Ballentine Partners, a Boston-based independent investment and wealth management firm, is expanding into Florida with a new office located in Palm Beach Gardens, the company announced on Thursday.

The new office, Ballentine’s first outside of the northeast, will be led by Christopher Chandler and Jennifer Eaton, who join Ballentine from GenSpring Family Offices in Jupiter, Fla.

Chandler has joined Ballentine as a managing director and senior investment advisor, while Eaton was named managing director and senior client advisor.