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.
OUR PROPERTIES
Current Portfolio
our experts
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
VP Investor Relations
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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8,762
Total Units
$749,472,500
Total Purchase Price
$973,326,718
Current Est. Value








