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Urban Renaissance Group Hires Manuel Garibay as CIO

Urban Renaissance Group LLC has expanded its executive team by hiring Manuel Garibay as chief investment officer.

Garibay, who was a founding partner of local real estate firm Kamiak, has been active in real estate investment and development for 20 years with experience spanning multiple sectors and geographies. During this time, he’s managed more than $2.5 billion in real estate investments in the U.S., including multifamily, office, hotel, and retail assets.

Prior to co-founding Kamiak, Garibay served as a Vice President at Blackstone’s EQ Office platform, working on a 3.7 million square foot office portfolio in the Pacific Northwest. Before joining EQ Office, he worked on the portfolio management and acquisitions team at Vulcan Real Estate in Seattle.

Garibay’s responsibilities will include the creation and execution of URG’s growth strategy, oversight of all investment activities including acquisitions, development and asset management, and managing capital partner relationships with institutional and private investors.

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Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.

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