Brad Brown Joins Cortland Partners as Chief Acquisitions Officer

Atlanta–Brad Brown has joined Atlanta-based multifamily real estate firm Cortland Partners as chief acquisitions officer.

“Brown has more than 20 years direct experience in multifamily acquisitions and dispositions, handling more than $1.2 billion worth of transactions involving more than 200 rental communities,” says Cortland Partners president Steven DeFrancis. “He has the skills we need as we aggressively pursue new deals.”

Brown has in-depth knowledge of several key markets throughout the Southeast; Washington, D.C. metro area; Texas and Colorado. Before joining Cortland Partners, he headed the real estate investment division of Southeast Capital, where he was a senior partner. He previously spent 10 years as principal and executive vice president – acquisitions and disposition at Miles Properties, where he was instrumental in the company’s expansion into 22 cities in 11 states. A licensed real estate broker, he earned his business degree from the University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Cortland Partners also recently announced that it acquired and is renovating two apartment communities in metro Atlanta – Avalon on Montreal apartments in DeKalb County, and Northchase Apartments in Dunwoody.