29th Street Capital isn’t just driven by the numbers – our mission is to bring in professional, passionate, and empowered team members from our Chicago headquarters to our 15 local corporate offices. In over a decade, 29th Street Capital has grown from a small group of individuals investing in single family residences to an influential team of multifamily professionals managing, investing in, and acquiring over 30,000 units across the United States – including our local access to 21 unique markets via 100-plus multifamily assets
Stan Beraznik is the Founder and Managing Principal of 29th Street Capital. Since inception, Stan has guided 29th Street Capital in the acquisition of over $2 billion in multifamily property, $500 million in single-family home portfolios, and $50 million in non-performing mortgage loans. Stan continues to oversee multiple business units and works alongside the other managing principals to determine which investments fit the firm’s criteria.
Prior to forming 29th Street Capital, Stan worked for 15 years with Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in derivatives and wealth management. Stan has structured and marketed over $10 billion of currency, interest rate and equity derivatives for institutional clients and managed in excess of $1 billion, including real estate private equity allocations, for high net worth individuals, family offices, corporations and family foundations.
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Stan Beraznik
sberaznik@29sc.com
Robert Bollhoffer is a Managing Principal and Director of Acquisitions at 29th Street Capital. He oversees all members of the acquisition team, as well as both the construction and asset management teams.
Prior to this position at 29th Street Capital, Robb spent 8 years as a Managing Director at Strategic Capital Partners (“SCP”), a privately held real estate investment management company with assets of over $1 billion. At SCP, his focus was multifamily, student, and senior housing properties. Prior to joining SCP, Robb was a former Acquisition Manager at Trizec Properties Office Trust, one of the nation’s largest public office REIT’s before being acquired by Blackstone for $10B.
Mr. Bollhoffer obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate from DePaul (Kellstadt) University where he graduated with honors. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentrations in real estate and urban land economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he also was a member of the Rowing Team. He is currently a board member of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate.
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Robb Bollhoffer
rbollhoffer@29sc.com
Jeff Day is the Chief Investment Officer of 29th Street Capital. He is a member of the Investment Committee and is responsible for enterprise risk management, debt and equity capital markets, and developing new capital deployment strategies. Prior to joining 29SC, Jeff held a variety of senior positions including Chief Strategy Officer, President and Head of Multifamily Capital Markets at Newmark, CEO of Berkeley Point Capital, Chief Investment Officer at Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) and CEO of Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage.
Jeff’s career has been a unique convergence of real estate, Wall Street and structured finance, with involvement in property acquisitions, dispositions and financing; IPOs and take privates; CMBS, CLO, CDO and CDS executions; M&A, distressed debt, portfolio sales and recapitalizations, capital raises and whole loan syndication. He has invested in the industry and the community throughout his career, with involvement over time on the NMHC Board of Directors, MBA Origination Council, Board of Directors of Shelters Shutters, and the International Advisory Board of the CU Real Estate Center at the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado. He is a past chair of the CREFC Multifamily Forum and GSE Reform Task Force and a past member of its Board of Governors and Policy Committee. He is also a past board member and chair of the Freddie Mac Advisory Council, Fannie Mae Advisory Council, NAHB Multifamily Leadership Council and San Francisco Chronicle Citizens Advisory Board.
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Jeff Day
jday@29sc.com
Brian Berry is a Senior Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic region. He brings over 25 years of experience in the Washington DC metro area and has a deep knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic commercial real estate markets. During his career Brian has completed over $15B of investment and development transactions involving multi-family, office, and mixed-use assets. Brian has led and grown successful management teams within the private investment company, Tishman Speyer, where he served as Regional Managing Director, and public REITs Trizec Properties and Columbia Property Trust.
He received an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School at Northwestern University. Brian attended the University of Wisconsin as an Evans Scholar, where he earned a BBA in Real Estate and Finance.
Brian is a past President of the University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association where he remains active in the leadership of its first real estate fund. Brian is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, ULI, DCBIA, and WREAA.
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Brian Berry
bberry@29sc.com
Javier Bustillo is a Senior Vice President of acquisitions for 29th Street Capital in charge of all multifamily acquisitions in Houston and Atlanta.
Mr. Bustillo has over 23 years of real estate investment experience in multifamily properties and has participated in transactions valued at more than $3BN in that time.
Before joining 29th Street Capital, Mr. Bustillo was a Partner with Stonemark Equities, LLC in charge of all acquisition activity. Prior to this he served as an Executive VP in charge of multifamily asset management and acquisitions for Concert/ING Realty Partners. Mr. Bustillo received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Javier Bustillo
jbustillo@29sc.com
Josh Lindley is responsible for the management & operations of the region, including direct oversight of acquisition, construction and asset management.
