Real estate firm JLL has tapped Luke Vanderpoel as senior managing director to co-lead its Freddie Mac platform alongside senior managing director Steve Henderson.

The group said that the appointment is part of its efforts to focus on its multi-housing business and continue to grow its agency lending platform.

Vanderpoel brings nearly two decades of experience in commercial real estate with a focus on agency lending and Freddie Mac loan programs. Over the course of his career, he’s originated more than $25 billion of commercial real estate and Freddie Mac loans. Vanderpoel started his career as a production analyst at HFF, which JLL acquired in 2019.