Full-Time
Senior Tax Associate
Posted on 10/31/2025
Harrison Street
201-500 employees
Invests in alternative real assets
Compensation Overview
$100k - $130k/yr
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
- CPA/JD Preferred
- 3+ years of tax experience in public accounting or within real estate industry.
- Comprehensive technical skills regarding partnership, REIT and corporate tax compliance and consulting issues.
- Knowledge of GAAP income tax accounting and application of ASC 740 for year-end reporting requirements.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proactive detail-oriented professional with excellent problem-solving capabilities.
- Exceptional organization, project management, and time management skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships.
- Must be able to efficiently allocate time between multiple tasks, changing priorities and tight deadlines and provide support to team members.
- Assist in managing the process and communication with property managers and joint venture partners to obtain all necessary information and ensure proper tax reporting.
- Assist in assessing and maintaining tax compliance requirements of fund structure, including schedule of returns, estimates and extensions filed.
- Review pass-through entity, REIT and corporate tax returns, extensions, and quarterly estimates prepared by external tax advisors and joint venture partners.
- Understand the impact of complex fund structures, transactions, partner allocations and disclosures on various types of investors (foreign, tax-exempt, domestic, etc.) and tax implications of transactions to the structure and investors.
- Participate in the tax structuring, planning, and due diligence for acquisitions and dispositions.
- Ensure all tax filings and payments are timely filed.
- Assist in responding to federal and state notices.
- Assist with federal and state audits.
- Coordinate with external tax advisors to prepare taxable income projections for corporations, REITs, and pass-through entities in order to determine appropriate withholding associated with distributions to US taxable and international investors.
- Analyze quarterly withholding requirements and impact of asset dispositions on REITs, partnerships, corporations, and investors.
- Coordinate with the accounting department to document ASC 740, manage tax provision, review REIT testing qualifications and ensure all proper tax disclosures are included in order to comply with regulatory agencies.
- Responsible for assisting with REIT compliance.
- Assist with tax research and prepare memorandums outlining findings and conclusions for tax treatment related to strategic transactions and acquisitions.
- Assist with investors’ tax inquiries, provide tax support to internal stakeholders and respond to ad-hoc requests.
- Help to continuously improve internal tax processes, leveraging technology where possible.
- Keep abreast of changes in industry regulation, maintain competency through continuing education and obtaining professional certifications.
Harrison Street focuses on alternative real assets like senior and student housing, healthcare facilities, life sciences real estate, storage, and social/utility infrastructure to serve universities, health systems, and government users. It uses long-term, income-producing investments tailored to demographic-driven needs, offering funds and co-investments to institutional clients and managing about $29 billion in assets with offices in Chicago and London. The firm differentiates itself through an exclusive focus on demographic-driven real assets, a targeted, diversified portfolio, and deep relationships with its institutional clients. Its goal is to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns while supporting essential community infrastructure over the long term.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$15.6M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2005
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Orangeburg data center reached full 18 MW occupancy since 2021 acquisition with 12 MW expansion underway.
- Q1 2026 student housing showed 85%+ pre-leasing and 6.5-7% rent growth in Madison and Tempe.
- Senior living hit 85% national occupancy in Q1 2026, driving Harrison Street's Connecticut acquisitions.
What critics are saying
- DeepSeek's 10x cost-efficient AI models undercut U.S. data center lease rates within 6-12 months.
- Northern Virginia grid delays block AREP JV's 2.1 million sq ft development for 18-36 months.
- Student housing cap rates expand 200-300 bps by 2027 as supply normalizes and enrollment plateaus.
What makes Harrison Street unique
- Harrison Street exclusively targets demographic-driven real assets like senior housing and student housing.
- Firm manages $108 billion AUM across real estate, infrastructure, and credit in North America and Europe.
- Rebranded under Colliers in July 2025 with Christopher Merrill as Global CEO and top shareholder.