Josh has over 23 years of experience in property management and construction. In 2002, Josh founded his own property management company, AllTrade. Here he managed upwards of 6,000 units in 7 different states and supervised the renovation of over 7,000 units. Josh is a licensed Broker in 17 States.
Josh holds a degree in Construction Management from University of Evansville.
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Josh Lindley
jlindley@29sc.com
Dusty Eddy is a Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for 29th Street Capital. Living in Phoenix, Mr. Eddy is the local market expert in charge of all multifamily acquisitions in the Southwest, with a primary focus in Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada and Southern California.
He has acquired and managed over 24 deals totaling over 4,500 units across the Southwest, placing over $320M in investor equity. He has completed the full life cycle on 15 deals in those markets. With over 23 years of real estate investment, development, and asset management experience in various property types he has participated in transactions valued at more than $1.8 billion in that time.
Immediately before joining 29th Street Capital, Mr. Eddy was the Acquisition Manager with Healthcare Trust of America where he closed $455 million in investments.
Mr. Eddy obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Finance from the University of Notre Dame where he graduated magna cum laude. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he graduated with honors.
Rob Gersch is a Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for 29th Street Capital in charge of multifamily acquisitions in Denver and throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Rob is an entrepreneurial real estate executive with over 20 years of commercial real estate experience in acquisitions & dispositions, development, structured finance, asset management, capital markets, distressed asset management / workouts and receivership for all major real estate product types and specialty sectors.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Rob was a Development Executive for Mortenson Development in Denver, CO. Rob’s duties included site selection and acquisition, as well as management of design, entitlement, tenant recruitment and capital market efforts for multifamily and office development opportunities in Colorado.
In 2008, Rob founded his own real estate services company (Gersch Real Estate, LLC). For over a decade, Rob successfully assisted clients nationwide with acquisitions & dispositions of commercial real estate assets & loans, development services, capital markets advisory services, asset management of distressed commercial real estate loans, troubled debt restructuring and investor due diligence. Prior to founding Gersch Real Estate, Rob worked closely with senior executives at Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Development Group, General Electric Commercial & Healthcare Real Estate Groups and Heller Financial.
Rob is a native of Milwaukee, WI and throughout his real estate career has lived in Chicago, IL, Orange County, CA, Dallas, TX, Washington D.C. and Denver, CO. Rob earned a BBA in Business Administration with a double-major in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Finance, Investment & Banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rob holds a Managing Broker’s License in the State of Illinois and an Independent Real Estate Brokerage License in the State of Colorado.
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Rob Gersch
rgersch@29sc.com
Dan Howard is a Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for 29th Street Capital and is responsible for multi-family acquisitions in Central Texas and the Midwest (Columbus, OH, and Chicago, IL). Dan also oversees 29th Street Capital’s Student Housing Platform.
Dan has over 15 years of experience in real estate, construction, and property management. In addition to sourcing and completing acquisitions, his responsibilities include complete oversight of all capital projects, third-party management selection, marketing/design, and dispositions.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Dan spent 8 years as an environmental consultant. He eventually transitioned into real estate, working as a Senior Vice President at Capstone Management with a focus on business development, construction, and property management.
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Dan Howard
dhoward@29sc.com
Doug Burt is the Vice President of Multifamily Acquisitions for Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. He is responsible for all facets of 29SC multifamily acquisitions and asset management strategies in the region. In addition to sourcing and completing acquisitions, his responsibilities at 29SC include complete oversight of projects; selecting third-party management; and overseeing all capital projects, marketing/design and dispositions.
Prior to his role at 29SC, Burt served as a multifamily broker and acquisitions analyst for a regional firm in Houston. He earned his BBA in Real Estate at the University of North Texas.
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Doug Burt
dburt@29sc.com
Christopher Steiner is a Vice President of Acquisitions for 29th Street Capital in charge of multifamily acquisitions in Florida. Chris has over 15 years of experience working in real estate, construction management, and private equity.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Chris created an East Coast investment acquisition division within Southport Financial Services, one of the nation’s largest affordable housing developers. At Southport, he was responsible for acquiring 2,000 multifamily units with an aggregate value of $250 million utilizing both internal capital and outside equity, sourced from institutional and high-net-worth investors.
Originally from Colorado, Chris spent the first portion of his career working for investment firms in New York and London. After dedicating a year of volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, Chris shifted his focus towards an entrepreneurial venture with the mission of bringing cloud-based construction management to the remodeling industry.
