Friday, August 27, 2010

Brad Brown Joins Cortland Partners as Chief Acquisitions Officer


Atlanta, GA (Aug. 27, 2010) – Brad Brown (top right photo) has joined Atlanta-based multifamily real estate firm Cortland Partners as Chief Acquisitions Officer.

“Brad has more than 20 years direct experience in multifamily acquisitions and dispositions, handling more than $1.2 billion worth of transactions involving more than 200 rental communities,” said Cortland Partners president Steven DeFrancis. “He has the skills we need as we aggressively pursue new deals.”

Brown has in-depth knowledge of several key markets throughout the Southeast; Washington, D.C. metro area; Texas and Colorado.

Before joining Cortland Partners, he headed the real estate investment division of Southeast Capital, where he was a senior partner.

He previously spent ten years as principal and executive vice president – acquisitions and disposition at Miles Properties, where he was instrumental in the company’s expansion into 22 cities in 11 states.

 A licensed real estate broker, he earned his business degree from the University of Kentucky, Lexington. His first day at the firm was August 9.

Cortland Partners also recently announced that it acquired and is renovating two apartment communities in metro Atlanta - Avalon on Montreal (middle left and right photos) apartments in DeKalb County, and Northchase Apartments in Dunwoody. Plus, the $25 million first phase of construction is underway on West M Apartments in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Cortland Partners is an innovative, progressive, full service multifamily real estate acquisition and development firm specializing in unique, financially successful, intown developments.

Cortland views opportunities from a different perspective, and takes an investment-management approach to its projects.

This helps the firm build thoughtful and interesting homes in unique locations that are site-specific, culturally relevant to their neighborhoods, profitable for investors and partners, and perfectly suited to residents.

For more information, visit http://www.cortlandpartners.com/

Contact: Terri Thornton, 404-687-8760 404-932-4347 (Cell), http://www.territhornton.com/

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