Jake Niles
Director of Acquisitions, Pilot Capital
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone (206) 566-6600
Mobile (206) 914-0757
Property Types
Multi-Family
Markets
Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle/Puget Sound, San Antonio, Minneapolis/St Paul, Salt Lake City, Spokane
Bio
As the Director of Acquisitions for Pilot Capital since 2020, Jake oversees the firm’s acquisition efforts focused on high growth markets in the Western United States. Jake is responsible for locating, negotiating to acquire, underwriting, and completing due diligence for each of the company’s real estate acquisitions in Pilot’s target markets.
Jake has spent nearly a decade in the commercial real estate industry specializing in multifamily properties. Prior to joining Pilot Capital, he served as Director of Acquisitions with Passco Companies, a Southern California based private equity real estate group with just under $4 billion in assets under management.
Throughout his career, he has acquired properties with a combined value of more than $700 million and analyzed over $4.5 billion in multifamily investments. Jake is responsible for the oversight of acquisitions in the high growth Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, and South West markets including Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Illinois, Minnesota, and Kansas.
Jake received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and is an active member within the NMHC community and a speaker at many panels at multifamily conventions. He was also recognized as a 2019 Next Generation Award winner for his contributions in the commercial real estate industry.
Outside of the office, Jake enjoys spending time with his family and two English Springer Spaniels, traveling, golfing, and mountain biking with friends.
