Benjamin Roelke is an Executive Managing Director within Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt and Structured Finance division, located in the firm’s Dallas office. He specializes in the placement of debt and equity financing for both student housing and conventional multifamily housing. Throughout his career, he has successfully originated and structured over $10 billion in capital for both private and institutional clients through a variety of executions and capital structures. His team specializes in providing the most attractive capital solutions for all parts of the deal structure and property lifecycle, including construction financing, interim/bridge financing, permanent financing and Joint Venture or Preferred equity. This includes financing options through correspondent relationships with Life Insurance Companies and Commercial Banks, direct licenses with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and alternative debt executions.
Prior to Newmark, Roelke led the Debt and Structured Finance practice for CBRE Capital Markets National Student Housing and consistently ranked within the top 10% of CBRE professionals both locally and across the US.
Partial Client List
- Blue Vista
- CA Ventures
- Campus Advantage
- Cardinal Group
- Crow Holdings Capital
- Harrison Street
- Heitman Capital Mgmt.
- Horizon Realty Advisors
- KKR
- Nuveen / TIAA-CREF
- Park 7 Group
- The Preiss Company
- TPG Capital
- Starwood Capital
- University Partners
Professional Achievements
- Top 10 Producer, Dallas/Fort Worth and the South-Central Division, 2017-2023
- 35 under 35, Student Housing Business Magazine, 2012
Education
Roelke graduated from Trinity University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in finance and marketing.