
Ginkgo Residential
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ginkgo Residential is a vertically integrated, value‑add workforce multifamily platform across the Carolinas, headquartered in Charlotte, with a proven track record of 40 years.
AUM
$1B
Years of experience
30+ yrs
Roundtrips
Live deals
2
About Ginkgo Residential
We are a vertically integrated multifamily owner‑operator focused on value‑add, workforce housing across high-growth markets in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 2013, Ginkgo has completed more than 75 transactions, containing more than 15,000 apartments at a total consideration of more than $1,500,000,000. Ginkgo has financial relationships with over 15 lenders and has joint ventured with JP Morgan Asset Management, Starwood, LEM Capital, Banyan Street Real Estate Funds, Pensam, Silver Peak, and other investors. Our private, non‑traded, perpetual‑life Ginkgo REIT pays monthly distributions and has delivered an 11% average annualized total return since its July 2019 inception. Over 35% of total equity is held by employees, their families, and board members.
Value‑add acquisition and renovation of workforce multifamily communities in high‑growth Carolinas markets, held within a perpetual‑life private REIT and selective joint ventures, with vertically integrated property, asset, and construction management and an embedded sustainability program. Outside of our non-traded REIT, we offer a broad range of investment opportunities, including Ginkgo Notes (1–24 month maturities), direct investments, GP Fund II, and a DSTs.
Investment focus
Markets
North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Team
Rada Milenovici
Director
Capital formation specialist with a background in real estate investment banking and a strong track record in raising private capital. Currently leading investor relations and fundraising at Ginkgo Residential across multiple investment products (direct, funds, unsecured short-term notes, and 1031/DSTs), working closely with accredited investors, family offices, RIAs/IBDs, and JV institutional partners.
Kiel Bollero
Director of Acquisitions
Kiel Bollero is Director of Acquisitions at Ginkgo Residential and leads sourcing and closing of the firm's apartment acquisitions across the Carolinas.
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