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Jessie C. Barter founded Charger Ventures (“Charger”), a multifamily investment management platform in the fall of 2018, and Spark Living, the portfolio’s brand, in the fall of 2020. Through Q425, Charger has acquired ~3,400 apartments ($800m AUM) in MA, MD, VA, CT, and IN. Prior to Charger, Jessie was a Managing Director - Acquisitions with Mill Creek Residential Trust and Senior Director of Investments at AvalonBay Communities. 

Ms. Barter is a director on the National Board for the non-profit Entryways. In 2022, Charger Ventures was drafted into National Multi-Housing Council’s (NMHC) inaugural Summit Advisory Committee’s Program for emerging managers. She is Chair of the Membership Engagement Committee and past Vice Chair of the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Membership Engagement, and Emerging Leaders Committees. Ms. Barter is a member of ULI’s Multi-Family Council Blue flight. 

I'm Moshe Crane.  Connect with me on LinkedIn. My day job is the VP of Branding and Strategic Initiatives at Sage Ventures. Check out my newsletter Curious Deal.

Sage Ventures is a commercial real estate firm based in Baltimore, MD. The company buys and operates multifamily rental properties. We now have a portfolio of self-storage and office deals. The company also builds and develops homes that we sell.