About Us
Oak Street
Capital
Oak Street Capital is a Real Estate Investment and Financing company focused on private equity investment, mezzanine financing, land acquisition and improvement loans, construction loans, bridge loans, debt financing, lending consultation and real estate brokerage. Our typical financing zone ranges from from $5M to $500M.
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Oak Street Capital’s mission as a financial advisory firm is to provide our clients with the best capital stack options for their commercial project or asset that optimizes their financial position and returns consistently.
Our Team
Brian Hampton, Principal
Mr. Hampton founded Oak Street Capital in 2003. With more than 30 years in real estate he has successfully closed more than $2 billion in transactions in real estate brokerage and financing. His extensive experience includes debt refinancing and restructuring, mezzanine loan executions, preferred and joint venture equity, private equity. Mr. Hampton has extensive experience structuring and closing construction loans and bridge loans as well.
Career Highlights
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Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker since 2004.
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Successfully structured and closed hundreds of transactions.
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Successfully closed more than $1 billion in transactions in real estate brokerage and financing over the last 36 months.
Areas of Expertise
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Commercial Real Estate
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REO/Distressed Real Estate
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Private, Preferred, JV Equity
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FNMA,FDMA, FHA
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CMBS, Conduit
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Mezzanine Loans
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Asset types include: Multi-Family, Mixed Use, Senior Housing, Hospitality, Industrial and Office
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Acquisition Financing and Asset Refinancing
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Adaptive Re-use Financing
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Bridge Loans
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Construction/Development Loans
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Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker
Myles C. Milek, Senior Advisor & Founder of Ridgewood Capital
Mr. Milek has more than twenty years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate finance. Having successfully launched and managed multi-regional commercial real estate divisions for two national banks and developed a nationwide network of real estate developers/owners, investors, lenders, and regulators, Mr. Milek has structured more than $5 billion in senior debt financing. In addition, he has extensive experience developing equity and mezzanine facilities across multiple product lines. His experience includes providing strategic solutions for debt restructurings, and dispositions, asset valuations, liquidation strategies, and portfolio assessments. Mr. Milek specializes in completing risk assessments and action plans for distressed financial institutions. Additionally, Mr. Milek has created risk rating systems, including the real time asset modeling & valuation models and has extensive experience in developing loan policies and procedures. Mr. Milek founded Ridgewood Capital, a real estate advisory firm, in 2008.
Career Highlights
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Engaged in four portfolio, asset risk assessments, and asset management services for more than $12 billion in commitments on behalf of the FDIC.
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Provided interim loan servicing, credit and management oversight, direct disbursement payments, risk reports and on-going validation services on behalf of the FDIC.
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Established capital/equity programs and special purpose/JV entities in order to improve financial institutions’ Tier 1 capital levels while providing asset management, loan servicing and asset liquidation solutions.
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Participated as asset manager and lead underwriter for over $5 billion of portfolio acquisition bids.
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Sourced more than $150 million in off-market acquisitions and arranged more than $100 million in equity and debt placements over the last 36 months.
Brian Chamberlain, Principal Consultant
Brian has over 25 years of experience in the technology, software, and financial services industries. He has led sales teams, developed Go-To-Market strategies, and has been instrumental in product development.
Prior to joining Hampton Capital International, Brian was the Chief Revenue Officer for Frontier Marketplaces, creating a multi-asset platform linking Alternatives, Equity Secondaries, Credit Markets, and Public Equities across marketplaces. Before moving to Austin, Brian spent 15 years on the International Capital Markets Teams at top tier Wall Street firms including Merrill Lynch, Citi and J.P. Morgan covering Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, and Pensions Funds across the Midwest, West Coast, and NYC.
Brian is a graduate of Northwestern University and enjoys golfing and watching his daughter’s volleyball and son’s baseball teams compete.