Brian Kuzniar joins Harrison Street Real Estate Capital

Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has hired Brian Kuzniar as the director of the firm’s Portfolio Management Group.

Kuznia has more than 20 years of experience in acquisitions, asset management, dispositions, join ventures and debt financing strategies. In this role, Kuzniar will be responsible for developing and executing the investment strategy and overseeing asset and portfolio performance for the company’s Opportunity Fund series.

Previously, Kuziar was a managing director and portfolio manager at LaSalle Investment Management. There he oversaw LaSalle’s Income Property Trust which he grew to $2.5 billion in gross assets. Previously, he served as the Fund Investment Officer of the Income and Growth Fund, LaSalle’s flagship investment vehicle. Prior to joining LaSalle in 2008, he was a Senior Vice President at DTZ Rockwood and worked as a Director at Equity Office Properties. Mr. Kuzniar received a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Notre Dame.