Jimmy Georgantas has been appointed Head of Finance & Investment Management at Experiential Capital Group in Chicago
Jimmy Georgantas brings a wealth of financial expertise and strategic leadership to The Neighborhood Hotel®. Leveraging his understanding of market trends, financial management and real estate operations, Jimmy focuses on acquisitions, investment management while executing effective financial strategies for the firm. Jimmy is committed to developing a cohesive financial strategy aligning with ECG's overall mission and core values to deliver exceptional guest experiences and investment performance on behalf of stakeholders.
"Under Jimmy's leadership, we will further develop best practices and performance metrics across all areas of the organization. This will allow us to grow assets under management while continuing to exceed customer expectations and deliver results to our investors," says Jonathan Gordon, Chief Executive Office of Experiential Capital Group.
Jimmy has over 12 years of real estate experience across asset classes including multifamily, office, industrial, and data centers. Prior to joining ECG, Jimmy worked in the Valuation and Portfolio Reporting group at Revantage Corporate Services, a Blackstone Company, focusing on a data center portfolio valued at roughly $15B.
Additionally, Jimmy has over 6 years of experience working in office and multifamily asset management, most recently as a Vice President at Boyd Watterson Asset Management (BWAM). At BWAM, Jimmy served as the asset manager on behalf of several institutional investors and was responsible for a portfolio of over 90 properties valued at over $1B.
Before his shift into asset management, Jimmy was a part of the FP&A group at Global Logistic Properties (GLP), formerly IndCor Properties, a Blackstone Company. At GLP, Jimmy performed financial analysis over a portfolio of 800+ properties totaling over 150 million square feet of industrial assets across the U.S.. Furthermore, he had the opportunity to be a part of the 2014 Private Equity Real Estate Deal of the Year with the $8.1B private sale of IndCor Properties to GLP.
Jimmy spent the first three years of his career in the assurance group at KPMG LLP, leading engagements pertaining to public REITs and private equity real estate clients.
Jimmy received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA Charterholder, Certified Public Accountant, and is a member of the CFA Institute, CFA Society of Chicago, AICPA, and ICPAS.
About Experiential Capital Group
Experiential Capital Group (ECG) is a real estate investment and management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. We believe that the lines are blending between real estate asset types, creating more dynamic and relevant user experiences. To stay competitive, office buildings are offering lifestyle amenities; apartment buildings are offering hotel-like services; and people's homes are being shared by the night. Modern users demand EXPERIENCES that matter. At ECG we seek out opportunities to transform the traditional, and bring our expertise and user-centric approach to drive value for our investors. We seek to uncover dislocation in the commercial real estate markets and target assets with redevelopment and adaptive reuse potential in both proven and up and coming neighborhoods.
About The Neighborhood Hotel
The Neighborhood Hotel® provides travelers with a well-equipped, well-designed basecamp to aid and inspire city exploration. Large, apartment style suites offer thoughtful amenities for work and play. Checkout our five locations: Lincoln Park (Chicago), Little Italy (Chicago), Fulton Market (Chicago - coming in 2025), Grand Beach, MI & New Buffalo, MI.
