HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP), a provider of commercial real estate and capital-markets services to self-storage and other commercial sectors, has appointed Matt Weckesser as an associate director in its Philadelphia office. Weckesser will focus on self-storage sales transactions nationwide, according to a press release.

Weckesser joined HFF in July 2014 and most recently served as a senior real estate analyst. He previously was an associate with commercial property investment firm Marcus & Millichap, where he was part of its National Self-Storage Group and specialized in assets in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. In his career, Weckesser has completed more than $130 million in commercial real estate transactions, the release stated.

Weckesser is a member of the Pennsylvania Self Storage Association and national Self Storage Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business finance from Pennsylvania State University.

HFF and its affiliate, HFF Securities LP, are owned by HFF Inc. The firm operates out of 22 offices nationwide and specializes in advisory services, commercial-loan servicing, debt and equity placement, and investment and loan sales.