Ryan Ogden hired as Partner to lead new Multifamily division with goal of expanding the platform nationally

Edge, a full-service commercial real estate firm with offices in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, has recruited Ryan Ogden, formerly Senior Managing Director with Newmark Knight Frank, as Partner to found the company’s new Multifamily Capital Markets Group. The new division will be located within the Edge downtown Washington, D.C. office at 1828 L St. NW, and will also include Jared Emery, who is transitioning from his role as Director of Strategy at Edge to function as Partner.

With plans to immediately recruit seasoned professionals and expand the platform nationally, the Multifamily Capital Markets Group will provide brokerage and advisory services with a focus on representing buyers of multifamily investment properties throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and ultimately nationwide.

Ogden brings more than 25 years of directly-related experience to this new position and has completed multifamily transactions valued at more than $4billion. With two partners, he founded the ARA Mid-Atlantic office in 2011 and grew the platform to 13 full-time professionals, which was subsequently sold to Newmark where he worked for an additional five years.Prior to ARA and Newmark, Ogden also functioned as Managing Partner - Acquisitions & Asset Management for The Bozzuto Group for more than 12 years.

“The collaborative and entrepreneurial environment that exists at Edge is perfectly suited for meto mold a new platform that emphasizes success, customer service and the ability to quickly pivot to respond to market conditions,” explained Ogden. “Edge’s robust institutional grade infrastructure offers every resource needed to service our clients and possesses the structure needed to act quickly and effectively on behalf of our clients. My comfort level with the leaders of Edge was immediate, and this association provides us with the opportunity to be extremely nimble and grow in the manner we believe is much more results capable. We are taking advantage of an established and proven-successful company at Edge that will enable us to work with the asset owners and investors we believe are the most prominent and influential in the industry.”

Emery joined Edge in 2018 and formerly oversaw all branding, marketing and new business development initiatives for the company. He also took the lead in executing a new corporate digital strategy, implementing data-driven strategic planning and building the corporate research infrastructure. Emery has more than nine years of related real estate experience with a diverse background in research, marketing, design, underwriting and advisory services. He has also held management, analyst and research positions with Savills Studley, Cushman & Wakefield, Greysteel, and CoStar Group.

“With Ryan leading the effort, this is the perfect time for Edge to expand our services into the multifamily sector and we look forward to quickly expanding the platform and make our mark both locally and nationally,” stated Joseph A. Sutton, Jr., Managing Partner at Edge. “Given his successful experience with start-up ventures and respect in the industry, we have complete confidence in his ability to make a high impact in the multifamily sales sector. We agree on every major principle concerning what it takes to operate and sustain a successful full service real estate firm. This is also the right career move for Jared Emery to segue from the strategic and advisory director side of our company to a producer role. He has significant experience underwriting and executing multifamily investment sale transactions, understands the culture of Edge intimately and will make a major impact on the growth of this practice area.”

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.