Berkadia Bolsters CRE Sales Teams in Miami, Orlando
Roberto Pesant, who has 15 years commercial real estate experience, will be based in Berkadia’s Miami and Boca Raton offices.
MIAMI—Berkadia reports that Roberto Pesant, a managing director at Walker & Dunlop’s Miami office, has joined the firm as senior managing director, investment sales.
Pesant, who has 15 years commercial real estate experience, will be based in Berkadia’s Miami and Boca Raton offices. He has completed more than $2.5 billion in sales volume and the development of over 3 million square feet of property over the course of his career.
“Roberto’s outstanding track record and approach to client service make him an excellent fit for our growing South Florida investment sales team,” says Keith Misner, Berkadia’s head of investment sales. “He brings a comprehensive understanding of the South Florida market and is highly respected by clients and peers alike as an investment advisor.”
Prior to joining Berkadia, Pesant served as managing director in Walker & Dunlop’s Miami office, where he specialized in the sale of multifamily assets and land, as well as raising joint venture equity for developments. He has been awarded Costar Power Broker for each of the last three years. Previously, Pesant was the director of acquisitions & development at Codina Partners.
This month, Berkadia added two industry veterans to its staff in Orlando. On Monday, the firm reported that Rebecca Van Reken had joined Berkadia as managing director. Van Reken specializes in debt and equity placement for commercial real estate transactions across all asset types. She will co-lead a top-producing team of capital markets professionals alongside Michael Weinberg, who joined Berkadia in August.
Prior to joining Berkadia, Van Reken served as managing director of HFF’s Orlando office. Previously, she also worked as EVP for A10 Capital, a private real estate lender, and at CapitalSource, where she spent almost 10 years in loan origination and portfolio management roles.
Earlier this month, Michael N. Weinberg joined Berkadia’s Orlando office as a managing director. Weinberg has 15 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, specializing in debt and equity placement across all asset types as well as hotel investment sales. He has completed over $3 billion of transactions over the course of his career.
Prior to joining Berkadia, Weinberg served as the senior managing director and co-head of HFF’s Orlando office. Previously, Weinberg was the director of real estate at RIDA Development, working on development, acquisitions and dispositions. Weinberg also previously worked at Trammell Crow Co., focusing on tenant representation and asset sales.