Having joined the Bradley Residential Management and CBRE | Bradley team as a Vice President and Partner, Bryse Toothaker brings added depth within the residential management division adding a key role for future growth. He will also focus his efforts on the multifamily residential investment property sales. He brings a comprehensive background in market and financial analysis, investor sourcing and business development, representing a wide range of investors including REITS, institutions, private capital and 1031 exchange buyers.

Bryse comes to the company from CBRE, Inc.’s Chicago downtown office, where he specialized in the representation of multi-housing owners and investors. He was a member of CBRE's Multi-Housing Group with an exclusive focus on properties in Illinois, Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan. During his nine-year tenure with CBRE, he was involved in over $500 million worth of apartment transactions.

Bryse holds a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Notre Dame, as well as real estate salesperson licenses in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. He is also a Certified Property Manager (CPM) candidate through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).

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Merlin J. Bellinger joined Bradley Residential Management and CBRE | Bradley in 2010 as Vice President and Partner. In this role, he is involved in the business development and management of the Commercial Property Management division of CBRE | Bradley.

Prior to joining the firm, Merlin was with General Growth Properties which own and operate over 200 shopping centers in 45 states. At General Growth, Merlin served as Development Manager overseeing the project and financial management of shopping center creation, expansion and renovation projects throughout midwestern, southern and southwestern states. Prior to his role as a Development Manager, Merlin served as an analyst in the financial services department working on development analysis, asset management, corporate reporting and performing transaction due diligence on property refinancing and construction loans.

Merlin also has experience as a 401(k) plan administration consultant for Merrill Lynch & Hewitt Associates. In this position he worked on monthly plan reconciliations, statement production and plan Web site enhancements for clients in the consulting, advertising and oil industries.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and Masters of Business Administration in Real Estate from Depaul University, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. He is also a licensed real estate salesperson in the State of Indiana and is a board member of the Studebaker National Museum Board of Trustees.

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As Managing Director, Financial and Asset Services, Jamie manages all aspects of our commercial, industrial and retail properties, including operations and financial activities, for a portfolio that includes multiple commercial and industrial buildings totaling over 2.8 million million square feet. Jamie supervises the planning, budgeting and control of operating the properties, along with performing regular inspections of the properties as well as recommending and directing alterations, maintenance and reconditioning of the properties as necessary. Jamie has more than six years of experience in property management. In this role, she is responsible for financial operations ranging from financial reports to budgeting and forecasting. Furthermore, Jamie also plays a role within the commercial property management division of the CBRE | Bradley, along with its sister company, Bradley Residential Management, on an asset management level, maintaining certain key client relationships and general supervision of financial and broad operating matters related to the properties. Jamie also oversees the property accounting department.

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Brian D. Harding, COS serves as Managing Director, Business Development. Brian joined Bradley Residential Management in 2006 following 17 years in the healthcare administration field. Brian received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs and Health Care Administration from Indiana University in South Bend.  He is a Chamber Leadership Program graduate who volunteers his time at many local organizations, most significantly the Northern Indiana Center for History where he has served ten years as a Trustee including five terms as President of the Board.  Brian is a licensed salesperson in the State of Indiana and has earned the Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS) designation from the National Center for Housing Management. He has also earned the Tax Credit Compliance Specialist designation from Indiana Quadel and is a candidate for the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).

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Rodney J. Ludwig, CPM, COS, CFM serves as Bradley Residential Management’s Managing Director of Affordable Housing, and is responsible for the financial management and compliance component of the residential portfolio of managed properties.  Rod graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, having worked over six years for the Internal Revenue Service and an additional three years in public accounting, specializing in taxation.  Rod is a great asset to the budgeting and reporting process for the residential properties managed by the company.  Rod is also an Indiana real estate licensee, and has obtained the Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS), Certified Financial Manager (CFM) and Tax Credit Specialist designations from the National Center for Housing Management. Rod has also earned the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).

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