CBRE today announced that Sam Zell has joined the company’s Philadelphia-area offices to serve as Senior Vice President. In his new role, Sam will partner with the Multifamily Capital Markets team comprised of Spencer Yablon, John McFadden, Robert Miller, Michael Jahnle and Samantha Kupersmith.

Sam is a 17-year veteran of private equity-funded acquisitions in institutional-quality real estate investments, with an emphasis in the multifamily sector. Prior to joining CBRE, he most recently led the charge in creating a high-quality multifamily portfolio in the northeast for Buligo Capital Partners.Prior to Buligo, Sam was a tenured transactions professional with Resource Real Estate, Inc. in Philadelphia, where he was responsible for acquiring, financing and divesting of over $2 billion in commercial and multifamily assets, collectively.

“We are thrilled to have such an experienced veteran join our multifamily capital markets team,” said Yablon, also a Senior Vice President. “Sam will allow us to continue to expand our already strong relationships with institutional and non-institutional clients.”

“Coming from the principal end of the business, I worked with Spencer, John and Bob for years on the other side of the table,” said Zell. “I am excited and humbled to now work alongside them, as well as an incredibly talented team of professionals. I am confident our team will continue to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.”

Sam earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science in Real Estate Finance and Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.

Sam grew up as a local at the Jersey Shore where he was a lifeguard for the Margate City Beach Patrol and outside of work, is a competitive full-contact kickboxer.

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