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2026 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100
Dealmakers of the Year
- Arcus Harbor Closes Multiple Multifamily and Retail Financing Transactions
- Ariel Affordable Housing Team Closes $3.65 Billion in NYC Deals
- Berkadia’s Ernest Katai Fuels Triple-Digit Production Growth
- Colliers’ Will Mathews Closes $2.5 Billion in Sales Over the Past Year
- Connor Kerns with Matthews Boosts Multifamily Momentum Throughout the Southeast
- Eric Chen with CBRE Closes $6.5 Billion in Multifamily Sales and Financing
- Greysteel Mid-Atlantic Team Drives Multifamily Activity Across D.C. Region
- HKS Real Estate Advisors Surpasses $30 Billion in Transactions Since 2011
- Jamie May Leads JBM to $20 Billion+ in Multifamily Sales
- Lument’s Vic Clark Originates Over $13 Billion in Real Estate Loans
- Mark Goodman Oversees a $5-Billion Multifamily Brokerage and Market-Intelligence Platform
- Michael Reyes, with Opportunity Home, Spearheads Affordable Housing Transformations in San Antonio
- Newmark’s Joseph Smolen and Geoff Boler Advise on Over $135 Billion in Multifamily Deals
- Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar with Kiser Group Oversee $1 Billion-Plus Chicago Multifamily Brokerage
- Otto Ozen with the Mogharebi Group Oversees $3.5 Billion in California Multifamily Sales
- Cushman ＆ Wakefield’s Pat Knowlton Delivers Results Across Colorado’s Multifamily Market
- THG Multifamily Advisors Founders Generate $12 Billion in Deals
- Walker ＆ Dunlop’s Mo Beler and Jonathan Paine Advise on $40 Billion in Transactions
- GREA Partners Brown and Wellar Close $9 Billion in Multifamily Deals
- Drew Fletcher Brings Owner, Operator and Capital Markets Expertise to Greystone
- Simon/Anderson Multifamily Team Covers Washington State at Kidder Mathews
HKS Real Estate Advisors Surpasses $30 Billion in Transactions Since 2011
Founded in 2011 by Ayush Kapahi and John Harrington, HKS Real Estate Advisors grew from a three-person debt brokerage into a 14-person, full-service capital markets platform with more than $30 billion in cumulative transaction volume. The firm advises clients on debt and equity, direct lending, joint ventures, recapitalizations and development financing across multiple asset classes.
The firm has expertise in distressed debt, nonperforming loan workouts, C-PACE financing, special situations and off-market transactions. Its capital network spans regional and community banks, CMBS lenders, institutional investors and Wall Street securitizations.
HKS notable deals include oversight of a $388.5-million construction loan for a 561-unit, 46-story mixed-use tower at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City. Other recent transactions include a $148-million construction loan for a multifamily development in Hialeah, FL; a $101-million construction loan for the 392-unit Flushing Square Plaza in Queens; and a $103.75 million refinancing of a 356-unit student-housing community backed by a sovereign wealth fund.
HKS has been recognized by Connect CRE, GlobeSt/Real Estate Forum, Real Estate Capital USA and Commercial Observer.
These are some of the reasons why HKS Real Estate was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s AB 100 Dealmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.