The Alpha Team

Alpha Capital CRE is a multi-disciplined capital markets team with extensive experience in debt and equity placement. Our team has in depth knowledge of brokerage, valuation, development, property management, asset management, acquisition and disposition for all product types in commercial real estate nationwide.

Anthony longo - managing Partner

alongo@alphacapitalcre.com - (312) 436-0569

Experience: Anthony Longo is a Managing Partner and a founding member of Alpha Capital CRE. He has over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate. He focuses on institutional and entrepreneurial sponsors providing expertise encompassing but not limited to, joint ventures, discretionary funds, debt financing and advisory services owners. Mr. Longo specializes in originating capital for transactions throughout the United States covering all product types: multifamily, office, industrial, retail, and hospitality. Mr. Longo has been involved in over $1 billion of capital markets transactions. Prior to forming Alpha in 2008, Mr. Longo worked for a private REIT in the capital markets division as the Director of Equity as well as Citigroup. 

Education & Affiliations: Mr. Longo received his BBA from the University of Iowa. He is a mentor through the Illinois Education Foundation and is a participant within the Flamini Family Foundation and Walking With A Warrior.

Representative Transactions: ($18.5mm) Office Acquisition, Rolling Meadows, IL; ($16.75M) Retail Refinance, Gold Coast; ($16.5mm) Office Acquisition, Oakbrook, IL; ($15.5mm) Multifamily Refinance, Chicago, IL; ($15mm) Office Refinance, Schaumburg, IL; ($14.75mm) Multifamily Acquisition, Oklahoma City, OK; ($13mm) Hotel Acquisition Atlanta, GA; ($8.2mm) Multifamily Refinance, Johnson City, TN

Michael Riley - Managing Partner

mriley@alphacapitalcre.com (312) 878-1176

Experience: Michael Riley is a Managing Partner and a founding member of Alpha Capital CRE. He has over 25 years’ experience in commercial real estate. Mr. Riley specializes in commercial real estate financing with experience including structured financing, construction financing, DPO financing as well as joint venture equity, preferred equity, and fund raising. His primary focus is originating accretive and creative capital for transactions throughout the United States focusing on all product types: multifamily, office, industrial, retail, and hospitality. Mr. Riley has been involved in over $1.2 billion of capital markets transactions. Prior to forming Alpha, Mr. Riley raised capital for a Chicago based Hedge Fund. In addition, Michael has worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in the Real Estate Financial Advisory Practice and at Insignia/ESG now CBRE.

Education & Affiliations: Mr. Riley received his BBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an active member with the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association as well as ULI and NAOIP. Mr. Riley is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Representative Transactions: ($267.4mm) Multifamily Portfolio, Los Angeles, CA; ($137.4mm) Multifamily Portfolio, West Coast US; ($5.6mm) Equity Industrial note purchase, Seattle, WA; ($6.5mm) Debt/Equity acquisition Ann Arbor, MI, ($6mm) Preferred Equity Office Portfolio, Chicago, IL

Sean Truesdale - Managing Director

struesdale@alphacapitalcre.com  - (312) 620-9717

Experience:  Sean Truesdale is a Vice President at Alpha Capital CRE where he is primarily responsible for underwriting, structuring, and executing debt and equity placements. Sean has over 6 years of experience in commercial real estate, focusing on debt and equity placement across all asset classes nationwide. Sean has been involved in over $500 million of CRE capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Alpha, Sean spent three years as a senior associate with Pangea Mortgage Capital, a CRE bridge and special situations lender based in Chicago, as well as three years as an analyst in the capital markets group of Pangea Properties, a private REIT based in Chicago. Sean started his career with Cortland Capital Market Services (now Alter Domus) in their investor relations group.

Education & Affiliations: Mr. Truesdale received his Bachelor of Science degree from Marquette University’s College of Business Administration where he studied Economics & Finance. Sean is a CFA Level III Candidate and a NAIOP Chicago Developing Leader.

Representative Transactions: ($19.5mm) Multifamily Refinance: Chicago, IL & Baltimore, MD; ($16.3M) Multifamily Refinance: Indianapolis, IN; ($6.2mm) Senior Living Acquisition: Richmond, VA; ($5.7mm) Multifamily Refinance: Los Angeles, CA;  ($5.4mm) Senior Living Acquisition: Orlando, FL; ($5.1mm) Office Acquisition: Memphis, TN; ($2.9mm) Industrial Acquisition: Chicago, IL; ($2.1mm) Horizontal Development: Charleston, SC; ($1.5mm) Office Acquisition: Park Ridge, IL

JAMES DICELLO - VICE PRESIDENT

jdicello@alphacapitalcre.com - (847) 946-2965

Experience:  James Dicello is a Vice President at Alpha Capital CRE where he is primarily responsible for originating, structuring, and executing debt and equity placements. James has over 8 years of experience within the real estate banking and insurance industries with an emphasis on relationship management, loan structuring, contract negotiations and strategic market development. Prior to joining Alpha, James spent 6 years with Guaranteed Rate Companies, a residential mortgage company in Chicago where he focused on origination and managed over $250mm of residential mortgag transactions. Additionally, Mr. Dicello worked for The Hartford as a commercial property and marine underwriter.

Education & Affiliations: Mr Dicello Recieved his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Iowa State University

BRIAN FOODY - VICE PRESIDENT

bfoody@alphacapitalcre.com - (773) 255-8658

Experience:  Mr. Foody is an Associate at Alpha Capital CRE where he is primarily responsible for business development, deal structuring, and executing debt & equity placements. Brian has over 3 years of experience within the real estate and banking industries with an emphasis on relationship management, loan structuring, contract negotiations, and strategic market development. Brian has extensive knowledge across all CRE asset and transaction types, and has been involved in a variety of CRE capital market transactions.

Education & Affiliations: Mr. Foody received his BA from Depaul University in Chicago, majoring in Real Estate.