CRE Advisory & Transaction Counsel

Senior capital
thinking, when
it matters most.

Twenty-five years of institutional CRE, from Sumitomo to the deal table, distilled into focused advisory for owners, operators, and investors who need a senior voice and not another layer.

Start a Conversation What I Do
$4.2B
Closed transaction volume
22%
Leveraged IRR, institutional portfolio
25+
Years of institutional deal experience
Background
Andrew Witkowski, CRE Advisory

Built in the
institutional
trenches.

Sumitomo
Head of Residential Real Estate Led a $2.7B+ residential portfolio. Closed $4.2B in transactions, generated $2.94B in gross returns at 22% leveraged IRR.
Urban
Planning
Real Estate Finance & Urban Planning Academic foundation in how capital, zoning, and urban systems interact. A lens that shows up in every deal.
Today
Independent Advisory Practice Contract underwriting, transaction counsel, and strategic advisory. Operating from New York/New Jersey, nationally.

Most CRE advisory is conducted by generalists or analysts dressed up as principals. I'm neither. I spent the better part of three decades executing institutional-scale transactions, not observing them.

At Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, I built and ran a residential real estate platform that required simultaneous fluency in capital markets, asset management, regulatory risk, and operational execution. That kind of work teaches you things no course can.

Today I work selectively with clients who need a genuine peer at the table. Someone who has underwritten complexity, survived market cycles, and knows when a deal deserves the bid and when it deserves to be passed.

My practice is deliberately lean. That's not a constraint, it's the point. You get me, not a team of juniors working from a template.

Advisory Services

Where I add the
most value.

I engage at the moments when institutional judgment makes the difference. Not as a generalist retainer, but as a focused resource on your specific capital or transaction challenge.

01
Loan Underwriting & Transaction Advisory

Independent underwriting for acquisition, refinance, and construction scenarios. I work alongside lenders, equity sponsors, and borrowers, producing analysis that holds up under institutional scrutiny and surfaces the risk others miss.

Acquisition Refinance Construction Debt Sizing
02
Deal Structuring & Capital Strategy

From GP/LP waterfall construction to preferred equity layering and JV negotiation, I help owners and operators build the capital structure that matches the deal, not the one that's easiest to pitch.

JV Structuring GP/LP Design Equity Positioning
03
AI-Enabled CRE Intelligence

Through Black Meadow Partners, I help real estate firms deploy AI tools that reduce friction in underwriting, market intelligence, and deal management. Practical implementation, not theoretical roadmaps.

AI Implementation Workflow Design Intelligence Systems
Who I Work With

Right-sized engagements for serious operators.

Lenders & Debt Funds

Contract underwriting support for banks, credit unions, and private debt funds that need senior-level judgment on complex or outsized transactions.

Equity Sponsors & GPs

Strategic counsel on deal structure, underwriting review, and capital raise positioning for sponsors who want an independent senior perspective before the IC.

Owners & Operators

Direct support for sophisticated owners managing recapitalizations, refinances, or portfolio transitions who need execution-grade advisory, not a brokerage pitch.

CRE Firms Adopting AI

Real estate organizations at the inflection point of AI adoption, from workflow automation to intelligence layer deployment, who need a guide who actually understands both worlds.

How It Works

Deliberate from
first contact.

01
Initial Conversation

A direct conversation about your situation. No intake forms, no junior screening. We establish fit quickly and honestly.

02
Scope Definition

Clear scope, clear deliverable, clear timeline. I work on a defined engagement basis: retainer, project, or transaction.

03
Senior Execution

I do the work. No hand-off to associates. You get institutional-grade output from someone who has done this at scale.

04
Ongoing Access

For retainer clients, you have direct access. No ticketing system. Relationships evolve and my engagement does too.

Get in Touch

Let's talk about
your situation.

I keep my engagement calendar deliberately limited. If there's a fit, we'll know quickly. I respond to every serious inquiry personally.

Email andrew@andrewwitkowski.com
Based New York / New Jersey metro
Response Within one business day

I review every inquiry personally. If there's potential fit, I'll reach out to schedule a brief call.

Thank you.

I'll review your note and be in touch within one business day.