Greystone, a commercial real estate lending, investment and advisory company, has hired Jennifer Cherney as a Managing Director as part of its ongoing effort to expand the firm’s lending operations across the Northwest. Based in Seattle, WA, Cherney is focused on national multifamily real estate lending across a range of sectors.

With more than 25 years of leadership experience managing the full life cycle of commercial real estate assets and strategies, Cherney’s expertise lies in advising on sophisticated, multi-faceted transactions, including debt financing, development financing, 1031 exchange transactions, acquisitions, and dispositions. Throughout her career, she has negotiated and closed more than 400 transactions valued in excess of $6 billion.

Before joining Greystone, Cherney most recently was Executive Director, Commercial Term Lending and Multifamily Finance for JP Morgan Chase in Seattle.

Cherney has also served as Vice President of Strategic Finance at Extell Development Company and as a Managing Director at Meridian Capital Group.

“Jennifer’s wealth of experience across the capital markets and commercial real estate makes her a tremendous asset to Greystone and to our clients,” said Chip Hudson, Executive Vice President and Head of Conventional and Affordable Agency lending for Greystone, to whom Cherney reports.

“Jennifer’s track record in structuring and negotiating highly complex transactions with various stakeholders complements our team’s existing bench of institutional talent, and we’re thrilled to welcome her on board.”