Chris received his BA from the University of Colorado with a major in Business Economics.
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Christopher Steiner
csteiner@29sc.com
In his role as Vice President—Pacific Northwest, Maas is responsible for the management and operations of the region, including the direct oversight of acquisitions, development, asset management, and dispositions. Maas brings over 20 years of experience in the Real Estate Investing and Technology industries to 29SC. Prior to joining, Maas held titles such as Managing Director - Capital Markets for CrowdStreet; Co-Founder and President of Summit Multifamily Group; Vice President of Acquisitions for Lamar Companies; Director of Acquisitions for AIMCO; and Product Manager for Amazon.com. Maas holds securities licenses Series 79 (Investment Banker), Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), as well as a Bachelor’s magna cum laude and MBA with concentration in Real Estate. He will be based in the Portland, Oregon area.
Matt McCune is the Vice President of Acquisitions for 29th Street Capital in charge of all multifamily acquisitions in thee Ohio market region. Matt has over 15 years of real estate acquisitions, advising and management in the multi-family sector.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Matt held Senior Vice President roles within the region where he was responsible for the advisement and direction of acquisitions, dispositions, and recapitalization of his client's multi-family assets. Additionally, Matt founded a privately owned multi-family investment brokerage where he arranged over 25 transactions in a 3-year period.
Matt who earned his degree from The Ohio State University, is based in Columbus, Ohio.
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Matt McCune
mmccune@29SC.com
Alex Sampson is a Vice President of Acquisitions for the Texas region. Alex is responsible for all facets of multifamily acquisitions and asset management strategies in this region. He brings over 13 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, brokerage, capital markets, and management in the multi-family sector. Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Alex served as Vice President of Acquisitions at Embrey Partners, a privately held real estate company, where he established and managed all aspects of the acquisition platform. Alex earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from The University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
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Alex Sampson
402.630.7578
Santiago Nieto is an Acquisitions Associate focusing on 29th Street Capital’s Southwestern region. His duties include the management and operations relating to acquisitions, due diligence, asset management and dispositions, deal sourcing, loan procurement, and overseeing capital projects.
Santiago is a earned his MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Atkinson Graduate School of Management, and his Bachelor of Science from Willamette University.
Milos Kozomora serves as the Vice President of Asset Management for 29th Street Capital, where he oversees the asset management efforts across the firm’s entire portfolio.
Prior to 29th Street Capital, Milos worked at Akara Partners, a Chicago based national development firm, where he worked on developing the firm’s Active Adult investment strategy, as well as the underwriting and capitalization efforts of several ground up development deals. Milos was also responsible for building out and overseeing the the firm’s asset management platform. Prior to joining Akara, Milos served as the President and Managing Broker of a full service residential real estate brokerage firm in Chicago.
Milos holds a BSBA from the University of Denver with a major in Finance and minors in Economics and Accounting and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management with a major in Finance and a concentration in Real Estate. Milos continues to hold a Managing Broker license in Illinois.
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Milos Kozomora
mkozomora@29sc.com
Jon Schneider is a Vice President of Asset Management for 29th Street Capital, with a focus on the firm's development portfolio as well as existing communities throughout the Midwest.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Jon served as Senior Vice President of Asset Management for Fifield Companies, a Chicago based national development firm, where he was responsible for the lease-up and stabilized business plans for a portfolio of Class-A mid- and high-rise mixed-use developments in Chicago and Dallas.
Prior to joining Fifield, Jon was with Chicago based investor GEM Realty Capital for nearly 10 years. As Vice President of Asset Management at GEM, he was involved in the asset management functions of the firm's investments covering a variety of asset types, including core and value-add multi-family, hospitality, office and industrial.
Jon has also held positions in financial reporting for RSM, a public accounting firm, and for Equity Residential.
on holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois.
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Jon Schneider
jschneider@29SC.com
Ian Douglas spearheads initiatives aimed at standardizing the 29Scope, optimizing procurement processes to reduce costs and turnaround time, and ensuring dedicated project managers oversee the capital budget.
Ian brings a diversified background including past leadership roles such as a Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Asset Management, Vice President of Operations, Regional Manager, Property and Maintenance Manager, and Director of Human Resources and Recruiting. He has experience managing A, B, and C-grade assets, as well as affordable and public housing across the nation for a large public REIT, private owners, international, and institutional investors.
