Realberry Appoints Layne Hirsch as Managing Director

DENVER - (July 10, 2026) - Realberry, a Colorado-based real estate investor and developer in commercial, multifamily, hospitality, residential and mixed-use assets, today announced the appointment of Layne Hirsch as Managing Director, Private Capital. In this role, Hirsch will lead Realberry’s strategy to expand relationships with family offices and ultra-high-net-worth investors, supporting the company’s broader capital formation strategy.

“Layne brings deep experience working with sophisticated private capital sources and a strong understanding of what family offices and high-net-worth investors expect from long-term investment relationships,” said Chad McWhinney, CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder of Realberry. “As we continue to expand our investment platform, Layne’s leadership will help us open access to a broader set of investors while continuing to serve the partners who have trusted us for decades. His experience will support our ability to channel that expanded access into increased impact and investment across the country, backed by the rigor, alignment and accountability of a sponsor that originates, underwrites and owns the opportunities we offer.”

Hirsch brings over 20 years of financial services experience across institutional RIA sales, private wealth management, capital formation and investor relationship development. He most recently served as Managing Director, Institutional RIA Sales in the Client and Product Solutions group at Apollo Global Management, where he led fundraising efforts across the Pacific West region. Before Apollo, Hirsch spent seven years at PIMCO leading RIA sales on the West Coast, covering RIAs and multifamily offices. Earlier in his career, he served as a principal at AllianceBernstein in Private Wealth Management, working with high-net-worth families and single-family offices.

In his new role at Realberry, Hirsch will focus on developing and maintaining relationships with family offices and ultra-high-net-worth capital sources in the United States and globally. He will work closely with Realberry’s executive leadership, investor relations and marketing teams to support capital raises, expand the company’s private capital strategy and provide market insights that help shape future investment offerings.

Hirsch’s appointment comes as Realberry continues to evolve its investment platform, announced earlier this year, and broaden access to sponsor-led real estate investment opportunities across the company’s hospitality, multifamily, commercial, mixed-use and master-planned community portfolio.

“I was drawn to Realberry because the company is building something meaningfully different in the private real estate investment market,” said Hirsch. “The platform combines the discipline and alignment sophisticated investors expect with a more direct, user-friendly investor experience. I look forward to helping expand Realberry’s private capital relationships and supporting a strategy that gives more investors access to high-quality real estate opportunities backed by an experienced sponsor.”

Hirsch earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

For more information about Realberry, visit www.realberry.com.

About Realberry

Realberry is a diversified real estate investment, development and management firm headquartered in Colorado. The company invests in, develops and operates real estate across the hospitality, multifamily, commercial, mixed-use and master-planned community sectors throughout the United States.

Founded in 1991, Realberry applies a disciplined approach to portfolio management focused on long-term value creation, financial discipline and responsible development. The company partners with institutional and accredited individual investors through a sponsor-led investment platform designed to provide access to real estate opportunities nationwide.

Realberry’s integrated platform includes in-house capabilities spanning acquisition, development, asset management and operations. The company’s strategy emphasizes transparency, rigorous oversight and alignment with investors and communities. For more information, visit www.realberry.com. Nothing in this press release constitutes investment, legal, tax, or other advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Realberry does not make recommendations regarding any particular security, strategy, or investment.