Bio
Mr. Kerr co-founded Crossbeam in 2010 and has thirty years of experience in all facets of apartment investment operations, including acquisitions, asset management, dispositions, property management, development, renovation and real estate finance. Mr. Kerr previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of a Crossbeam predecessor company, a position he held since 2007. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Kerr served as Director of Asset Management of Drever Partners, Inc. During his tenure, the company's portfolio doubled in size to more than 18,000 units. In 1997, Drever Partners was acquired by Walden, then one of the nation's largest multifamily real estate investment trusts and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Following the acquisition, Mr. Kerr served as the Executive Vice President of Property Operations of Walden, responsible for managing its 43,000-unit multifamily portfolio. In 2000, Walden was acquired by Olympus Real Estate Partners ("Olympus") in a public to private transaction, after which Mr. Kerr served as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Olympus' $1.8 billion multifamily portfolio. From 2004 to 2007, he was President of Coach Realty Services, Inc., an apartment development and management firm. Mr. Kerr also previously served as Vice President for Bank of America's real estate group in San Francisco and as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Multi Housing Council. Mr. Kerr holds a B.A. in economics from Washington and Lee University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation