Summit Equity Investments
Summit Equity Investments is a second-generation, family-owned multifamily real estate investment firm that acquires, manages, improves, and sells properties in U.S. secondary markets. Our value-driven investment strategy has been honed by the principals’ family for more than five decades.
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Meet the Team

Michael Thom
Co-CEO

Ryan Lynch
Co-CEO

Joe Rosen
President

John Lustgarten
Chief Investment Officer
Eric Mertlbauer
Director of Acquisitions
Christina De La Torre
Director of Asset Management
Lavarr Barnett
Vice President & Investor Relations
Sean Peña
Director of Operations
Kristi Lacey
Senior Operations Manager
Sarah Hankins-Williamson
Operations Manager
Michael Thom
Co-CEO
Ryan Lynch
Co-CEO
Joe Rosen
President

Our Focus
Summit Equity invests in multifamily real estate in secondary markets that possess attractive economic, population, and market metrics. Our experienced acquisition team examines a variety of apartment community characteristics and secondary market factors to identify properties that can be enhanced through our value-add strategy. The goal of our team is to generate value through rehabilitation and repositioning strategies and the use of proven management and lease-up strategies.
coast to coast
Where We Are Invested
Summit Equity buys, sells, improves, and manages a diverse portfolio of multifamily real estate in robust secondary markets across the United States.
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8,283
Total Units
$654,572,500
Total Purchase Price
$833,284,218
Current Est. Value