Denver, Colorado, United States
Jacob Langner is a Transactions Analyst at UDR, a large-cap publicly traded multifamily REIT, where he focuses on acquisitions, dispositions, and preferred equity placements across national markets. Jacob also serves as Managing General Partner of Descent Properties LLC, a multifamily portfolio he founded and operates in the Denver metro area. His prior experience includes underwriting a $1.1B multifamily transaction at Mitsui Fudosan America. A former Navy Diver with six years of service, Jacob was stationed in Guam and Hawaii and operated extensively across Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, and the Middle East. That experience shaped a firsthand understanding of international markets, cross-cultural environments, and high-stakes decision-making under pressure, instincts he applies directly to real estate investment and capital markets. He holds certifications in Excel, Argus, and real estate finance from Eastdil Secured.
- Transactions Analyst at UDR, a large-cap publicly traded multifamily REIT, supporting acquisitions, dispositions, and preferred equity placements nationally. - Underwrote and executed full-cycle transactions totaling $1B+ in volume within the first year, including disposition closings as analyst of record. - Responsibilities span financial modeling, due diligence coordination, contract analysis, market research, and IC presentation across market-rate multifamily and mixed-use assets.
- Founded and operate a private multifamily investment firm targeting the 5–50 unit market in Denver metro, with ~$1.3M in LP and GP equity deployed across acquired assets. - Executed value-add acquisitions totaling 20 renovated units across multiple properties; completed full-cycle exits on select assets with a current stabilized hold in the portfolio. - Structure and manage LP capital relationships across six investors, including equity raise, waterfall distributions, and investor reporting.
- Underwrote a $1.1B multifamily and for-sale housing project in San Francisco's Presidio Heights, presenting findings to senior leadership. - Conducted financial modeling, market analysis, and budgeting while supporting West Coast development projects for Mitsui Fudosan America, Japan's largest real estate developer.
Heavily experienced with Fair Housing regulations, Multi-Family Construction, Asset Management, and Conflict Resolution.
Navy Diver with 432 hours of bottom time across 128 dives. Specializations in Underwater Ship’s Husbandry, Hyperbaric Chamber Operations, Dive Medicine, and undersea repairs on critical weapons, propulsion, and navigation systems.