Ian is a subject matter expert for the National Apartment Association Educational Institute and has held board positions for the National Multifamily Housing Council and the Houston Apartment Association. He holds dual degrees from The University of North Texas in Psychology and History, is Bi-Lingual (Spanish), and served in the United States Army as an Airborne Interrogator.
Drew Rimel is the Vice President of Asset Management. His duties include deal sourcing and syndication, underwriting plus investment analysis, sell/hold/refinance decision modeling, financial planning, capital projects management, strategy/operations implementation, market research, and portfolio-wide reporting.
Prior to this position, Drew oversaw the asset management and compliance divisions of a 2,000 unit multi-family and mixed use portfolio in San Francisco. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
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Drew Rimel
drimel@29sc.com
Henry is a Vice President of Asset Management at 29th Street Capital. Henry is responsible for all facets of Asset Management for the firm’s California and Colorado portfolio. Henry is also responsible for assisting with various portfolio management functions at 29SC.
Prior to this position, Henry worked for Goldman Sachs & Co. within the Investment Management and Investment Banking Divisions. Henry is a graduate of George Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Finance.
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Henry Moore
hmoore@29sc.com
Marcus Pischedda is a Capital Project Manager for 29th Street Capital. Living in Phoenix, Mr. Pischedda manages all capital projects and interior and exterior renovations for the Southwest and Southern California regions.
Mr. Pischedda has over 16 years of experience in the industry with specialties in construction, general contracting, renovations and property maintenance. Prior to 29th Street Capital, Mr. Pischedda was implementing the interior renovations for multifamily projects for Katerra.
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Marcus Pischedda
mpischedda@29sc.com
Dylan Martin is the Capital Project Manager for the Houston, Tampa and Atlanta Regions. Dylan will lead the execution of capital business plans and physical due diligence for capital items on assets in his regions. He is based in Houston and earned his Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.
Sandro Fornesi is a Capital Project Manager for 29th Street Capital.
Living in San Francisco, Sandro oversees all value-add capital expenditure in the state of California. He has more than 15 years of experience in property management, construction, and hospitality. Throughout his professional career, Sandro has held management positions for Four Seasons Hotel group, where he developed a strong set of management and leadership skills, as well as Project Management positions for multiple general contractors in the Bay Area, always pursuing his passion for construction.
Sandro holds a Hotel Management degree in addition to his Class B Contractor license in the State of California.
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Sandro Fornesi
sfornesi@29sc.com
Will Patterson is an Asset Manager focusing on 29th Street Capital’s Southeastern United States assets. His duties include deal sourcing and syndication, underwriting plus investment analysis, sell/hold/refinance decision modeling, financial planning, capital projects management, strategy/operations implementation, market research, and portfolio-wide reporting.
Will obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Centre College and obtained a master’s degree in Finance from the University of Kentucky (Gatton).
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Will Patterson
wpatterson@29sc.com
Eric Solberg is an Analyst in the Asset Management group at 29th Street Capital. Eric supports our asset managers in Colorado, Ohio, Atlanta, and Virginia. His duties include investment analysis, capital projects management, strategy implementation, market research, and portfolio wide reporting.
Prior to joining 29SC, Eric worked as a Private Wealth Management Intern at Robert W. Baird aiding their team in market research and portfolio analysis. Eric obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Michigan.
As an Asset Management Analyst for 29th Street Capital, Charlie supports the asset management teams in the California, Florida, Pacific Northwest, and Texas regions. His duties include underwriting, investment analysis modeling, capital projects management, strategy implementation, and market research. He is also responsible for assisting with various portfolio management functions at 29SC. Prior to joining 29SC, Charlie interned for Wingspan Development Group and assisted with underwriting and due diligence, investment committee memos, market research, and data analysis.
Charlie holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in Communications with a minor in Business and obtained a master’s degree from Northwestern University in Project Management with a concentration in real estate development.
Eric Orozco is an Asset Management Analyst at 29TH Street Capital. Eric supports the firm’s Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, and North Carolina portfolio through investment analysis, underwriting, capital projects management, market research, and internal reporting. Prior to joining 29SC, Eric worked for Akara Partners, LLC as an Investment & Property Management Intern. He also worked as an intern at 29SC with both the acquisition and asset management teams before joining full-time.
Eric holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a double major in Finance & Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Eric Orozco
Eorozco@29sc.com
Patrick Hinsberger acts as Controller & Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance at 29th Street Capital. His focus has been on managing operations, accounting and tax, legal and compliance, and information technology functions. Mr. Hinsberger oversees all middle and back office functions, including valuation, performance measurement, cash management and financial statements.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Mr. Hinsberger worked at GEM Realty Capital in asset management and valuation and was also a manager of financial reporting at RSM McGladrey focusing on real estate opportunity funds.
