About Us

BermanCRE offers a comprehensive suite of services to assist clients in buying, selling, and financing commercial real estate assets. Serving private family offices and institutional investment firms alike, our team has a proven track record of delivering value—with over $10 billion in transactions to date

Our Leadership

Benjamin Berman

President

BIO
Benjamin Berman is the President of BermanCRE, a commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Miami. With over a decade of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Mr. Berman also serves as Vice President and Managing Partner of Berman Enterprises, a multi generational real estate and investment holding with a portfolio encompassing office, retail, industrial, flex, warehouse and multifamily.

Mr. Berman currently serves on the Board for Jewish Education Made Special.

Justin Shay

Managing Director
Multifamily Investment Sales

BIO

Justin Shay, CCIM is Managing Director for BermanCRE’s Multifamily Investment Sales Team and is responsible for business development, client relationships, and investment sales of existing multifamily assets and development opportunities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

With more than 20 years of experience focusing exclusively on the multifamily real estate industry, Mr. Shay has been involved in the sale of more than 55,000 units totaling more than $6.5 billion in sales volume. Prior to joining BermanCRE, Mr. Shay served as Senior Vice President with Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic Multifamily Sales team where he worked with a variety of sellers including institutional owners, REITS, pension funds, non-profit organizations, family offices, private capital investors and legacy owners.

Some of the companies Justin has represented include Avalon Bay, Equity Residential, Sentinel Real Estate, Angelo Gordon, The Bozzuto Group, Morgan Properties, Foulger-Pratt, Federal Capital Partners, Harbor Group, Hampshire Properties, AIMCO, Eagle Rock, Castle Lanterra, and more.

AFFILIATIONS

  • National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Advisory Committee Member
  • Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
  • Associate Member of Urban Land Institute (ULI) Washington

Noam Kaminetzky

Managing Director
Debt & Equity Financing

BIO
Mr. Kaminetzky recently joined Berman CRE and serves as the Managing Director of Capital Markets for the Southeast Region. Mr. Kaminetzky will be responsible for the placement of loans across a broad array of property types, including multifamily, single tenant, retail, office, hospitality, and industrial. Mr. Kaminetzky has personally been involved in all aspects of the commercial real estate finance life cycle, including origination, underwriting, processing, and the closing of loans. He has developed many strategic lending relationships with financing sources and is well respected by his peers who frequently seek his advice and guidance on transactions.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Kaminetzky has negotiated several billion dollars of debt, mezz, pref, and equity transactions for permanent, bridge, and construction loans. He has closed loans with many lending sources, including balance sheet lenders, debt funds, Agency, CMBS, Life Insurance companies, private funds, local lenders, regional lenders, and credit unions.

Prior to joining Berman CRE, Mr. Kaminetzky served as the Managing Director for Meridian Capital Group’s FL office and was there for almost two decades. He also previously specialized in business consulting within the financial industry and held positions at Deloitte & Touche, SBA Communications (NASAQ — SBAC) and WildCard / eFunds (currently NASDAQ — FIS).

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