Founded earlier this year with recruitment of Ryan Ogden from Newmark Knight Frank, group based in Washington, D.C. “poised to leverage emerging opportunities locally and nationally”

Edge, a full-service commercial real estate firm with offices in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, has added a third member to its growing Multifamily Capital Markets Group with the recruitment of Rawles Wilcox as Partner.Mr. Wilcox brings 17 years of diversified multifamily experience to the team, which was founded earlier this year when Ryan Ogden, formerly Senior Managing Director with Newmark Knight Frank, was tapped to establish the new division. Based in Washington, D.C., the group also includes Jared Emery, Partner who transitioned from his role as Director of Strategy at Edge.

“Attracting Rawles to our team, a seasoned professional with whom I worked for many years, represents another significant step forward in our plan to build a robust team both locally and regionally,” stated Ryan Ogden, Partner of the Edge Multifamily Capital Markets Group. “He brings a proven background in identifying opportunities, securing capital and executing transactions in a timely fashion, as well as access to an extensive and wide-reaching network of qualified investors and owners.

Throughout his career Wilcox has completed the sale of more than 30,000 apartment units with and aggregate value of over $4 billion in multifamily transactions.

“The multifamily sector has extremely strong fundamentals and a bright future, and we expect the demand for multifamily housing will continue to strengthen and take advantage of the next economic expansion nationally,” stated Rawles Wilcox, “and this scenario presents tremendous opportunities for investors.

“Edge provides a great opportunity to utilize the development of our proprietary Paire software which utilizes highly-effective predictive methods to identify assets that meet the specific needs of investors in targeted submarkets,” Wilcox added. “This process significantly mitigates the risk associated with the listing process and enables sellers to achieve premium pricing, enabling us to be more efficient brokers and better serve our client’s needs. Joining Edge provides with the ability to team up again with Ryan, a professional that I have great respect for.”

Mr. Wilcox earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, Management and Marketing from the Radford University College of Business and Economics. He also earned a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from The Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary.

The Edge Multifamily Capital Markets Group intends to continue recruiting seasoned professionals to further expand the platform regionally and nationally, with the offering of brokerage and advisory services primarily representing buyers of multifamily investment properties and clients with active 1031 exchange needs

“Rawles adds another important piece to our growing team and we intend to leverage the use of this software to significantly expand our footprint across the country,” Ogden added.

“Rawles is a powerful addition to our Multifamily group and we are extremely lucky to have him,” stated Joseph A. Sutton, Jr., Managing Partner, Edge. “He brings demonstrated experience, tremendous resources and familiarity with our existing team to our company and will be a significant part of the anticipated future growth and success of this new department.”

Edge is a commercial real estate firm providing a full complement of advisory, leasing, investment sales, management, construction, property management and engineering services to clients throughout the Washington, D.C., Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Pennsylvania marketplaces. Founded in 2007, the company currently leases and manages more than 8.5 million square feet of commercial office, flex/office, industrial/warehouse, retail and mixed-use space. Visit www.edgecre.com.