About PREP Funds

Keith Brandt is a Partner of PREP Funds.  He is a seasoned real estate professional with over 30 years of executive leadership experience. His rare combination of a diversified skill set amongst retail, industrial, residential, and asset management has resulted in a proven track record of delivering superior results for ownership and clients.

Prior to PREP Funds, Mr. Brandt served as an Executive Vice President of Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP), spearheading a national initiative to identify and re-develop former regional malls and retail properties. In this role, he was responsible for sourcing acquisitions, PSA negotiations, underwriting, entitlements, incentives, and leasing.  He successfully acquired and formulated a redevelopment plan for the Concord Mall in Elkhart, IN that allowed for a complete mixed-use conversion with 425,000 sf of industrial, 125,000 sf of retail, 18 acres of planned multi-family, and 8 outparcels.  Mr. Brandt successfully secured $4M of economic incentives through the Elkhart Economic Development Corporation in addition to a 5 Year Tax Abatement.    Mr. Brandt achieved ICP’s first acquisition into the State of Texas through the acquisition of the former Windsor Fashion Mall and Rackspace Corporate Headquarters on a 1,200,000 square foot project on 68 acres.  He successfully negotiated all entitlements with the City of Windcrest and secured financial incentives of $4.85M form Bexar County, Windcrest Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), and the City of Windcrest in addition to securing a 100% Real Estate Tax Abatement for 7 years.

Before joining ICP, Mr. Brandt was the Managing Director and Market Leader for CBRE’s Cleveland and Akron offices. He led a team of 100+ associates across all business lines, including retail, industrial, office, corporate services, investment sales, debt and structured finance, property management, project management, valuation services, marketing, and all support functions. Under his leadership, the CBRE Cleveland office experienced record growth of over 54% in top line revenue with 33% of the producers achieving record year during his tenure.

Prior to CBRE, he was the Senior Vice President of Retail, Office & Residential Leasing and Asset Management at Brookfield Asset Management / Forest City Realty Trust. In this role, he was responsible for driving revenue and managing operations for properties across the U.S.  Mr. Brandt led the Retail Leasing platform for Forest City Enterprises, overseeing all retail initiatives that included 101 properties across the US in the core markets of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Washington DC, Boston, Dallas, and New York. Under his leadership, his team drove over $275M in annual revenue for a 9M square feet portfolio, executing over 300 retail leases annually. Mr. Brandt’s ability to create significant value organically led to the eventual sale of his division in 2016 for $4.1B. He served on the firm’s Enterprise Operating Committee, Real Estate Operating Committee, IT Prioritization Committee and was involved in the Investment Committee.

A Cleveland native, Mr. Brandt holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.  He was inducted into the Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame and Leadership Akron in addition to being a board member of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and the Center for Pastoral Leadership.

Kohl Kirkland is the Vice President of Acquisitions at PREP Funds. Before joining PREP Funds, Mr. Kirkland was the Director of Industrial Properties at Mid-America Management Corporation (“Midamco”) where he managed the company’s 5MM sf industrial portfolio across the country. Prior to his time at Midamco, Mr. Kirkland served as the Director of Sales & Leasing for Industrial Commercial Properties (“ICP”). During his time at ICP, Mr. Kirkland generated over $400,000,000 of transaction volume including leases, acquisitions, and dispositions. He has sourced acquisitions of value-add redevelopment opportunities including multiple industrial and office properties ranging from 100,000-600,000+ SF across the Midwest. Prior to his time at ICP, Mr. Kirkland served as a Broker Associate at Miller-Valentine.

Mr. Kirkland is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio) where he majored in Urban Planning and Development. Mr. Kirkland obtained the prestigious professional designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member designation (“CCIM”) in October 2023 and maintains his real estate license in the state of Ohio.

Ross Hartman III is our Investment Analyst, focusing on underwriting for PREP Fund’s healthcare and industrial acquisitions. His role involves financial modeling, conducting research, and providing due diligence support.

Prior to joining PREP Funds, Ross was a Rental Property Coordinator for Aligned Properties Group, a property management company with over 250 units under management. At Aligned, Ross spearheaded acquisitions, and facilitated the firm’s growth to over $10 million under management.  Ross also serves as a licensed realtor specializing in investment sales, having represented and advised on the purchase of over $4 million in investment properties.

Ross earned his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Mercyhurst University.

Rachel Miskimins is our Controller, with responsibility for all accounting operations for PREP Funds and our related investments. 

Prior to joining PREP Funds, Rachel was Director of Finance for EDEN, Inc.  In that role, Rachel had accounting/finance responsibility for operations with a $56 million budget and the continuous improvement of all compliance processes while working directly with EDEN’s 100+ related properties.

Prior to EDEN, Ms. Miskimins worked in various roles in accounting and administration of natural resource and finance related firms.

Ms. Miskimins earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Purdue University.

Jennifer Berk is our Asset and Operations Manager with responsibility working with the strategic planning and daily operations of all PREP Funds’ portfolio properties.

Prior to joining PREP Funds, Jennifer was the Director of Development and Financial Controller for Net3 Real Estate based in Chicago, IL, a commercial real estate company with $50M AUM consisting primarily of retail & medical clinic buildings.

Jennifer received her Bachelor of Science from University of Georgia.