Tarragon Adds 5 Execs

Tarragon Realty Investors, New York, has reported the addition of five executives to its management team.Richard Schaffer is joining Tarragon as a managing director in the company's Fort Lauderdale development office. Mr. Schaffer, who was previously president of Walden Equities, a real estate broker, will be involved in obtaining new projects for Tarragon's for-sale housing division, Tarragon said. Gary Steinfeld was hired as a senior vice president with responsibility for "broadening the company's development portfolio in the Metro New York area." Most recently, he was a vice president with AvalonBay Communities. The other additions are: Jennifer A. Nevitt, chief strategist; John Scott Kendall, managing director, for-sale housing; and Ron Leichtner, managing director, corporate finance (responsible for corporate and project acquisitions and joint ventures).