Ben Bastian
Vice President- Debt & Structured Finance, CBRE
Bloomington, MN 55435
Vice President- Debt & Structured Finance
Phone (952) 924-4600
Mobile (952) 250-0779
Vice President- Debt & Structured Finance
Property Types
Hospitality, Industrial, Office, Retail, Flex, Multi-Family, Health Care
Markets
Minneapolis/St Paul
Bio
Ben Bastian is a Vice President in CBRE’s Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance Group in Minneapolis where he focuses on structuring and brokering debt and structured capital on behalf of clients primarily in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market. Ben is clients’ single point of contact as he works on each stage of financing transactions from initial underwriting and marketing through to a successful execution and funding. He frequently collaborates with the Investment Properties, Multifamily Investment and Advisory & Transaction Services professionals within his market. Since joining CBRE in 2012, he has played a key role in the origination, underwriting and closing of more than $1.3 billion in debt and equity transactions. Ben is experienced in financing multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, land/ground leases, owner-occupied and single-tenant net leased properties. Through the CBRE platform, Ben represents a variety of capital sources and investors: life insurance companies, domestic and international banks, Wall Street sources (CMBS), Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD and investment banks. Ben began his career in commercial real estate capital markets in 2005. Prior to joining CBRE, he was a member of Cushman & Wakefield of Minnesota’s Capital Markets Group, where he worked on the disposition of $2.0 billion of commercial properties. Ben has been an active member of NAIOP since 2006 and previously served as a Board Member on the Minnesota Chapter. Ben also currently serves on the One Village Partners (OVP) organizing committee, a group that partners with villages in Sierra Leone, West Africa to improve quality of life in their communities.
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