NorthStar Real Estate Income II Expands Board, Appoints Chris Westfahl as Director

NorthStar Real Estate Income II Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. (NYSE: NSAM), increased the size of its board from four to five directors, and elected Chris Westfahl to serve as an independent director in the newly created directorship. He was also appointed as a member of the audit committee. He will serve in these roles until the company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor, if any, is elected.

Westfahl is a managing director of Silverpeak Real Estate Partners, where he focuses on providing general partnership equity to sponsors for acquisitions of residential, office and retail properties throughout the United States. Prior to joining Silverpeak in April 2010, he was a founder/principal in Elevation Advisors, a real estate advisory firm based in New York.

Westfahl has a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a master’s in business administration from the University of Connecticut.

NorthStar Real Estate Income II invests in commercial real estate debt, select equity and securities investments predominantly in the United States.The company broke escrow in September 2013 and has raised $938.2 million in investor equity. The offering is expected to close on May 6, 2016.