Team Category: Investments

  • Meng Lee

    Meng Lee

    Meng is a Vice President at Ballast on the Acquisitions team. Prior to joining the firm, Meng worked at FREO Group, where he focused on acquisitions and asset management for commercial properties across the US. Meng also worked for Rockpoint Group focusing on acquisitions across multiple asset types in major…

  • Winnie Xie

    Winnie Xie

    Winnie is a Senior Administrator at Ballast. Winnie focuses on the acquisition of real estate investments across various markets. With a background in real estate investment and property valuation, she specializes in underwriting, due diligence and market analysis for multifamily properties. Prior to joining Ballast, Winnie served as a Financial…

  • Mari Yamato

    Mari Yamato

    Mari is a Vice President at Ballast, who focuses on acquisitions across various markets and business development. Her real estate career spans 9 years across multiple asset classes. Prior to joining Ballast, Mari was on the acquisitions team at Veritas Investments primarily covering Bay Area multifamily acquisitions and asset management…

  • Jacob Jurlina

    Jacob Jurlina

    Jacob is a Manager at Ballast focused in Asset Management and Acquisitions. Prior to joining Ballast, Jacob was at TMG Partners where he focused on acquisitions, development, and asset management for commercial properties in the Bay Area. Jacob also worked in the energy industry at Ridgewood Energy focusing on acquisitions,…

  • Matt Tripaldi

    Matt Tripaldi

    Matt is a Manager focused on multifamily acquisitions, where he analyzes multifamily deals across different markets. During his time at Ballast, Matt has experience working across asset management and single-family rental acquisitions. Prior to joining Ballast, Matt worked as an Investment Analyst at Newmark Knight Frank on the Investment Sales…

  • Mike Costello

    Mike Costello

    Mike is a Director at Ballast Investments focused on acquisitions and asset management of multifamily assets. Prior to joining Ballast, ​Mike was at Meridian where he focused on acquisitions of value-add office and medical office properties throughout the Western United States. Mike began his career at Prologis where he focused…

  • Pace Barker

    Pace Barker

    Pace is a Principal for Ballast focused on acquisitions throughout the Western U.S. He also serves on the investment committee and assists with maintaining relationships with key Ballast partners Prior to joining Ballast, Pace was a vice president on the U.S. real estate team at The Carlyle Group where he focused…