Managing Director, JV Equity and Structured Capital Group New York
Cody is Managing Director and a founding member of Berkadia’s JV Equity & Structured Capital. Cody brings with him a vast career in finance and development, and he leads the team’s unique equity focused strategy as Head of Western U.S. His skillset in equity capital raising has allowed him to leverage extensive relationships with a variety of domestic and international capital sources ranging from family offices to large institutions. He plays an integral role as part of Berkadia and has been instrumental to the team’s rapid growth. He has spent over a decade building relationships with some of the top real estate owners and capital partners in the United States. In a short timeframe, Cody has been nationally recognized as one of the most trusted equity experts for experienced owner/operators and capital partners across the U.S.
Prior to joining Berkadia, Cody started his career at Vail Resorts Development Company, later Cody joined his partners Noam Franklin and Chinmay Bhatt in 2016 at Central Park Capital Partners to expand the company’s capital relationships and geographic reach to the West Coast. After building a successful capital advisory platform, Cody and his partners sold their company to Berkadia in 2019 to create the Berkadia solution, JV Equity & Structured Capital.
Cody and his two partners, Chinmay Bhatt and Noam Franklin, have capitalized over $5.5 billion across more than 100 property transactions, which comprises of over 22,000 multifamily/build-for-rent units and student housing beds across 22 states since launching in 2019.
Berkadia JV Equity Structured Capital Brochure
Berkadia JV Equity Structured Capital Media Book
Education & Certifications
- B.A. Finance - Washington State University
- M.B.A. Real Estate Finance - University of Colorado Boulder
Affiliations & Memberships
- University of Colorado Boulder Real Estate Center
Recent Press & Publications
- Berkadia provides $13 million in equity, $29 million in debt for 250-unit apartment community in Indiana
- Preferred Equity Is Pouring Into Multifamily
- Looming Maturity Wall Gives Rise to New "Blend and Extend" Strategy
- Influencers in Multifamily
- US Debt Markets Prepare for Rise in Foreign Investors
- Berkadia’s Chinmay Bhatt and Noam Franklin On Momentum for Equity in CRE
- Berkadia’s Cody Kirkpatrick on Engineering Equity Transactions Amid COVID-19
- Berkadia Secures $49.7M Refinancing for Apartment Community in Metro Atlanta
- The Two Players Driving BTR Activity
- Real Estate Recap: Encore lands $15.8M loan for Broadway apartments
- Berkadia Arranges $24m in Equity for Recapitalization in Phoenix
- Sterling Group Lands Equity for Sun Belt Assets
- Berkadia Arranges $27.7 Million in Equity for GW Real Estate Partners
- Berkadia Arranged Programmatic Partnership Delivers More than $100 Million in Equity Toward SB Real Estate Partners’ $350 Million Southwest Expansion
- Berkadia Arranges $55.5 million of Equity and Secures Programmatic Joint Venture Partner for Development of Two Multifamily Projects in Phoenix
- Capstone Scores Equity Partner for First Birmingham BTR Community
- Legacy Partners to Develop 296-Unit Merit Apartment Community in Metro Dallas
- Berkadia JV Equity and Structured Capital Marks Record-Breaking Year Capitalizing Over $2B in Property Transactions
- Berkadia Secures Joint Venture Partner for Toll Brothers Apartment Living to Develop 218-Unit Rental Community in Santa Ana, California
- Berkadia Arranges Programmatic Capital Partner for Capstone Communities’ Robust Pipeline of Build-for-Rent Projects
- Berkadia Sources Programmatic Equity for SB Real Estate Partners' Acquisition of Apartments in Mesa, Arizona
- Berkadia Arranges Equity for 386 Unit, Ground up Project in San Antonio's Pearl District
- Berkadia Arranges $25 Million in Preferred Equity for Build to Rent Platform
- Berkadia Arranges Equity Partner for QOZ Project in Phoenix Area
- Berkadia on Engineering Equity Transactions Amid COVID-19
- Berkadia’s JV Equity and Structured Capital Group Surpasses $1 Billion in Transactions Closed
Awards & Notability
- GlobeSt. - Influencers in Multifamily Award 2023
- GlobeSt. - Rainmakers in Debt & Equity 2021