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Madison Allan has joined the Odlum Brown Limited team as a Marketing and Communications Intern. A worldwide investment firm called Tiga has teamed up with Groundplay Developments, whose principal Dan Matthews was a partner in Bear Mountain before the company went into receivership in the fall of 2024, to pay over $141 million for the real estate holdings and recreation facilities at Bear Mountain. The leadership team of Northisle Copper and Gold Inc. has been expanded to include the following individuals: Andrea Zaradic, M.A.S.c, P. Eng., as Vice President of Project Development; Kate Mueller, P.Eng., as Vice President of Sustainability; and Dr. John Thompson, technical advisor. A two-tower rental complex at 13th and Willow, immediately across from Vancouver General Hospital, is being developed by PC Urban Properties Corp. and Harrison Street Asset Management with a focus on healthcare professionals. Stephen Rayner has been appointed Interim Executive Director of the Clean Energy Association of British Columbia (CEBC). This appointment will ensure that the organization maintains its position as the prominent voice of the clean energy sector in British Columbia and continues to advance priority advocacy. On March 18, an industrial property at 131 Tilley Road in Kelowna was sold for $5.2 million. The Tse'K'wa Heritage Society was awarded the Indigenous Operator Experience Award for its work at the Tse'K'wa National Historic Site, while Tourism Prince George was recognized with the Professional Excellence - DMO (Destination Marketing Organization) or Sector Association Award at the 2026 BC Tourism Industry Awards. Crowne Pacific Development Corp has officially broken ground on its multi-family community located on Wildstone Drive in Cranbrook. The new BC Children's Hospital centre for health complexity receives a $250,000 donation from Elk Valley Resources. Gitxsan Development Corporation (GDC) has officially opened its new operational yard, located within the Tyrod Industries Ltd. yard in Prince George. Funding for initiatives to increase energy efficiency, decrease emissions, and hasten the expansion of clean industries in British Columbia totaling $35 million is now available under the 2026 Clean Industry Fund. Ina Gjoka, the Government Relations Strategist at Innergex Renewable Energy, has been appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Clean Energy Association of British Columbia (CEBC). British Columbia PharmaCare now covers the Omnipod 5, allowing persons with type 1 diabetes to access tubeless Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) technology across one of Canada's largest provinces. The Canada Media Fund has announced a $15M funding increase for the IDM sector, bringing the total pool to $57M. The wholly-owned Todd Lake and Wales Lake Uranium Projects in Saskatchewan, as well as the Murphy Lake Uranium Project, have summer exploration plans announced by F4 Uranium and partner UraniumX Discovery. A new provincewide marine and coastal testbed, the seventh in the Integrated Marketplace program, is being launched by British Columbia as part of its Look West strategy. This testbed will help B.C. tech companies test their technology to strengthen environmental monitoring, vessel optimization, coastal resilience, and Canadian sovereignty. It will also provide space to apply new technologies to real-world marine challenges such as cleaning vessels, Indigenous-led salmon monitoring, and delivering smarter shore power. Tina Khan has started a new role as Director, Strategy and Performance at SkilledTradesBC. 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Minga, a student behavior and engagement platform serving K-12 schools and districts, announced a $65 million growth investment led by Riverwood Capital, a leading global investment firms solely dedicated to technology growth and scalability. Tickets are now on sale for three major events taking place as part of Touchdown Kelowna, the multi-day festival celebrating the BC Lions' historic visit to Kelowna this summer. Peter Scholz of Cairnstone Planning Inc. provided Quesnel Council with an update on the potential discontinuation and removal of a more than 200-mile segment of the former BC Rail line, stretching from Squamish to 100 Mile House. He is currently engaging with local communities and senior levels of government to highlight the strategic and economic importance of the railway corridor. 