Tracked deals
11
11 tracked deals across 2019-2026.
Real Estate Buyers & Acquisitions in Maryland
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
7 strategic · 6 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2026
3 tracked deals announced in 2026.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Oakline Properties is active in affordable-housing operations in Maryland, acquiring ResidentialOne Management and its affiliated maintenance/inspection business Professional Renovations, Inc.
- Marina and waterfront assets show up in Annapolis/Chesapeake Bay and Kent Island activity, including acquisitions of Port Annapolis and Kent Narrows Boatel by Safe Harbor Marinas and Bain Capital Real Estate/BlueWater Marinas.
- Institutional real estate investors are represented by Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (investment in Merritt Properties) and Barings (agreement to acquire Artemis Real Estate Partners).
- Vertical service expansion appears alongside property ownership, such as Compass acquiring KVS Title to extend settlement coverage across the D.C. metro region.
- The page also reflects tech/data-driven real estate adjacency, including Zonda acquiring UTour (new home construction tour platform) and Lincoln Rackhouse/Principal Real Estate Investors acquiring ByteGrid (colocation and managed services).
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakline Properties | 2 | Investment platform backed to partner with property manag... | PE |
| Access Holdings | 1 | Baltimore-based mid-market investment firm focused on bui... | PE |
| Bain Capital Real Estate | 1 | Real estate investment arm of Bain Capital focused on val... | PE |
| Barings | 1 | Global asset manager offering fixed income, real assets a... | Strategic |
| BlueWater Marinas | 1 | Owner‑operator focused on acquiring, developing and opera... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Centerbridge Partners, L.P. | 1 | Global private investment management firm investing acros... | PE |
| Compass | 1 | Real estate technology company and residential brokerage ... | Strategic |
| Lincoln Rackhouse | 1 | Data center division of Lincoln Property Company focused ... | Strategic |
| Principal Real Estate Investors | 1 | Global real estate investment manager providing capital a... | PE |
| Public Storage | 1 | Publicly traded REIT that acquires, develops, owns and op... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Real Estate in Maryland by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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June 22, 2026
- Buyer
- Oakline Properties
- Target
- ResidentialOne Management, Professional Renovations, Inc.
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Addon
Oakline Properties acquired ResidentialOne Management, along with its affiliated maintenance and inspection services business, Professional Renovations Inc. ResidentialOne manages affordable housing properties and provides regulatory compliance performance, managing more than 12,500 units across 120+ properties in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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June 18, 2026
- Buyer
- Oakline Properties
- Target
- ResidentialOne Management, Professional Renovations Inc. (PRI)
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Oakline Properties announced the acquisition of ResidentialOne Management, an affordable housing property manager serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., along with its affiliated maintenance and inspection services arm Professional Renovations Inc. (PRI). The transaction will allow ResidentialOne to move forward under its established brand and local leadership while integrating into Oakline’s national scale and technology-enabled platform.
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- Buyer
- Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
- Target
- Merritt Properties
- Seller
- Almanac Realty Investors
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Centerbridge Partners led a $750 million strategic investment in Merritt Properties, including dedicated growth capital to expand Merritt’s shallow bay industrial portfolio across existing and future markets. The agreement included Centerbridge acquiring the ownership interest previously held by Almanac Realty Investors (Neuberger Berman’s real estate investment arm), while Almanac reaffirmed continued support and Merritt family/majority control was preserved.
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November 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Safe Harbor Marinas
- Target
- Port Annapolis
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Safe Harbor Marinas closed its acquisition of Port Annapolis (a 16-acre, 250-slip marina and boatyard) on November 11, 2025, adding the facility to its global portfolio. As a result, subsidiary Bluewater Yacht Sales will relocate operations to the Port Annapolis site to expand storage, service capabilities, and yacht sales presence in the Annapolis/Chesapeake Bay market.
