NEW YORK CITY — Greysteel has hired Drew McWilliams to lead affordable housing advisory and transaction efforts in New York and other regional markets. He will provide investment sales, debt and structured finance services as well as preservation and tax-credit syndication counsel to owners, developers and institutional investors. McWilliams joins Greysteel from New York City-based Ariel Property Advisors where he served as associate director.
TORONTO, GREENSBORO, N.C. — Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF), a Toronto-based global financial services firm providing insurance, wealth management, retirement and asset-management services, plans to acquire Bell Partners, a Greensboro-based multifamily investment and management firm, for $350 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. Sun Life also has completed its purchase of the remaining 44 percent stake in BGO, a global real estate investment management firm formerly known as BentallGreenOak, for about $1.2 billion. Sun Life acquired a 56 percent majority stake in …
BOCA RATON, FLA. — National developer Portman has hired Ian Slavin as vice president of residential development. Slavin, based in Boca Raton, will identify and execute multifamily opportunities in Florida markets and oversee residential development operations and strategy across the state, including a 397-unit project at 2400 East Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach that begins later this year. Before joining Atlanta-based Portman, Slavin most recently served as principal at consulting firm MIVO Development Group. Prior to that, he was development manager at Encore Capital Management.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Century Housing has hired Jacqueline Waggoner as president and chief executive officer. The nonprofit affordable housing development company has created or preserved approximately 63,000 homes in California over the past 30 years. Waggoner joins Century Housing from Enterprise Community Partners, where she held the title president of the solutions division. In that role, she oversaw a portfolio of housing, capital and policy initiatives across the country and led approximately $1 billion in impact investments and grants. Prior to that role, Waggoner led Enterprise’s Southern California market, …
LAS VEGAS — Locally based Stout Management Co. has been selected as property manager for Mezzo Apartments located at 3770 University Center Drive in Las Vegas. The community is made up of studio and one-bedroom units with hardwood laminate flooring and stainless steel appliances. Wi-Fi and cable are included with rent. Community amenities include a gated entry, a pool, fitness center, dog park and on-site maintenance services. As property manager, Stout Management Co. will oversee day-to-day operations, resident services and long-term asset management. According to Yari Matrix, the 455-unit community …
SEATTLE — Walker & Dunlop has hired Mark Washington as managing director of capital markets, multifamily investment sales. Washington will be based in Seattle and will lead multifamily sales across the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Washington served as an executive vice president with CBRE’s capital markets team in the Pacific Northwest, where he focused on institutional multifamily investment sales. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Eastdil Secured, JLL and TH Real Estate, advising clients on complex asset transactions and portfolio strategies.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Lantower Residential, a Dallas-based operator and subsidiary of H&R REIT, is exiting the property management business. Greystar will take over management of Lantower’s approximately 7,895 units. The phased transition began Feb. 17. Greystar will assume management responsibilities for 23 multifamily communities, including two properties under development. As part of the transition, many of Lantower’s onsite and property leadership teams will join Greystar. H&R REIT is based in Toronto with a U.S. and Canadian portfolio comprised of residential, industrial and office properties totaling approximately 21.2 million square feet.
TAMPA, FLA. — Tampa-based owner-operator American Landmark Apartments has hired Adam Smolyar as chief technology officer. In his role, Smolyar will oversee core systems, data architecture, cybersecurity, data analytics and resident-facing platforms. He is responsible for ensuring the firm’s platforms are scalable and reliable and will partner with American Landmark’s executive leadership team to streamline technology solutions and financial systems. In Smolyar’s recent experience, he served as director of innovation initiatives and tech investments at UDR. Prior to that, he was chief marketing and technology officer at the Urban Land …
BRANCHBURG, N.J. — Larken Associates has appointed Jessica Heckman to the role of executive vice president of multifamily operations. In her new role, Heckman will oversee asset management, property management and leasing strategy and execution across the firm’s residential portfolio. Heckman first joined the company in 2008 and most recently served as director of residential asset management. Other titles held during her tenure include construction assistant, property manager and senior property manager. Branchburg-based Larken Associates owns a commercial portfolio that consists of office, industrial, retail, mixed-use and approximately 3,000 apartment …
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — David Oropeza and David Jarvis, former executives at Livingston, New Jersey-based brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer, have founded ICON Real Estate Advisors. The new multifamily investment sales firm has arranged its debut transaction with the $35.1 million trade of The Grove at Piscataway, a 110-unit property in Piscataway. The asset, developed in 2020, was 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. ICON represented the undisclosed seller in the deal and sourced a buyer that was completing a 1031 exchange. Oropeza spent 38 years at Gebroe-Hammer Associates. …