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Food and beverage hall planned for Bellevue's Wilburton area. * john stearns * 13 hrs ago. A new food-and-beverage destination, Willie Burton's, will debut this summer on a Bellevue site formerly occupied by a car dealership and will include burger-and-shake joint Lil Woody's, a new drinking establishment called The Bar @ Willie Burton's, and two casual-restaurant concepts, according to an announcement this week. Marcus Lalario of Sugar Shack Unlimited has partnered with KG Investment Properties, or KGIP, and Harrison Street Asset Management, HSAM, to debut Willie Burton's at 600 116th Ave. NE. Sugar Shack Unlimited - a collective of businesses including bars and restaurants, art galleries, clothing lines, and an event-production and digital-media company - will manage branding and design, marketing, operations, and event activations for the venture. Brady Ishiwata Williams, the James Beard-winning chef and owner of Tomo in White Center, will present the two casual concepts. Willie Burton's represents "Phase Zero" of KGIP and HSAM's vision to transform the 7-acre site at the junction of Eastrail, the Wilburton light rail station, and Bellevue's future Grand Connection Crossing over Interstate 405 into a dynamic, high-density, mixed-use destination with housing, employment, and lifestyle amenities. The Wilburton project expands north of Wilburton Village, which includes Trader Joe's, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Medical Pavilion, Target, and a PCC Community Markets location. The first phase of the development plan is to introduce about 600 mid-rise and high-rise apartments and townhomes, along with approximately 20,000 square feet of lifestyle space, providing a mix of retail and dining along the Eastrail corridor, a 42-mile bike-pedestrian corridor stretching from Renton to Snohomish County. The city of Bellevue completed a 300-acre rezone of the Wilburton neighborhood last summer. The city's updated Comprehensive Plan through 2044 shows Wilburton accounting for 12% of the city's housing growth and 16% of job growth over that span. "For some time, we have been exploring the opportunity to bring our Seattle-born burger brand to the Eastside, and we are thrilled to introduce this cool new gathering spot to Wilburton," Lalario said in a news release. "Having Brady join the Bellevue project with his creative concepts is amazing. Willie Burton's will be an energetic indoor-outdoor space where people get together - a true hub for communal life." The project's vision syncs with KGIP and its team, he said, adding the group is confident in its ability to create a contemporary destination with exceptional dining and engaging activities. "This venture is designed not only to align with current trends but also actively contribute to Wilburton's continued growth," Lalario said. The concepts have been in development for a while, Williams said in the release. "The Eastside is booming, and we want to be part of shaping what that growth looks and tastes like," he said. "This food hall gives us the platform to do that, alongside partners who are genuinely thinking about the long game." KGIP co-founder Steve Kramer said Willie Burton's will be a fun community gathering spot for everyone, noting, "My favorite is the outdoor beer garden and kids' playground next to the bike trail." For HSAM, Willie Burton's reflects its approach to mixed-use development, according to Peter Kaye, partner and portfolio manager of residential real estate and mixed use at HSAM, adding, "Wilburton's transit connectivity, trail access, and recent rezoning align with the qualities we consider when evaluating residential and lifestyle opportunities."
Harrison Street buys Connecticut senior housing collection. JLL Capital Markets oversaw the deal. Harrison Street Asset Management has purchased two senior housing communities in Connecticut - The Residence at Selleck's Woods in Darien and The Residence at Summer Street in Stamford. JLL Capital Markets brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, Virtus Real Estate Capital and LCB Senior Living. Both properties will remain under LCB's management. The two communities are roughly 6 miles apart, both having access to Interstate 95. Westchester County Airport is approximately within 16 miles. Located at 1 Parklands Drive, The Residence at Selleck's Woods comprises a two-story, 102-unit community situated on some 4 acres. Meanwhile, The Residence at Summer Street is at 14 2nd St. and includes 104 units in a five-story building. The unit mix at both properties features studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans, as well as memory care units. Common-area amenities encompass bistros, fitness areas, library rooms, patios, barber and beauty salons and covered parking. The Residence at Summer Street is also pet-friendly. A team led by JLL's Senior Managing Directors Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz and Aaron Rosenzweig and Senior Director Jim Dooley arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Senior living trends seem to keep up momentum of 2025's notable transactions. Last summer, Harrison Street and partner B2K Development sold a five-asset New York portfolio for more than $600 million to Ventas Inc. Most recent. February 12, 2026
In partnership with investment firm Harrison Street, B2K Development has developed over 7,000 multifamily residences across Long Island, bringing elevated, community-focused living to both 55+ and non-age-restricted markets.
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