Christian Coates

Christian joined Linden as Chief Operating Officer in August of 2021. He is responsible for the firm’s capital markets, investor relations, and corporate operations activities. Prior to joining Linden, Christian spent two years at Spear Street Capital where he focused on office acquisitions and asset management. At Spear Street, he completed over $250 million in acquisitions and financings and oversaw over $20MM in capital work. While at Columbia Business School, Christian was a Summer Associate at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), where he worked in acquisitions on behalf of their core and opportunistic fund vehicles. Prior to business school, Christian worked as an Associate at Federal Capital Partners (FCP), focusing on multifamily acquisitions. At MSREI and FCP, Christian acquired and financed over $700 million in real estate assets. Christian received his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the Alexander Bodini Real Estate Fellowship, and his BA from Harvard University. He lives in Washington, DC.