​​​​Robert LaChapelle 

Robert LaChapelle is the Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Director for CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance Group in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon graduating from Tulane University in 1983, Mr. LaChapelle began his career with Coldwell Banker in New Orleans, Louisiana as an apartment broker. In 1986, he accepted a position with Coldwell Banker’s Financial Services division in Atlanta as a mortgage banker specializing in multi-family finance.

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In 1988, Mr. LaChapelle accepted a position with First Fidelity Mortgage in Atlanta where he continued his specialization in multi-family finance and expanded his relationships to include numerous life insurance correspondents and pension clients. In 1993, Mr. LaChapelle joined Shoptaw-James, Inc., later becoming a partner in the firm. L.J. Melody & Company (now CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance Group) acquired Shoptaw-James, Inc. in May 1998.

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Since 1993, Mr. LaChapelle has continued to focus his efforts in procuring debt and equity for multi-family clients, and has been instrumental in originating new sources of debt and equity for the company’s clientele, in addition to agency lenders, such as Freddie Mac and FNMA. He also enjoys numerous relationships with life insurance companies and pension clients interested in providing both debt and equity financing to the multifamily industry.

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In 2011, Mr. LaChapelle was among the top 25 producers within the entire CBRE platform. He was awarded the Coldwell Colbert Circle Award in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008 - 2016 which recognizes the top three percent of commissioned salespeople worldwide. Mr. LaChapelle’s transactional experience is extensive, totaling in excess of $18.8 billion.

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Mr. LaChapelle is a founding board member of Atlanta Real Estate Collaborative (AREC), a 501 c3 Corporation whose mission is to reduce homelessness in metropolitan Atlanta to functional zero. He is also a founding board member of 3 Star Communities, an organization that purchases and transforms blighted apartment communities and further teams with local partners to bring educational, medical and community building initiatives to residents. Lastly, he is a Member of the Board of Directors of Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Institute (BDI) whose mission is to connect people with disabilities and disadvantages to jobs, providing them with security and purpose.

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