Mr. Hinsberger received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Business Administration from Augustana College in 2004. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Patrick Hinsberger
phinsberger@29sc.com
Allie joined the 29SC team as a Senior Accountant. Prior to this position, Allie served on the Fraud Investigation and Disputes team at EY where she served as a neutral arbitrator in acquisition disputes, and she developed internal policies for clients armed at preventing corrupt practices. Allie also served as an Executive Recruiter for CPAs.
Allie is a CPA, and she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
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Allie Dresner
adresner@29sc.com
Danny joined the 29SC team as an Associate Accountant in February 2017. He is responsible for the preparation of financial statements, and general accounting functions for the company related to all facets of real estate investments. Prior to this position, Danny worked in Assurance Services at EY where he administered primary substantive procedures for audit clients in the healthcare and insurance industries.
Danny obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Danny Serrano
dserrano@29sc.com
Claudia joined the 29SC team as an Associate Accountant in January 2021. Her duties include reviewing and analyzing financial data, preparing monthly quarterly and yearly financial reporting packages and other various accounting functions. Prior to this role, Claudia worked for a mid-sized public accounting firm as an auditor where she was responsible for financial statement audits, reviews and compilations for clients primarily in the manufacturing & distribution and not-for-profit industries.
Claudia obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Management from Augustana College.
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Claudia Hoekstra
czerdin@29sc.com
John is the Acquisitions Manager at 29th Street Capital. His focus is on value-add and other commercial investment opportunities. John works directly with the Vice Presidents of Acquisitions across the U.S. as well as the Managing Director of Acquisitions. Prior to his position at 29th Street Capital, John worked as a Senior Assurance Associate at BDO USA, LLP, performing real estate financial statement audits as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). John obtained a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Miami University and obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate from DePaul (Kellstadt) University.
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John Lauder
jlauder@29sc.com
As an Acquisitions Analyst for 29th Street Capital, Matt supports the acquisitions team through portfolio-wide underwriting and due diligence, investment presentations, market research and investor relations. Prior to joining 29SC, Matt interned for Zeller Realty Group and LaSalle Investment Management aiding their acquisitions teams in underwriting and due diligence, investment committee memos, market research, and data analysis.
Mr. Compton obtained a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020.
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Matt Compton
Mcompton@29sc.com
As an Acquisitions Analyst for 29th Street Capital, Jordan supports the acquisitions team through portfolio-wide underwriting and due diligence, investment presentations, market research and investor relations. Prior to joining 29SC, Jordan worked as a Debt Analyst at Colliers International and interned for MLG Capital aiding their acquisitions teams in underwriting and due diligence, market research, and data analysis.
Mr. Hawley earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Jordan Hawley
Jhawley@29sc.com
As an Acquisitions Analyst for 29th Street Capital, Grant supports the acquisitions team through portfolio-wide underwriting and due diligence, investment presentations, market research and investor relations. Prior to joining 29SC, Grant interned for Everest Holdings and Fair Deal Home Buyers aiding their acquisitions teams in underwriting and due diligence, market research, and data analysis.
Mr. Siverhus obtained a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and International Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Grant Siverhus
gsiverhus@29sc.com
Karen Plesh serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Haven Residential, where she leads the executive team and department heads through the implementation and execution of strategic business plans to improve performance while maintaining operational excellence.
Karen has over 25 years of property management experience and in her most recent role as COO of Haven Residential, Karen implanted innovative strategies, establishing competitively attractive value propositions, and enhancing customer loyalty while maximizing efficiencies and productivity.
Karen holds a B.S. degree in Marketing and Management from Siena College in Upstate, NY, and earned a master's degree in Organizational Leadership at Cabrini College in Radnor, PA. She holds a CPM designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management and served as a board member and President for the Eastern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Apartment Association.
Bobby joined 29th Street Property Management in 2022 and serves as the Chief Financial Officer. With over 15 years of extensive financial experience spanning various sectors, including real estate and development, global architecture and design, and public accounting, Bobby brings a wealth of expertise to his role.
His proven track record in key accounting and leadership positions, encompassing financial management and reporting, consolidations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate budgeting, underscores his pivotal role in driving the company’s financial strategies and growth initiatives.
Bobby is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His commitment to excellence and strategic financial acumen make him a valuable asset to our executive team, ensuring our financial success and sustainability.
