Coastal Ridge Team

Andrew “Andy” Lallathin co-founded Coastal Ridge Real Estate Partners in 2013 serving the role as a Managing Partner. With his primary office in Cincinnati, Ohio, he oversees and is working to build Coastal Ridge’s new development platform, which will focus on student, multi-family and active senior communities. He is actively involved in managing the firm by sitting on the Investment and Asset Management committees. Since the founding of Coastal Ridge, Andy has primarily focused on the development of the firm’s investment and acquisition platform, which owns and operates nationally and oversees $1.1 billion in assets.

Prior to launching Coastal Ridge, Andy co-founded Peak Property Group, a real estate investment firm which transacts and manages scattered site multi-family properties throughout Central Ohio. The development of Peak Property Group helped to establish a foundation in the investment and operation of multi-family property, which Coastal Ridge leverages today. Peak Property Group recently ranked as the No. 3 Fastest Growing Company in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to Peak, Andy served in both management and sales professional capacities for two Fortune 500 companies, which assisted in developing a foundation in operational and sales expertise. A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Andy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and a minor in Entrepreneurship. He is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Ohio and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member. He is an active member of various charitable and entrepreneurial organizations that serve the Columbus and Cincinnati communities.

Jay Harkrider co-founded Coastal Ridge Real Estate Partners in 2013 and is a Managing Partner, maintaining his primary office in Columbus, Ohio. Jay’s roles include overseeing strategic growth and corporate initiatives including Operations, Marketing, Legal, HR and Investor Relations. He is actively involved in managing the firm and serves on the Investment and Asset Management committees. Since the founding of Coastal Ridge, Jay has primarily focused on the development of the firm’s national portfolio and oversees more than $1.1 billion in assets.

Prior to launching Coastal Ridge, Jay co-founded Peak Property Group. Peak Property Group is an investment real estate firm which transacts and manages scattered site multi-family property throughout Central Ohio. The development of Peak Property Group helped to establish a foundation in the investment and operation of multi-family property which Coastal Ridge leverages today. Prior to Peak, Jay served as a commercial real estate loan officer for Fifth Third Bank Corporation and The Huntington National Bank Corporation where he built and managed portfolios in excess of $100 million, respectively. This experience gained him extensive knowledge in financial analysis, valuation and deal structuring. A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Jay holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a minor in Entrepreneurship. He is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in both the State of Ohio and California and is an Institute of Real Estate Management Member. Jay maintains involvement in various charitable organizations and has been an active speaker at The Ohio State University, Fisher School of Business.

Patrick McBride co-founded Coastal Ridge Real Estate Partners in 2013 and is a Managing Partner. He is actively involved in managing the firm and serves on its Investment and Asset Management committees. Since the founding of Coastal Ridge, Patrick has primarily overseen the firm’s acquisition programs and joint venture equity partnerships.

Patrick was also a co-founder and Managing Partner of Manhattan Partners, a multi-strategy private equity investment firm based in Los Angeles, California where he shared overall responsibility for management and investing activities. Manhattan Partners and its principals collectively invested and managed over $1.3 billion in capital. Previously, he was a Principal at The Walnut Group, a Cincinnati, Ohio based private equity firm managing in excess of $250 million of equity across multiple investment vehicles. Patrick is a graduate of Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts degree concentrating in entrepreneurship and political science. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute sitting on the Student Housing Development Council, and a member of UCLA’s Orthopedic Institute for Children advisory council. Patrick currently resides in Malibu, California where he oversees the firm’s Malibu office.

Ben Texler serves as Partner – Director of Asset Management, a leadership role he has held since joining Coastal Ridge in 2014. His responsibilities include: daily interaction with the Property Management team to drive portfolio performance, intensive analysis and monitoring of investment results to drive revenue, control costs, and achieve operational efficiencies in the spirit of creating investment value, oversight of the investor financial reporting and cash management processes, ongoing interaction and collaboration with key stakeholders, structuring strategic portfolio level relationships related to banking, insurance, tax, debt, technology, and investment due diligence. In addition, Ben is a member of Coastal Ridge’s leadership team which is responsible for the organization’s long-term vision, growth, and ongoing excellence.

Prior to joining the Coastal Ridge team, Ben served as Investment Manager for OhioHealth Corporation, a nonprofit healthcare system, where he was responsible for the research and operational aspects of a multi-billion dollar pool of assets within the Treasury team. In addition, he has nearly nine years of financial planning experience, working with individuals and small businesses to achieve long-term financial objectives. Ben graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management and is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Columbus.

Kellie Fiorello serves as the Director of Marketing and oversees the firm’s full-service, in-house marketing department which supports Coastal Ridge’s management, investment and development divisions. She leads a team of marketers skilled in project management, digital marketing, web development and graphic design best practices to create and deploy effective marketing strategies to leasing teams to achieve occupancy and revenue goals across the firm’s student, conventional multifamily and active adult portfolios. Kellie also manages the corporate brand and strategic initiatives to drive its long-term vision, growth, and ongoing excellence. Kellie has held a leadership role within the firm since joining in 2014.

Prior to joining Coastal Ridge, Kellie served in marketing director capacities for a diverse range of firms in industries including architecture, urban planning, engineering and construction where she was responsible for authoring and executing strategic marketing plans and budgets in excess of $3 million annually. She is an award-winning marketer with over 15 years of experience in structuring marketing teams to effectively blend the art and creative science of marketing to deliver measurable, data-driven results and competitive edge. Kellie is an honors graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, with concentration in marketing and public relations.

Brant Murdock serves as a Principal of Business Development, and is responsible for cultivating strategic relationships across the firm’s Investment, Asset and Property Management platforms. In this capacity, Brant is focused on leveraging Coastal Ridge’s unique strengths and capabilities into new business opportunities, with a focus on driving incremental value to all interested stakeholders.

Prior to joining the Coastal Ridge team, Brant was a Principal at Columbus Nova MB, a holding company that provides alternative investment, asset management and advisory services to a variety of institutional separate accounts in the U.S. and Europe. Previously, Brant spent 13 years in a variety of structuring, origination and workout roles at global financial institutions that include Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and Scotia Capital. Brant holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and minor in Management from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Notre Dame.