WHEN YOU NEED A PARTNER AT THE TOP OF THE CLASS
Berkadia Student Housing leverages unparalleled industry experience, extensive market understanding, and local knowledge of college towns nationwide to find, create and finance close-to-campus opportunities that meet the varied needs of our clients.
From projects mirroring the scale of the largest public universities to those of the smallest private colleges, our mission is the same and we remain intensely committed at every step.
With enrollment projected to rise, the future looks bright for student housing and we see a marketplace full of opportunity and growth. Whether you seek financing or your next investment, we strive to be your partner.
Our team was built with a single goal in mind, maximizing our clients' success in student housing. Our capital strength, market knowledge, breadth of experience, and deep industry relationships provide our clients peace of mind knowing we will deliver the certainty of execution they expect."
KEVIN LARIMER Senior Managing Director, Investment Sales Berkadia
IT'S IN OUR DNA.
Our mission is inspired by our two shareholders who created Berkadia— Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group. Both firms are renowned for their capital strength, sophisticated investment strategies and exacting attention to their clients’ diverse needs.
We're honored to infuse our Berkadia values into everything we do. When you work with us, you’re more than a client, and more than a partner. You’re a member of our family.
Mortgage Banking
Your projects, of any size and location, benefit from best- in - class financing partners and unparalleled access to capital.
Servicing
Get customized solutions and seamless service with our established resources and proven expertise.
Investment Sales
When you equip the right professionals with industry-leading insights and tools, the result is better investment outcomes.
Technology
Charge your decision-making with actionable insights backed by our powerful data.
SUCCESS IS NOT PURELY MEASURED BY NUMBERS.
But, they help tell our story.
$39 billion
In 2024, our combined Mortgage Banking, Investment Sales and JV Equity Placement volume exceeded $39 billion.
$312 billion
Since 2009, our Mortgage Banking division has closed more than 18,000 transactions totaling $312 billion.
A top
Berkadia ranks as a top U.S. non-bank commercial mortgage servicer in the industry.
HIGHLIGHT TRANSACTIONS | MORTGAGE BANKING
The Piedmont
Tempe, AZ
Arizona State University
BEDS 477 UNITS 318
The Grand at Starkville
Starkville, MS
Mississippi State University
BEDS 958 UNITS 275
The Den
Columbia, MO
University of Missouri
BEDS 552 UNITS 158
CLOSING IS JUST THE END OF THE BEGINNING.
We’re in this for the long haul.
To us, every deal is the start of a new relationship or the continuation of one built on performance and trust. Our clients are family, and we’re relentlessly focused on your long-term success.
HIGHLIGHT TRANSACTIONS | INVESTMENT SALES
Naismith Hall
Lawrence, KS
University of Kansas
BEDS 504 UNITS 126
Pointe on Rio
Austin, TX
University of Texas - Austin
BEDS 321 UNITS 122
Squire Hill
Harrisonburg, VA
James Madison University
BEDS 504 UNITS 189
STUDENT HOUSING
Investment Sales
Kevin Larimer
Senior Managing Director
248.341.3305
kevin.larimer@berkadia.com
Travis Prince
Senior Managing Director
813.739.0993
travis.prince@berkadia.com
Mortgage Banking
Aaron Moll
Managing Director
248.208.0529
aaron.moll@berkadia.com
Peter Benedetto
Senior Managing Director
248.208.3462
peter.benedetto@berkadia.com
Victoria Marks Director
678.388.2511 victoria.marks@berkadia.com
Shawn Lubic Director
215.882.3453
shawn.lubic@berkadia.com
Steve Skok
Managing Director
312.845.5164
steve.skok@berkadia.com
Trevor Friday Director
248.224.4660
trevor.friday@berkadia.com
Chicago Office
125 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60606
Atlanta Office
Three Alliance Center
3550 Lenox Road
Suite 2600
Atlanta, GA 30326
Detroit Office
260 East Brown Street
Suite 150 Birmingham, MI 48009
Philadelphia Office
Three Logan Square
1717 Arch Street
Suite 1410
Philadelphia PA 19103
Tampa Office
4890 W. Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 940
Tampa, FL 33609
Closed Deals
Student Housing Offices