Transwestern has established a corporate office in Greenwich. In late 2010, Transwestern completed a strategic expansion into New York City through the creation of the firm's Northeast region.
Tom Ashforth, principal, will lead the Greenwich office located at One Fawcett Place. The Greenwich office will represent both tenants and landlords and provide strategic investment services to buyers and sellers of commercial real estate in Fairfield and Westchester Counties.
Ashforth's career in real estate spans 25 years. Most recently he served as The Ashforth Company's senior vice president of investments, where he was instrumental in developing and executing Ashforth's East Coast acquisition program.Previously, Ashforth worked for Hines in both New York and Connecticut.
Along with Northeast regional president, Patrick Robinson, and Transwestern principal, Jim Millard, Ashforth has several years' experience in the Fairfield and Westchester County real estate markets, most recently representing JP Morgan Chase, NOP (Calpers), Sterling Equities, FLAG Capital, CRT Capital and Chilton Investment Company.