Nat Barganier

Nat Barganier is Vice President responsible for new multi-family construction throughout Florida including land acquisition, financial underwriting, entitlement, product design, pre-construction, development funding, management oversight, lease up and disposition. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the Watkins organization. Prior to joining Watkins, Mr. Barganier developed over 8,000 apartment residences and several hundred thousand square feet of multi-project commercial space throughout Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia with a value of over $2.0 Billion. Nat has a broad background beginning his career as an appraiser, underwriter and relationship manager handling real estate loan origination and valuation activities for Citigroup (NYSE: C). Having developed an interest in structuring successful deals, Nat bridged the gap to apartment development with the Altman Development Corporation serving as Vice President responsible for the Florida Central Region and Texas, Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) as Vice President of the Eastern US, and Cumberland Allegiance Company as COO, Director of Development and Finance for Texas and the Southeast. He received his undergraduate degree from Texas State University and currently holds a Florida Broker’s License. Community activities include Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) and Water.Org. He is a member/affiliate of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the Real Estate Investment Council (REIC).