Sponsored: Baker Tilly Announces Strategic Relationship with Blue Vista and PeakMade DST Platform
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Baker Tilly today announced a strategic relationship with Blue Vista Capital Management, LLC and its affiliate PeakMade Real Estate to significantly expand its Delaware statutory trust platform and deliver a robust pipeline of stabilized, institutional-quality real estate offerings.
Under the relationship, Blue Vista will serve as asset manager, providing institutional oversight, portfolio strategy, and direct access to a stabilized deal pipeline in the middle-market real estate space. PeakMade Real Estate will serve as property manager, delivering best-in-class on-site execution.
Since 2002, Blue Vista has invested approximately $14.6 billion in total capitalized value in real estate, with a significant concentration in the residential and student housing sectors. Since 2006, the firm has invested over $4.4 billion in total capitalized value in purpose-built student housing in the U.S. and Canada, representing nearly 50,000 beds across 86 investments in 63 university markets nationwide.
PeakMade complements this institutional investment relationship with residential and student housing-focused property management and operating capabilities. PeakMade’s track record includes overseeing over 323 properties, more than 141,000 beds, and approximately 17,000 units across 164 markets in the U.S. and Canada, supported by a team of more than 850 professionals.
The collaboration with Blue Vista and PeakMade reflects Baker Tilly’s continued commitment to building a durable, institutional DST platform centered on stabilized assets, disciplined underwriting, and repeatable execution.
“Our alliance with Blue Vista materially expands our potential pipeline to stabilized assets. Working with an organization of their scale, particularly in student housing, allows us to consistently deliver high-quality DST offerings at institutional standards,” said Nick Rhode, vice president of acquisitions at BT DST Manager.
Jason Schwartz, managing principal and co-head of equity at Blue Vista, added, “Together, Blue Vista and PeakMade are recognized for deep specialization in student housing and residential real estate, providing vertically integrated investment management and operating services, and we are excited to be able to partner with Baker Tilly on scaling a synergistic DST platform.”
This positions Baker Tilly to significantly expand its DST footprint, with multiple acquisitions expected to be delivered over the coming years as part of a growing, repeatable pipeline.
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