Devan Cronin serves as the Executive Vice President of Technology for Haven Residential, where she leads property technology solution strategy as well as corporate technology and system initiatives.
Devan has over 11 years of property management experience in numerous sectors including multi-family, privatized military, and student housing. Her previous roles include on-site and regional management, helping bridge the gap between operational needs and functional technology solutions. She has served as an outside consultant for multiple organizations to help identify technology gaps, areas of opportunity, and improvements to their operational efficiencies. Her area of expertise ranges from property management software and technology integrations to system administration, security and protocol.
Sharie Rocker Damm serves as the Director of Corporate Communications and Public Relations for all 29th Street business units.
Sharie has over 25 years of marketing and communications experience across several industries and has done everything from traditional advertising, including TV, radio, and direct mail, to creating digital strategies, launching eCommerce websites, building marketing teams, creating go-to-market plans, and managing creative and digital marketing teams.
Sharie obtained her B.A.A. in Journalism & Advertising from Central Michigan University and then attended Michigan State University to achieve her M.A. in Advertising.
Jim Curtis is the Executive Vice President of Construction & Facilities for Haven Residential. Mr. Curtis manages all construction projects, maintenance performance, and oversees the due diligence process, national accounts for material vendors, the construction team, and contractors. Jim joined Haven Residential from a Privatized Military housing provider where he was the Vice President of Maintenance, Facilities, and Safety Programs. Prior to his most recent role, Mr. Curtis served in the US Marine Corps for 27 years as a Combat Engineer, ending his military career as the Base Facilities Chief where he was responsible for the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and infrastructure aboard the base. Curtis brings a proven record of accomplishment in developing teams that perform with integrity, compassion, collaboration, and professionalism that yield high performance and satisfaction results.
Stacy serves as the Executive Vice President of Construction for Haven Residential, where he manages all construction projects and partnership. He oversees the due diligence process, national accounts for material vendors and the construction team and contractors.
Stacy is a seasoned expert with over 30 years of experience, where he developed his skills in each facet of the construction and building process. Prior to joining Haven, he held the Director of Construction position at Alltrade.
Bobbi Jo serves as the Executive Assistant, where she is an integral part of building our brand, culture, and elevating Haven Residential to new levels by assisting the Operational team.
Prior to joining the firm, Bobbi Jo developed a career within multiple facets of real estate beginning with title searching, sales, commercial real estate, residential property management, and government operations. She was primarily responsible for providing operational support to the A-Level Senior Executive team members, ensuring effective and efficient daily operations. Managing, training, motivating, and supervising teams, she oversaw offices in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia as Operations Manager based in Philadelphia, PA.
Bobbi Jo has successfully developed and executed specialty programs for property management professionals and holds an FAA remote (drone) pilot certification and is a certified instructor for Basic Life Support through American Red Cross.
Seth Kaplan is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. He has over a decade of multifamily marketing experience, most recently overseeing the national marketing team for Cushman & Wakefield’s multifamily division. Seth started his multifamily career as Marketing Coordinator at Concord Property Management in 2012. He joined Pinnacle Property Management in 2017 as a Regional Marketing Manager for the Southeast, where he helped support a portfolio of over 200 properties and received multiple promotions during his tenure. After Pinnacle was acquired by Cushman and Wakefield in 2020, Seth continued his upward trajectory and, as Regional Marketing Director, oversaw marketing and leadership responsibilities for roughly 400 properties. In early 2022, Seth was again promoted to Managing Director of the National Marketing team at Cushman and Wakefield, leading a team of 25+ multifamily marketers and roughly 900 properties across the United States.
Seth holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in entertainment business.
Erica serves as the Senior Vice President and oversees all assets in the East portfolio, including Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Erica has 20 years of experience and has held previous Regional Vice President positions with Elmington Property Management and Brookside Properties. She has managed new construction, renovations, repositioned and troubled assets.
Denise Maldonado is the Vice President of Learning & Development for Haven Residential. Denise works to improve the organization's associates' knowledge, skills, and productivity. While monitoring training compliance and company policies and procedures related to property management, Ms. Maldonado ensures the L&D Department supports all associates in understanding company policy and procedure guidelines to establish consistency across the division’s housing portfolio. She assesses company-wide developmental needs to drive training initiatives and identifies and arranges suitable training solutions. With over 33 years of experience in property management, including military housing, multi-family housing, and affordable housing properties, Ms. Maldonado brings a wealth of knowledge to Haven Residential, such as compliance, customer service, centralization of administration, and much more. She has held several positions, including Operations Support Director, Operations Manager, Assistant General Manager and Regional Property Manager. Denise is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and holds her IREM Certified Property Manager (CPM®) and Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®) certifications. She is also a member of the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the Association for Talent Development (ATD). Denise attended Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, with an emphasis on Business Management.
