January 30, 2026 – Conshohocken, PA – CenterSquare Investment Management(“CenterSquare” or “the firm”), a global leader in active real estate strategies, today announced that it has merged its private market equity and debt teams under Co-Chief Investment Officer, Robert Holuba. Co-Chief Investment Officer Dean Frankel will continue to lead CenterSquare’s public real estate investment platform.
The combination positions CenterSquare’s private real estate investment activities around high-conviction investment themes across Retail, Industrial, and Rental Housing. “The integration of our teams under veteran Rob Holuba marks an important milestone of growth within our private markets business. As the market recovers and the next real estate cycle gears up, this change will enhance collaboration and strengthen our access to direct, structured-equity and debt-like preferred equity opportunities,” said E. Todd Briddell, Chief Executive Officer of CenterSquare.
The unification follows the December 2025 appointment of Mr. Holuba and Mr. Frankel, leader of CenterSquare’s Real Estate Securities business, as co-CIOs, intentionally bridging the gap between listed real estate securities and private real estate. This dual leadership model integrates disparate market insights to inform decision-making across all market cycles, and capital structures, ensuring the firm’s investment capabilities remain ahead of shifting real estate trends. By breaking down traditional silos and empowering seasoned leaders, the firm is enhancing its ability to remain nimble, delivering the specialized access and flexible investment vehicles that today’s investors demand.
Mr. Holuba commented: “This is a tangible example of our ‘listen-first’ philosophy. Our clients told us they need deeper insights across the capital stack and more flexible ways to access real estate; this integrated structure is our direct answer. And, by offering more flexible capital solutions to real estate owners, operating partners and borrowers, our combined equity and debt teams will ensure we have greater access to opportunities that meet CenterSquare’s rigorous underwriting and investment criteria.”
Under the updated Private Real Estate structure, the following leaders will now report directly to Mr. Holuba:
● Jeffrey Reder, Managing Director, Private Equity Real Estate
● Chad Burkhardt, Managing Director, Strategic Capital
● Gregory Stevens, who has been promoted to Managing Director, Private Real Estate Debt
Mr. Reder, Mr. Burkhardt, and Mr. Stevens will all work closely with Mr. Holuba to oversee asset management activities as well as origination and underwriting of both equity and debt transactions across the firm’s Private Real Estate Group.
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