and Jonathan Cuticelli.

"Reconnecting with our longtime colleagues builds on the most experienced and sophisticated team in national real estate repositioning and monetization," said Jeff Hubbard, senior managing director. "Hilco Real Estate's comprehensive platform—encompassing everything from creative capital solutions and DIP financing to receivership services—provides us with unmatched capabilities to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients' most complex challenges."

The team's proven track record includes representing numerous Fortune 500 corporations, REITs, various financial institutions, commercial and residential developers, nonprofit and religious organizations as well as prominent private owners and estates.