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Mr. Howe has been with CBRE Capital Markets since 2005. Prior to joining CBRE, he spent eight years with Banker’s Trust Company/Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. in their Structured Finance Group which provided financing to non-investment grade private and public companies. In various roles with the bank, Mr. Howe’s experiences included: managing a $600 million loan portfolio, syndicating loans, managing bank group syndicates, investment analysis/due diligence, loan documentation & negotiation and workouts.

In addition to this experience, Mr. Howe also served as a portfolio manager with Key Corporate Capital Inc.’s Healthcare Finance Group for three years. Mr. Howe began his career as a financial analyst with GE Capital’s Corporate Finance Group.

Since joining CBRE in 2005, Mr. Howe has participated in raising over $10.5 billion in debt for a broad range of property and investor types. The spectrum of transactions has included office, industrial, multifamily, hotel, medical office and retail, from $4 MM single tenant properties to $400 MM Office Portfolio Facilities and Freddie Mac Credit Facilities.

Property Location Property Type Size
The Bellwether District Philadelphia, PA Industrial $500,000,000 
Strategic Apartment Fund Nationwide, USA Multifamily $400,000,000
BlackRock Apartment Fund Nationwide, USA Multifamily $250,000,000
875 N. Michigan (fka John Hancock Center) Chicago, IL Office $210,000,000
Alta at K Station  Chicago, IL Multifamily $200,000,000
Downtown Office Chicago, IL Office $184,000,000 
Allure Waikiki  Honolulu, HI  Multifamily $169,200,000
New City  Chicago, IL Mixed Use $169,099,000
RealSource Portfolio Various Multifamily
$165,439,000 
Union West  Chicago, IL Multifamily $155,709,000
Target Flow Center at Exchange 55 Chicago, IL Industrial $155,000,000 
PPG Place  Pittsburgh, PA  Office $143,000,000
Industrial Portfolio  Inland Empire, CA  Industrial $138,200,000
Capella Tower  Minneapolis, MN Office $130,000,000
Hudson Industrial Park Jersey City, NJ Industrial $125,812,000
Port Distribution Center I & II  San Pedro, CA  Industrial $125,000,000
Ten.Mflats Columbia, MD Mixed Use $98,410,000 
Mercer Industrial Park Hamilton Township, NJ Industrial $98,000,000
Metropolitan Downtown Columbia Columbia, MD Mixed Use $80,400,000 
Parkline Chicago Chicago, IL Multifamily $80,000,000 
Starbucks Roastery N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL Retail $79,832,000
Exchange 55 Chicago, IL Industrial $76,640,000
Burnham Center Chicago, IL Office $75,400,000
PepsiCo Plaza  Chicago, IL Office $73,000,000
Two Liberty Place  Philadelphia, PA  Office $72,075,500
Morgard Portfolio Florida
Retail
$72,000,000 
Galleria Office Towers  Houston, TX  Office $71,000,000
Union Wharf  Baltimore, MD  Multifamily $70,000,000
Wicker Park Connection Chicago, IL Multifamily $64,740,000
Distribution Center St. Louis, MO Industrial $64,200,000
Distribution Center Sacramento, CA Industrial $59,040,000
Metropolitan Tower  Seattle, WA Multifamily $58,000,000
Distribution Center Monee, IL Industrial $56,880,000
Azure on the Park  Atlanta, GA  Multifamily $54,579,000
Hilton DFW Lakes Grapeville, TX
Hotel $51,800,000 
One Arlington  Arlington Heights, IL Multifamily $48,000,000 
475 Sansome Street  San Francisco, CA Office $46,000,000
Residences at SouthPark  Charlotte, NC Multifamily $44,000,000
Embassy Suites  Washington DC Hotel $36,000,000
Shops at Glen Pointe  Glenview, IL Retail $34,625,000
Hyatt Regency Deerfield   Deerfield, IL   Hotel  $32,900,000 
Fulton East  Chicago, IL    Office  $28,500,000 
Distribution Center  Channahon, IL  Industrial  $27,100,000 
Bradley Business Center II  Chicago, IL   Office  $23,400,000 
FedEx Ground   Durham, NC  Industrial  $22,500,000 
Arcade Residences Chicago, IL Multifamily $21,000,000 
Nordstrom Rack   Chicago, IL  Retail  $15,600,000 
Keller Building Minneapolis, MN Retail
$11,500,000 

  • Fairfield University, Bachelor of Arts in Economics – 1988 
  • Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Illinois

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We specialize in raising capital on behalf of commercial real estate owners

CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance Chicago downtown team specializes in raising capital on behalf of commercial real estate owners throughout the United States. With a diverse client base that includes institutional, fund and private real estate owners, the team has raised over $15 billion since 2014.

We originate debt and equity capital for all major property types including multifamily, industrial and logistics, office, life science, retail, hospitality and technology properties nationwide. Areas of expertise include financing existing properties as well as construction financing, with experience throughout the capital stack.

Our team’s experience allows us to quickly identify and achieve optimal financing structures (most competitive pricing, terms, flexibility) via our extensive network of debt and equity relationships. We have long-established relationships with the industry’s premier capital sources, including life insurance companies, banks, fund capital, agencies (Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae), credit companies, conduits/CMBS, pension funds, institutional equity, and international investors.

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Featured Clients

  • BlackRock Realty
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  • Hearn Company
  • Hubbard Street Capital
  • Magellan Development Group
  • Marquette Companies
  • Morguard Corporation 
  • Oak Street Real Estate Capital
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  • Peter Marino

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  • John Parrett

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  • Tom Keating

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  • Jim Ferris

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    Debt & Structured Finance

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