ATLANTA—Engler Financial Group, a boutique investment advisory and brokerage firm specializing exclusively in the multifamily sector, closed about $1 billion in investment sales and equity placements in 2013. Another $625 million is currently under agreement.

“2013 was a milestone year for our company as we were involved in more than 40 transactions, some of which were the region's record-setting multifamily deals. We were also able to bring institutional quality capital to new markets around the southeast,” says Greg Engler, founder and CEO of the Georgia-based Engler. “During this period of unprecedented activity we have maintained our singular focus in providing our clients with best-in-class advisory and brokerage services that have set the benchmark for the entire industry.”

One of Engler's noteworthy deals this past year was the $49.3 million sale of Alexan Garrett Farms in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Built in 2010, the 308-unit, class A-plus multifamily community is located near Duke University. A major pension fund advisor investing on behalf of an off-shore investor acquired the luxury multifamily asset from Trammel Crow Residential, which partnered with a unit of Prudential Real Estate Investors.