Mr. St. Romain serves as Vice Chairman with CBRE’s Capital Markets and Debt & Structured Finance Team with focus on investment sales of existing properties and developable land; arranging permanent, bridge, construction financing, and structured JV equity. He has over 27 years of diversified real estate experience. Denny joined CBRE with partner, Jubeen Vaghefi, in 2023 to bolster the firm’s multifamily presence in the State of Florida. The two partner with Robert Given to spearhead the statewide platform. He has over $25 billion in closed transactions experience including over $5 billion in the last few years.
Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. St. Romain led multifamily practices for two different global real estate firms. Prior to that, Mr. St. Romain was a founding partner and served as President and CEO of a SEC Registered Investment Advisor which subsequently became Trade Street Residential, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRE) which focused on acquiring, owning, developing and operating apartment communities in the Southeastern US. He has also worked for a large Architectural and Engineering firm in Miami as a consultant in the master planning, feasibility and financial structuring of cruise ports, cargo ports, airports and their related retail, hotel and entertainment development pieces for tourism destinations worldwide.
Mr. St. Romain received both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Louisiana State University and an MBA from the University of Miami. He serves as a bank director and head of the loan committee for Locality Bank. He is also active in several organizations including St. Anthony Catholic Chuch, National Multihousing Council, and serves as Fleet Captain at Lauderdale Yacht Club. Mr. St. Romain also was honorably discharged from the United States Coast Guard. He lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with his wife of 26 years and has three children.
Education
- B.A. and M.L.A., Louisiana State University
- M.B.A., University of Miami
References
- David Hamm, Wafra
- Skipper Peek, Tavistock
- Carlos Burneo, Nuveen
- Lewis Stoneburner, Greystar
Representative Transactions
- Praedium Portfolio
Various
Multifamily
Acquisition
$1,150,000,000
- Hamlin Mixed-Use Town Center
Orlando
Mixed-Use
JV Equity & Construction Loan
$400,000,000
- Citrus Portfolio
Various
Multifamily
Acquisition
$400,000,000
- Naples Beach Hotel + Resort
Naples
Hospitality
Acquisition
$346,000,000
- Galaxy I & II
Orlando
Multifamily
Acquisition Loan
$192,827,000
- Hotels Florida and Conference Center
Orlando
Hospitality
Acquisition
$186,000,000
- 4 West Las Olas
Fort Lauderdale
Multifamily
Construction
$125,000,000
- Coronado Bay Club
Coronado Island
Multifamily
Acquisition
$121,000,000
- Miami Riverwalk
Miami
Condominium
Construction
$110,000,000
- Prive
Miami
Condominium
Construction
$105,000,000
- Postcard Inn
Islamorada
Hospitality
Redevelopment
$95,000,000
- Lofts at Uptown
Orlando
Multifamily
Acquisition Loan
$88,050,000
- Icon Brickell
Miami
Condominium
Recap
$85,000,000
- Design District
Miami
Hospitality
Construction
$81,000,000
- Orlando Sun Resort
Orlando
Hospitality
Redevelopment
$74,000,000
- Monad Terrace
Miami Beach
Condominium
Construction
$72,000,000
- Antigua
St. Augustine
Multifamily
JV Equity & Construction Loan
$68,000,000
- Key West Hotel Portfolio
Key West
Hospitality
JV Equity
$50,000,000
- The Sails / Pier 66
Fort Lauderdale
Hospitality
Construction
$48,000,000
- 250 Collins
Miami Beach
Hospitality
Acquisition
$20,000,000
Clients Represented
- AEW
- ARES
- Blackrock
- Blackstone
- DWS
- EQR
- Heitman
- Invesco
- Met Life
- Nuveen
- PGIM
- Starwood
- Tavistock
- The Carlyle Group
- Tishman Speyer
- Wafra