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- Buyer
- Bain Capital Real Estate, BlueWater Marinas
- Target
- Kent Narrows Boatel
- Seller
- Rob Marsh, Jody Schulz
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Addon
Bain Capital Real Estate, working with marina operator BlueWater Marinas, has acquired Kent Narrows Boatel (KNB), a Class-A heated drystack marina on Kent Island, Maryland. The property — which offers 375 slips and over 12,000 square feet of commercial space — will become the fourth marina in the Bain/BlueWater portfolio and will be operated to enhance customer experience and regional market presence.
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February 18, 2025
- Buyer
- Barings
- Target
- Artemis Real Estate Partners
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Barings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Artemis Real Estate Partners, a U.S. real estate investment manager. The deal will integrate Artemis' team and capabilities into Barings' U.S. real estate equity platform to expand Barings' investment capabilities and accelerate growth; terms were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025.
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September 5, 2023
- Buyer
- Zonda
- Target
- UTour
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Zonda, a residential real estate technology and data provider, has acquired UTour, an on-demand self-guided home tour platform that serves the new home construction market. The acquisition will integrate UTour's unattended access, AI-powered voice/chat capabilities and smart-home security with Zonda's Livabl listings and data offerings to expand Zonda's product and data capabilities and improve the homebuyer journey.
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July 8, 2021
- Buyer
- Access Holdings
- Target
- Oasis Marinas
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Access Holdings, a Baltimore-based mid-market investment firm, announced a partnership/investment in Annapolis-based Oasis Marinas to support the company's growth and scale operations. Oasis Marinas operates marina management services across more than 40 locations and Access will provide capital, operational support, and technology to enhance the customer and marina-owner experience.
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April 13, 2021
- Buyer
- Public Storage
- Target
- ezStorage
- Seller
- Manganaro family
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) acquired ezStorage’s 48-property self-storage portfolio for $1.8 billion, adding approximately 4.2 million net rentable square feet across Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. The transaction expands Public Storage’s Mid‑Atlantic coverage and was funded with unsecured debt; the company indicated the deal would be immediately accretive to FFO with an anticipated closing in May 2021.
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February 25, 2021
- Buyer
- Compass
- Target
- KVS Title
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Compass has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KVS Title, a title insurance and settlement services provider serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The acquisition expands Compass' title and settlement services capabilities and extends its settlement coverage into the D.C. metro region (Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.).
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- Buyer
- Lincoln Rackhouse (Lincoln Property Company division), Principal Real Estate Investors
- Target
- ByteGrid
- Seller
- AltPoint Capital Partners
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Lincoln Rackhouse, the data center division of Lincoln Property Company, in partnership with Principal Real Estate Investors, has acquired colocation and managed services provider Bytegrid, gaining control of three data centers in the Washington, DC (Silver Spring), Chicago (Aurora) and Seattle (Lynnwood/Aurora area) markets. The acquisition includes approximately 320,000 square feet of facilities and 16MW of IT load and adds Bytegrid's colocation, managed services, network and hosting business to Rackhouse's nationwide portfolio.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which real estate subsectors appear in Maryland acquisitions here?
The transactions shown span affordable housing management, marinas and boatyards, industrial portfolio expansion, self-storage, title and settlement services, and data center/colocation and managed services.
Do the deals include acquisitions by operators as well as investors?
Yes. Operator and platform-oriented buyers appear alongside investment managers—for example, Oakline Properties (property management and related services), Safe Harbor Marinas and BlueWater Marinas (marina operations), and Barings (real estate investment management capabilities).
What geographic area do some Maryland-related transactions reference beyond the state?
Several deals reference broader footprints that include Washington, D.C., and nearby states such as Virginia—for example, ResidentialOne Management operations across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and KVS Title settlement coverage across the D.C. metro region (Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.).
Are there examples of real estate-adjacent technology acquisitions tied to Maryland?
Yes. Zonda acquired UTour, an on-demand, self-guided home tour platform serving the new home construction market, to expand its product and data capabilities for the homebuyer journey.
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