Berkadia Student Housing Transacts on 11K Beds in Q1

Berkadia announced that its Student Housing platform had a successful first quarter with significant transaction activity nationwide. The platform transacted on a total of 11,094 beds, showcasing robust investment sales and mortgage banking activity in the sector.

The investment sales arm, led by senior managing directors Kevin Larimer and Brandon Buell transacted on 4,275 beds across eight assets. The sales activity included:

792 beds at Sam Houston State University

104 beds at Creighton University

312 beds at University of Kansas

2,772 beds at Michigan State University

238 beds at Ole Miss

57 beds at Brigham Young University

The mortgage banking arm, comprised of managing directors Aaron Moll and Steve Skok, senior managing director Pete Benedetto and director Trevor Friday, facilitated transactions involving 6,819 beds across 12 properties. Key transactions included:

240 beds at Northern Arizona University

478 beds at Georgia Tech

792 beds at Sam Houston State University

312 beds at University of Kansas

2,772 beds at Michigan State University

128 beds at Florida State University

239 beds at Texas A&M University

549 beds at Stephen F. Austin State University

564 beds at University of North Texas

515 beds at Boise State University

238 beds at Ole Miss

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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