JINGJING XU'S PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
Commercial acquisitions analyst at CBRE investment Management since Oct 2021.
The team acquires life science, office, self-storage, and retail assets national-wide.
In the role, JingJing is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, and closing of commercial investments across the firm’s various funds and separate accounts.
JingJing earned her Master of Science in Real Estate (STEM) from Baruch College in May 2021.
She is highly proficient in Python, Argus, and Excel financial modeling.
JingJing has a strong interest in commercial asset acquisitions and developments.
She cares about sustainability in real estate and ESG investing in commercial properties.
Something important in her value:
more diversity and inclusion in real estate, empowering peer professionals, and giving back to the community.
ACQUISITIONS LIST
$2.1 B of the closed acquisitions as of Jun 2022
SYLVAN SUPPLY
Office-Retail Mixed | Nashville, Tenn.
An eight-building mixed-use development in Nashville. Originally built in 1959 as a specialty wood mill, the site was redeveloped between 2018 and 2020 and includes 158,000 SF of creative office space and 36,000 SF of retail space.
193,663 SF | 61% leased
Closed Date: Jan 2022
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Master of Science in Real Estate - STEM Major at Baruch College - Graduated in May 2021
SUSTAINABILITY IN REAL ESTATE
JingJing Presents Her ESG Vision -
For a Greener NYC
She analyzes the consumption of water, electricity, gas, and oil at Tribeca North Condominium in downtown Manhattan
Provides advice and solutions to reduce the building's energy and water consumption
Applies smart home approaches to improve energy efficiency and to avoid the building's emission penalty in a long run
PYTHON PROGRAMMING FOR REAL ESTATE DATABASE ANALYTICS
JingJing Uses Python to Analyze Real Estate Big Data
This project shows the change of home sale prices in all states and forecasts the housing price in the coming years by using the Sorting and Plotting functions in Python
The code highlights the markets with great potential in buying and selling by sorting the real estate licensee database
FINANCIAL MODELING IN MIXED USED REAL ESTATE PROPERTY
JingJing Builds Dynamic Excel Financial Model to Demonstrate Investment Returns
JingJing's very first commercial investment modeling practice
She analyzes a mixed used property from the perspective of an equity investor and determines whether or not they should invest based on the risks and potential returns
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ARGUS Enterprise Modeling + Complicated Excel Modeling to Maximize the Investment Returns
ARGUS UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
JingJing represented Baruch College to participate in the 2021 Argus University Challenge held by Altus Group.
Her team listed in the top ten among universities national wide.
This case competition is based on a fictitious real estate opportunity in a planet named New Alderaan. An investment there is facing uncertain return due to a galaxy wide pandemic that caused by Clone Originated Viral Infectious Disease (COVID)...
RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION
COMPLICATED FINANCIAL MODELING
First Model - JingJing shows the comparison of the incremental return ATIRRs w/ and w/o the renovation. It also demonstrates how does the return change under a new loan.
Second model - JingJing shows some of the major indicators on a construction loan model, such as interest carry, yield to the lender, and return projection.
DEVELOPMENT AND WATERFALL DISTRIBUTION
JingJing brings her idea of commercial and residential development to the Essex Crossing- the epicenter of downtown Manhattan.
She designs a cycling house, a 30% affordable housing and 70% market rent multi piece with a rooftop vertical farming in one of the buildings among the complex.
The financial model demonstrates the waterfall allocation to both LP and GP.
INTERNSHIP PROJECTS
WEWORK - SPRING 2021
How can we help a tech company to move its 1,000 employees back to the office in the city?
JingJing's WeWork internship specializes in market research and evaluation. She participated in a leasing case in which a tech company is looking for office space to have its 1,000 employees return to work in NYC.
Her duties included performing midtown submarket research and leasing due diligence, building scenario analysis to explain the various aspects of office space, comparing leasing options by financial implications, and reviewing all legal considerations for the contracts.
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REBNY - REAL ESTATE BOARD OF NEW YORK - WINTER 2020
How do we apply a value-add acquisition toward a multifamily property in Brooklyn, New York?
JingJing's REBNY internship worked on commercial real estate deals which covered market research, property valuation, and financial analysis.
She worked with professionals at Webb & Brooker to build 10-year cash flow projections and sensitivity analysis based on various growth rates, hold periods, and exit cap rates with a concentration on value-add planning.
