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Zachary Streit decided he wanted to be in real estate as he studied law, so he approached a top executive at Vornado Real Estate for an internship. Image courtesy of George Smith Partners.

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Legal Mind With a Flair for Funding

Zachary Streit chose real estate finance over law. “Real estate is a super entrepreneurial profession, at least the aspect of it that I currently work in, which I really like,” he said.

Casey Howard

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Trusted Adviser

Casey Howard plays a critical role for Birmingham, Ala.-based Harbert Realty Services, one of the largest privately held commercial real estate firms in the Southeast.

Brady Johnson

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Senior Housing Strategist

Hunt Real Estate Capital is muscling its way into the senior housing market, and GE Capital veteran Brady Johnson is instrumental to that effort.

Adam Kaufman

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Ahead of the Crowd

Adam Kaufman leads ArborCrowd, the first crowdfunding platform launched by a real estate institution.

Jeff Lefko learned how to be patient while working in the culinary field. He believes the same principles apply in the real estate business. Image courtesy of Hanley Investment Group

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: The Recipe for CRE Gains

Being from the Midwest has really paid off for Los Angeles-based Jeff Lefko.

Since joining Inland Private Capital Corp., Nati Kiferbaum has overseen more than 3.2 billion of capital raised from accredited investors through real estate private placements. Image courtesy of Inland Private Capital Corp.

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Hands-On Experience

As Inland Private Capital Corp.’s youngest senior vice president, Nati Kiferbaum, oversaw a record-breaking capital raise for the company in 2018: $750 million in equity.

Sarah Harmeling is responsible for more than 80 retail properties, which keeps her engaged and interested in her job. Image courtesy of Phillips Edison & Company.

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Never Bored With Real Estate

In 2018, Sarah Harmeling was part of Phillips Edison’s successful internal acquisition of Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II, a 100 percent stock-for-stock transaction, which created a $6.3 billion REIT focused exclusively on grocery-anchored shopping centers.

Nicole Brickhouse

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Showing Clients the Big Picture

During her first eight years in the business, Nicole Brickhouse has contributed to $1.5 billion in transactions across multiple property types, including multifamily, office, retail and senior housing.

Cody Lerner describes himself as a blue-collar real estate professional, who loves field work and who recognizes de importance of always following up with potential clients. Image courtesy of Avison Young

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Found His Niche in Industrial

Cody Learner attributes his early-in-life success to being guided into industrial brokerage by Avison Young’s Stan Nowak.

Ari Adlerstein

CPE’s Stars to Watch 2019: Tale of Two Aris

Ari Adlerstein, 35 and Ari Dobkin, 35 Managing Directors at Meridian Capital Group Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin—”the two Aris,” as they are often called—serve as co-heads of Meridian Capital Group’s healthcare and senior housing finance platform, where they oversee the origination, underwriting and placement of loans. Since joining Meridian in 2011, the duo has closed more than $6 billion in transactions, with more than $1.6 billion closed in 2018 alone. As Adlerstein puts it: “For better or for worse, the Aris are attached at the hip. We’re basically married.” Providing a broad array of advisory services, including equity capital…