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Harris Ralston, a Senior Vice President in CBRE’s Charlotte office, co-leads CBRE’s Southeast Institutional Debt & Structured Finance team along with C.J. Kelly in Atlanta.
The Southeast Institutional DSF team represents clients in sourcing and structuring debt and equity capital for large-scale commercial real estate developments and investments. The team works with clients throughout the Southeast and greater US across all property types, with a focus on office, multifamily and mixed-use. The team also works closely with multiple investment sales teams around the country.
Beyond transactional work, the team focuses on providing full service, white-glove advisory services to a select group of clients, providing peerless consultation on both their current objectives and long-term portfolio management. The team has a focus on bringing institutional equity partners to top-tier local owner/operators and developers.
Since joining CBRE DSF in 2011, Mr. Ralston has participated in debt and equity placements in excess of $4 billion on behalf of public and private REITs, pension funds, institutional developers and private investors. Mr. Ralston has significant experience in all facets of commercial real estate capital markets transactions including development, acquisitions, refinancing, recapitalization, sale-leaseback, and loan servicing.
Mr. Ralston is also active in the Charlotte non-profit community. He is a partner with Social Venture Partners and serves as lead partner representing the fund’s investment in local non-profit The ROC Charlotte. Additionally, Mr. Ralston served on the Board of CBRE Cares Charlotte, the company’s corporate giving and volunteer organization from 2012 to 2019.
The Southeast Institutional DSF team represents clients in sourcing and structuring debt and equity capital for large-scale commercial real estate developments and investments. The team works with clients throughout the Southeast and greater US across all property types, with a focus on office, multifamily and mixed-use. The team also works closely with multiple investment sales teams around the country.
Beyond transactional work, the team focuses on providing full service, white-glove advisory services to a select group of clients, providing peerless consultation on both their current objectives and long-term portfolio management. The team has a focus on bringing institutional equity partners to top-tier local owner/operators and developers.
Since joining CBRE DSF in 2011, Mr. Ralston has participated in debt and equity placements in excess of $4 billion on behalf of public and private REITs, pension funds, institutional developers and private investors. Mr. Ralston has significant experience in all facets of commercial real estate capital markets transactions including development, acquisitions, refinancing, recapitalization, sale-leaseback, and loan servicing.
Mr. Ralston is also active in the Charlotte non-profit community. He is a partner with Social Venture Partners and serves as lead partner representing the fund’s investment in local non-profit The ROC Charlotte. Additionally, Mr. Ralston served on the Board of CBRE Cares Charlotte, the company’s corporate giving and volunteer organization from 2012 to 2019.
- Licensed Real Estate Broker – North Carolina
- The Urban Land Institute and the ULI Young Leaders Group – Young Leaders Group
- Social Venture Partners – Partner
- Good Fellows Club - Member
- BBA in Real Estate with a focus in Finance, Terry School of Business at the University of Georgia
- SouthPark Towers
Office
Acq. & Reno. Financing
$168,000,000 - The Line
Office
Const. Debt & JV Equity
$140,000,000 - 3630 Peachtree
Office
Acq. Financing
$135,000,000 - 300 S Brevard
Office
Acq. Financing
$130,000,000 - 2161 Hawkins
Multifamily
Const. Financing
$124,000,000 - Ballpark Village
Multifamily
Const. Debt & JV Equity
$114,750,000 - 400 S Tryon
Office
Acq. Financing
$93,550,000 - CLT Industrial Portfolio
Industrial
Refinance
$84,895,000 - Junction at Old Fourth Ward
Office
Const. Debt & JV Equity
$75,000,000 - Midtown BioCenter
Life Sciences
Acq. & Const. Financing
$42,000,000 - The Refinery
Office
Acq. Financing
$41,000,000 - Benefitfocus HQ
Office
Acq. Financing
$40,000,000 - The Griff
Multifamily
Const.-to-Perm. Financing
$28,500,000
- Abacus Capital
- Alex Brown Realty
- America’s Capital Partners
- Arnold Companies
- Artemis
- Beacon Partners
- Benbrooke Realty Investment
- Carolina Capital
- Castle & Cooke
- Childress Klein
- E.C. Griffith Co.
- Flagship Healthcare Capital
- Greenfield Partners
- Griffin Industrial Realty
- Grubb Properties
- ICM Realty
- L&B Realty Advisors
- Lat Purser & Associates
- LRC
- New Forum
- Oaktree Capital
- Origin Investments
- Portman Holdings
- Redline Property Partners
- RREEF/Deutsche Asset Management
- Spectrum
- Stockbridge
- Stream Realty
- TerraCap Management
- The Shidler Group
- Trinity Capital Advisors
- True North Management Group
- White Point Partners
- Wicker Park Capital Management
Team Overview
Regardless of property type, complexity, or geographic location, our team has the expertise and track-record of efficiently achieving great results for our clients.
CBRE’s Carolinas Debt & Structured Finance Commercial is part of the CBRE Capital Markets Inc. From our Charlotte and Raleigh offices, our team of experienced Debt & Structured Finance professionals covers North and South Carolina for all asset classes of commercial real estate. Regardless of property type, complexity, or geographic location, our team has the expertise and track-record of efficiently achieving great results for our clients. Collectively our team has completed over $7 billion in debt and equity capital.
We view ourselves as part of the execution team and strive to provide not only the best capital solutions available, but assist in every facet of underwriting, strategy and due diligence in a manner tailored to each client’s needs. Our ultimate goal is to add value by delivering capital, information and support.
We view ourselves as part of the execution team and strive to provide not only the best capital solutions available, but assist in every facet of underwriting, strategy and due diligence in a manner tailored to each client’s needs. Our ultimate goal is to add value by delivering capital, information and support.
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