John Kitson is the Executive Vice President of Development for 29th Street Capital. He is responsible for leading all development and construction activities, from pre-development to implementation. During his 20 years of experience in real estate development, he has supported the delivery of more than 7,000 units of multifamily and student housing with over $2.5 billion in assets.
Before joining 29th Street Capital, John was with CA Ventures for 8 years as the SVP of Development for the multifamily vertical, a role in which he managed the oversight of more than 30 developments throughout the US. Prior to CA, John was an architect and associate at Perkins + Will, where he completed several large scale domestic and international projects. During his architectural experience, he has worked on a variety of high-rise office buildings, mixed-use developments, education, federal and healthcare projects. Specializing in core and shell design and project management for projects, including several class A office buildings in London, UK.
John earned a BA (with honors) in Architecture from Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England, and an International Master of Architecture from the University of Huddersfield in Huddersfield, England. He is a licensed Architect and a LEED accredited professional.
Contact Information:
John Kitson
jkitson@29sc.com
Zach Shulruff serves as Vice President of Investments. He focuses on underwriting and analysis for multifamily value-add and development opportunities nationally. Mr. Shulruff has 10+ years of real estate investment, development, asset management, and value-add experience across a variety of asset types. In addition to managing acquisitions, his responsibilities at 29SC include asset management, investor relations, and transaction due diligence.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Mr. Shulruff was Director of Acquisitions at CA Ventures on the multifamily acquisitions and asset management team. Prior to CA, he was a Senior Financial Analyst at JLL on the Downtown Chicago Office Landlord Representation team. He earned a BS in Finance with a concentration in Real Estate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also maintains his real estate brokers license in Illinois.
Contact Information:
Zach Shulruff
zshulruff@29sc.com
Rob Hedrick is the Vice President of Development for 29th Street Capital. He is a licensed PE with over 28 years of experience in land development and site construction specializing in development management, land planning, master planning, engineering, and surveying. Rob’s experience runs the gamut of development projects from multi-family to single family residential projects as well as development within the commercial, retail, institutional, and industrial sectors.
Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Rob held operational leadership roles with some of the most successful development consulting firms throughout the western United States. He is a proactive, multi-tasking professional with a history of providing solutions driven leadership with the keen ability to comprehensively manage professional teams, coordinate various disciplines, and lead design efforts that have resulted in the development of thousands of acres of sites and corresponding infrastructure and buildings.
Rob holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Arizona. He is a Registered Civil Engineer in Arizona, California and Oregon.
Contact Information:
Rob Hedrick
rhedrick@29sc.com
As a Senior Development Analyst for 29th Street Capital, Garrett supports the development team through portfolio-wide underwriting, investment presentations, market research, and investor relations. His additional responsibilities include transaction due diligence and debt/equity procurement. Mr. Williams obtained a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2021.
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Garrett Williams
gwilliams@29sc.com
Michael Porto is the Director of Project Management. Michael is responsible for overseeing the project management of all current developments as well as design and development management. Before joining 29th Street Capital, Michael spent 5 years as a Senior Project Manager at CA Ventures where he managed multifamily and student housing developments around the country. Prior to CA, Michael was a Project Architect at FGM Architects for 8 years.
Michael holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois-Chicago. He is also a registered architect in Illinois and Minnesota.
Dan Pazda is the Controller for 29th Street Development. Dan has nearly 10 years of accounting experience centered around real estate and development. Prior to joining 29th Street Development Dan was with a prestigious Chicago based development firm working on $1B+ class A+ trophy high-rise developments across the country. Dan has experience at all levels of the development chain including accounting for $500M+ of construction for a leading Midwest general contractor before transitioning into the ownership side.
Dan earned his BA in Accounting and his Master of Business Administration from Eastern Illinois.
Rommel Llanes is the Senior Vice President of Construction Management and is responsible for overseeing the construction of all current development projects and is involved during the pre-development process. Rommel has 28+ years of experience in the construction of multifamily, hospitality, commercial, retail, and industrial sectors. Rommel‘s experience from concept through completion of projects and management of multiple teams, provides the foundation of building design, value engineering, project scheduling, estimating, and construction of our projects.
Rommel completed his education at California State University, Chico with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Construction Management and Business Administration.
