
125+
Years of Combined Experience
$158M
CapEx Work Completed
48
Acquisitions
4K
Units of Institutional Third-Party Asset Management Experience

WHO WE ARE
Blackfin is a real estate investment and advisory firm founded in 2016 by Andrew Buchanan and Doug Root, focused on the acquisition and institutional asset management of Class B & C value-add, affordable, and core-plus multifamily assets. The firm’s senior leadership team brings more than 125 years of combined industry experience and applies a disciplined, research-driven investment framework to drive value creation.
Through targeted capital deployment, proactive asset management, and strategic repositioning initiatives, Blackfin enhances operational performance and long-term asset value. Leveraging deep market expertise and longstanding industry relationships, the firm executes multifamily investment strategies designed to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns for its clients and investors.

Blackfin currently provides Asset Management and General Contracting Services in the states highlighted on the map above, while also offering service capabilities nationwide across the United States.
OUR MISSION
It is the mission of Blackfin Real Estate Investors to develop a world class multifamily real estate value add investment platform in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast that will generate superior risk-adjusted returns for its clients and stakeholders.
CORE VALUES
COMMUNITY
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We are people first and foremost, and we care about our team, our clients, and the well-being of the communities that we do business in.
PASSION & DETERMINATION
We are passionate about our industry and we are focused on achieving superior results for our customers, stakeholders, and communities.
PERFORMANCE
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We are focused on driving results and creating efficiencies in everything we do.
TRUST
We keep our promises and are committed to doing business the right way.
TRANSPARENCY
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We build open and honest relationships with capital partners, stakeholders, staff, and industry peers, and give everyone the ability to share their thoughts.
OUR LEADERSHIP
ANDREW BUCHANAN
CO-FOUNDER
MANAGING PARTNER
Tel: 703.778.7642
DOUG ROOT
CO-FOUNDER
MANAGING PARTNER
Tel: 703.778.7641
LESLIE FURST
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, PRINCIPAL
Tel: 703.778.7640

OUR ADDRESS
3101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 200, Arlington, Virginia 22201
Email: info@blackfinrei.com
Tel: 571.867.9447
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