Portman Hires Keith Benator as Executive Vice President of Capital Markets
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
National developer Portman today announced that Keith Benator has joined the firm as Executive Vice President of Capital Markets. With 20 years of commercial real estate experience, Benator has sourced and closed over $3 billion of capital across all asset types, including residential, mixed-use, retail, hotel, office and industrial.
In this role, Benator will be responsible for sourcing, structuring and executing the debt and equity strategy for projects across all of Portman’s business lines. He will play a key role in continuing to build on Portman’s strong debt and equity relationships.
“My passion for real estate is centered around creating meaningful relationships with capital partners that enable our teams to pursue and execute high-quality, transformative developments and acquisitions,” said Benator. “I’m excited to join Portman and work alongside the team to create opportunities that drive lasting value.”
Prior to joining Portman, he served as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at Jamestown, where he led acquisition sourcing, due diligence and closing efforts. He also spent 14 years at North American Properties, where he most recently served as Director of Capital Markets, where he was responsible for sourcing and closing financing across all asset types and leading the firm’s overall capital strategy across equity and debt.
“Keith brings exceptional capital markets expertise and a proven ability to execute across asset classes,” said John C. Portman IV, President of Portman. “His track record with complex transactions and building enduring capital relationships will be instrumental as we scale our development, value-add and investment management platforms, in addition to accelerating our pipelines.”
Portman's national portfolio includes approximately 28 million square feet of mixed-use development, 18 million square feet of office space and 1.8 million square feet of retail. The firm has also developed more than 10,000 residential units nationwide, built a hospitality portfolio exceeding 16,000 hotel keys across five markets and established an industrial platform spanning 4.5 million square feet.
To learn more about Portman, visit portmanholdings.com.
