NEW YORK — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has appointed Jon Burckin to senior business development banker on the equity distribution team. He is based in the firm’s New York City office and reports to Stacie Nekus, team leader for an equity growth initiative within CDLI. In this role, Burckin is responsible for raising capital and bringing in new investors for CDLI’s affordable housing equity syndication platform across the United States.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Sarah C. Young will replace John Tomlinson as chief financial officer (CFO) of Bell Partners, a Greensboro-based investment and property management company. The transition will be effective upon Tomlinson’s retirement, which begins Aug. 22. Young will report to Chief Executive Officer Lili Dunn. After his retirement, Tomlinson will remain as an advisor to the company through the end of 2025. Young previously served as CFO and senior managing director at Quarterra Group, a subsidiary of Lennar, where she worked for 10 years managing financial operations and strategic …
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Publicly traded REIT UDR Inc. (NYSE: UDR) has appointed Dave Bragg as chief financial officer, effective July 24. Bragg succeeds Joe Fisher, who in January 2025 was appointed to the role of chief investment officer in addition to his responsibilities as the company’s president. Bragg joins UDR from Roots Management Group, an owner and operator of manufactured housing and recreational vehicle resort communities. Bragg joined Roots in 2022, most recently serving as chief financial officer and previously as chief strategy officer and head of investment management. …
CHICAGO — Ryan Cos. has hired Bryan Lamb as executive vice president and sector leader of multifamily. Lamb will oversee site selection, development, entitlements, capital structuring and overall business unit performance. Founded in 1938, Ryan Cos. is a national developer, designer, builder and capital markets advisor.
LOS ANGELES — BH Properties has launched Haven Housing, an affordable housing company, and hired Connor Mortland to lead it. Mortland, formerly senior vice president of investments at Avanath Capital Management, will be based out of the firm’s San Diego office. As managing director and head of affordable housing acquisitions, he will direct Haven’s strategy to acquire and operate affordable and market-rate assets in the Western United States. Haven Housing aims for garden-style, value-add acquisitions with 100 or more units with value-add potential in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado …
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Regions Bank has promoted David Payne to head of originations for Regions Affordable Housing. Payne will oversee all affordable housing originations in order to provide financing that will support developers through low-income housing tax credits and other banking options. He also will provide business development efforts and leadership to the Regions group. Payne will report to Katie Such, head of Regions Affordable Housing. Payne previously served as co-head of originations for Regions Affordable Housing and led the bank’s work in sourcing and originating transactions across the Southeast. …
LOS ANGELES — Trion Properties has hired Natalina Rettew, a former senior executive at LivCor, a Blackstone company, as head of asset management. At LivCor, Rettew was responsible for a $5 billion portfolio of multifamily and retail properties across California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. Private equity real estate investment firm Trion Properties was founded in 2005 and focuses on value-add multifamily investments.
DALLAS — Affordable housing developer, owner and manager Dominium has hired Kevin McKee as the company’s new vice president of asset management. McKee will be responsible for optimizing property operations while also working with Dominium’s project partners to maximize long-term financial value. Additionally, McKee will lead technology-driven improvements, the adoption of best practices and the development of annual asset-management business plans. Prior to joining Dominium, McKee served as chief operating officer for E&S Ring Management Corp. Earlier in his career, McKee held senior executive roles at Rose Community Management, Related …
NEW YORK CITY — Waterton, an investor and operator headquartered in Chicago, has hired Kristi Nootens as senior vice president of development. In this role, Nootens will originate and structure both mezzanine/preferred equity and joint ventures in development deals. She will be based in New York City. Nootens will work with the company’s acquisition, construction management and research teams. She will also be responsible for Waterton’s development investment strategy. She will work with the firm’s Capital Markets team in order to originate multifamily debt investments, including senior loans and mezzanine …
DALLAS — Rebees, a Dallas-based owner-operator of mixed-use properties, has hired Micah Hart as the new chief operating officer (COO) of Rebees Management Co. Hart will be based in Houston. Hart will oversee operations at Sugar Land Town Square, GreenStreet and Autry Park. He will also oversee the platform’s growth into the Henderson Avenue development in Dallas, along with various other projects. Finally, Hart will lead Rebees Management Co.’s strategic initiative to launch a multifamily property management platform. Previously, Hart held positions at Parkway, Midway, The Hanover Co. and PM …
