Landmark Names Sean Morris Head of Private Wealth to Lead OZ Fund Series
Landmark Properties has named Sean Morris to the newly created role of head of private wealth, tasking him with building the firm’s retail and private wealth distribution business, beginning with an opportunity zone fund series.
The launch follows federal legislation extending and making the opportunity zone program permanent, the company said.
“As investor interest continues to grow in alternative housing investments and advisers allocate back to real estate, Landmark is uniquely positioned to capture that demand – our development pipeline sits at the intersection of institutional-quality student housing and some of the most compelling opportunity zone geographies in the country. Sean’s experience will strengthen our relationships with wealth management firms to provide access to our investment strategies,” said Walt Templin, president and chief investment officer of Landmark Properties.
Morris joins Landmark from PGIM Real Estate, where he served as executive director working across sales and distribution, national accounts, and product development. Before that, he was national sales director at CIM Group, where he led private wealth distribution and launched one of the largest opportunity zone funds in the market, according to Landmark.
Morris has more than 30 years of experience in sales and distribution, including 15 years in real estate investment, the company said.
“The wealth management industry continues to seek diversification as we enter a new real estate cycle and a complementary OZ investment strategy naturally aligns with Landmark’s proven track record of developing, owning and operating purpose-built student housing with a deep, actionable pipeline,” Morris said.
Morris holds FINRA Series 7, 24, and 64 licenses and a bachelor’s degree in management from Villanova University.
Previously reported by AltsWire in April 2026, Landmark Properties closed its Landmark Student Housing Sponsor Fund LP, which raised $300 million, exceeding its initial $200 million target. The final close came approximately seven months after the initial closing. The fund drew equity commitments from insurance companies, pension funds, registered investment advisers and family offices. That was an institutional raise supporting Landmark’s own development pipeline; the new private wealth role targets a different market, building distribution through the retail and adviser channel.
Landmark Properties, headquartered in Athens, Ga., with offices in Atlanta, New York and London, has more than $15 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of more than 115 residential communities with 76,000 beds. The firm’s active development pipeline includes more than 50 student and multifamily projects under construction or in near-term start, with an estimated value of more than $10 billion, according to the company.
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