Nikola Krcmarevic is the Vice President of Development for 29th Street Capital. He has over 13 years of experience in residential real estate development, construction, and architecture ranging from for-sale condos to student housing, as well as experience in commercial, retail and healthcare sectors. Prior to joining 29SC he was a Development Manager for the Tribune Tower Residences, a 162-unit ultra-luxury condo redevelopment of the national landmarked tower. Nikola has a deep bench of experience in design, entitlement, construction management, and delivery of projects of different scale and complexity nationally. Nikola will be responsible for all facets of development, asset management, and deposition at 29SC. He holds a MArch degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is a licensed architect. He has previously worked at Golub, CA Ventures, and Gensler.
Danielle Montoya is responsible for overseeing new developments from inception through construction commencement, with a focus on planning, entitlement, design, and construction coordination. Danielle has over eighteen years of experience in the homebuilding industry and multifamily community design, demonstrating a proactive and collaborative approach to project team coordination. Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Danielle held senior project management and leadership roles within architectural and engineering firms.
Keren joined the 29th Street Capital team as a Senior Development Accountant in June of 2022, reporting directly to the development controller. Her duties include, preparing monthly construction draws, monthly quarterly, and yearly financial reporting packages, and other various accounting functions. Prior to this role, Keren worked for a large healthcare company as a staff accountant.
Keren obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics with a concentration in Accounting from North Park University.
Mark Chrisman is the Managing Principal for 29th Street Ventures. He brings over 20 years of experience in the Property Technology industry and is the first to bring this specialty to the team. Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Chrisman was founder and CEO of MWCPartners and Real Integrated Technology, LLC (rebranded to Varro), where he continues to serve on the board. Chrisman’s previous roles also include experience in asset management, acquisitions and dispositions, funding and portfolio management, and technology development. Chrisman has been a principal in over $2 billion in commercial real estate transactions throughout his career and has co-founded or invested in 10 PropTech or other technology-related firms.
Mark earned his Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Real Estate from The Ohio State University, and his MBA from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
As a Ventures Associate for 29th Street, Jack supports the venture team through market research, underwriting and due diligence, and investment presentations. Prior to joining 29th Street Capital, Jack worked as a Digital Transformation Consultant for Huron Consulting Group where he assisted in the implementation and integration of Enterprise Performance Management and Enterprise Resource Planning cloud software products. Previous, Jack has experience consulting for PropTech and MarTech startups based out of Detroit and Berlin.
Jack obtained his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Pete Estridge serves as Vice President of Debt Capital Markets at 29th Street. His responsibilities are centered around arranging and structuring debt financing and derivative products for 29th Street’s projects including acquisition loans, refinancings, mezzanine financing, and interest rate hedging.
Prior to 29th Street Capital, Pete’s background included both finance and real estate operations. He worked as an Associate in Bank of America’s Global Investment Bank in the Consumer & Retail industry coverage group in New York, and then served as an operational leader with P&L responsibility at SMS Assist, LLC (Acquired by Lessen, Inc. in January 2023), a Chicago-based national property management services provider. Pete holds an BS in Economics from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and an MBA from Chicago Booth with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he served in Southern California with two deployments to Afghanistan.
Contact Information:
Pete Estridge
pestridge@29sc.com
Jeff Gragnolati serves as an Advisor and Head of Capital Markets for 29th Street Captial.
Prior to joining 29SC, Jeff spent 9 years at Cortland responsible for all debt across $23 billion real estate portfolio. During that time, he closed over 450 loans totaling $17 billion. He also closed over 250 new acquisitions, helping Cortland’s portfolio grow from 14,000 units to over 85,000. Highlights include the take private of a $1.5 billion public REIT, several large credit facilities and working directly with Freddie Mac to design/refine loan products including their Mod-Rehab program. He also designed and implemented numerous processes across the investment, construction and accounting divisions, including investor reporting, subcontractor payment and construction draw processes.
Prior to Cortland, Jeff spent 5 years at KPMG in various roles including global M&A advisory and audit.
Jeff obtained a master's degree in accounting and an undergraduate degree in business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Contact Information:
jgragnolati@29sc.com
As an Acquisitions Analyst for 29th Street Capital, Matt supports the acquisitions team through portfolio-wide underwriting and due diligence, investment presentations, market research and investor relations. Prior to joining 29SC, Matt interned for Zeller Realty Group and LaSalle Investment Management aiding their acquisitions teams in underwriting and due diligence, investment committee memos, market research, and data analysis.
Mr. Compton obtained a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020.
Contact Information:
Mcompton@29sc.com
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