Brett Polachek joined Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets team as a Senior Managing Director in April 2018 with 20 years of multifamily sales experience. He is currently involved in all aspects of the sales process including originating and managing investment sales transactions, new business development, valuation analysis and pricing strategies, marketing, and negotiating and closing transactions. Throughout Polachek’s career, he has sold over 35,000 units with a value of over $10 billion.
Prior to joining Newmark, Polachek was Senior Director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Investment Sales Group where he was consistently a top producer, advising clients of multifamily properties with acquisition and disposition strategies through the Southwestern U.S. Before his time there, Polachek worked at CBRE where he began his brokerage career.
Partial List of Sale Transactions
- Saratoga Ridge – 856 units
- Bell Tower – 224 units
- The Urban – 435 units
- Springs @ Alta Mesa – 200 units
- Pavilions @ Arrowhead – 248 units
- Ascent 1829 – 180 units
- Vicinity – 125 units
Partial Client List
- 29th Street Capital
- Acacia Capital
- AIMCO
- Avanti Residential
- BH Properties
- Bridge Investment Group
- CalCap Advisors
- ColRich
- Cortland
- Fowler Property Acquisitions
- Hamilton Zanze
- Harbor Group
- Knightvest
- New York Life
- Pennybacker Capital
- S2 Capital
- Starwood Capital
- Tides Equities
- Univest Inc.
- Western Wealth Capital
Professional Achievements
- Top Producer, Newmark Multifamily Arizona, 2019, 2020, 2021
Personal Affiliations
- The Thunderbirds, a civic organization that hosts the WM Phoenix Open. Over $130,000,000 given to local charities since inception.
Education
Polachek holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Arizona State University and a finance degree from the University of Arizona.