Berkadia Southeast opens office in Chattanooga, Names New VP / Managing Broker

Chattanooga, Tenn./Orlando, Fla. - Berkadia, which ranks as one of the nation’s leading brokers of multi-family properties and development sites and one of the nation’s largest and most active multifamily investment banking and research companies, has opened its 90th U.S. office in Chattanooga, Tenn. Berkadia Southeast Partner Cole Whitaker, based in Orlando, said the new 2,500 square foot Chattanooga office will serve apartment owners and investors in the Chattanooga, Knoxville, Murfreesboro and southern Kentucky market areas. At the same time Berkadia named Marcus Lyons Vice President of Investment Sales and Managing Broker in Tennessee, Whitaker said. Lyons is the former owner and CEO of Lyons Group, Inc., which marketed and brokered multi-family and investment real estate assets throughout Tennessee. Previously Berkadia Partner David Oakley who head’s the firm’s Birmingham, Ala. office, represented Berkadia for brokerage in the Tennessee market, Whitaker said. Lyons has participated in sales and brokerage of properties valued at more than $75 Million during his career with both Hendricks & Partners and Berkadia. Lyons attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business. Berkadia, a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National Corporation, is an industry leading commercial real estate company providing comprehensive capital solutions and investment sales advisory and research services for multifamily and commercial properties. Berkadia is amongst the largest, highest rated and most respected primary, master and special servicers in the industry.