Dan Sacks

In 2020, Dan Sacks and his growing team at Greystone handled $1.6 billion in multifamily loan production. When the market changed in 2020, Sacks and his team rose to the challenge, bringing the right balance of flexibility, creativity and expertise to secure debt and equity solutions across a range of platforms – including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS, mezzanine, and bridge financing – for clients in every circumstance.

Colleagues say Sacks’ meticulous attention to detail and the tenacity he demonstrates on behalf of every client, for every deal, is what makes him stand out. This has been particularly important during the pandemic. His credit background and foundation as a credit analyst, his ability to understand a borrower’s needs and his ability to be an assertive and advocate for his client has enabled him to secure long-term client relationships and successful client outcomes.

As one example, Sacks has one client that he’s grown with over the past seven years. He financed the client’s first $5-million loan and since then, he’s secured nearly $1.5 billion in financing on the client’s behalf. Today, that client’s portfolio exceeds 14,000 units. 

Rather than taking a siloed approach to grooming his team members, Sacks believes that everyone needs exposure to all side of the business to learn the details of their craft. Therefore, entry level/data-entry level people are doing sizings and market research, junior analysts are drafting narratives; senior analysts are finalizing narratives and sizings; and VPs are actively managing transactions from start to finish alongside him.