Harrison Street

Summer 2026 Transactions Intern

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Chicago, IL

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Internship

Financial Services

The Role

The internship involves providing support to the Acquisitions team through financial analysis, cash flow modeling, investment research, and preparation of presentations and pitch books.

Summary Generated by Built In

Harrison Street Asset Management ("HSAM") is a leading global alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, infrastructure, and credit strategies across North America and Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, Toronto, and London with offices across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the firm has over $103 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors and registered investment advisors globally.

Founded on a culture of innovation, HSAM is an early mover in alternative real estate and mid-market infrastructure. Today, the firm’s global team, consisting of more than 520 professionals, is committed to creating long-term value through deep sector expertise and forward-thinking strategies.

Harrison Street is seeking to hire an Analyst Intern on our Acquisitions team. The internship will last 10 weeks. Individuals in our summer internship program will provide support to the Acquisitions teams by performing financial analysis, cash flow modeling, investment research and property reviews. Highlights of the program include; an intern trip to tour various Harrison Street properties, mentoring by executive leadership, and individual projects. Harrison Street’s portfolio encompasses alternative property types, including senior housing, student housing, self storage, healthcare properties, and life science buildings. Additionally, the firm recently expanded its scope to include investments in social infrastructure assets. Candidates should possess broad-based analytical skills, strong understanding of Excel, superior communication skills, and proven research skills. The individual must be a self starter, able to efficiently allocate time between multiple tasks, changing priorities and tight deadlines. This opportunity is open to rising Juniors in 2025-2026 school year.

Responsibilities:

Assist in preparation of Investment Committee presentations.
Analyze, prepare and update financial models for potential and existing transactions;
Analyze economic, demographic, and other market information for each development area, as needed, including recent trades and leasing data.
Compile and update databases on development opportunities, potential acquisitions, and the status of each deal.
Assist in preparation of investor pitch books.
Assist in analysis of refinancing and derivative debt instruments.

Requirements:

Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree – Real Estate and/or Finance concentrations (or strong interest in real assets) preferred;
Core knowledge of finance and accounting;
Strong written and verbal communication skills;
Highly motivated, organized, and self-directed individual eager to learn all facets of transactions and asset management.
You must be a junior in college to apply.

Program Term: Ten (10) weeks starting in early June 2026.

Harrison Street is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions, please contact our ADA Accessible Line at (312) 920-0500 or [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Harrison Street does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Harrison Street will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Harrison Street.

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The Company

HQ: Chicago, Illinois

372 Employees

Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Harrison Street is one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, the firm has created a series of differentiated investment solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets. The firm has invested across senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, healthcare delivery, life sciences and storage real estate as well as social, utility and digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Chicago and London, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the firm has more than 290-employees and approximately $55 billion in assets under management. Clients of the firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Harrison Street was awarded Best Places to Work by Pensions & Investments for ten years (2014-2020, 2022-2024) and since 2019 has won 15 awards from PERE, including three for the 2023 Awards: Alternatives Investor of the Year – Global, Data Centers Investor of the Year – North America, and ESG Firm of the Year - North America. Harrison Street did not pay any compensation in exchange for the aforementioned awards. For more information, please visit www.harrisonst.com. Assets under management ("AUM") reflects AUM for the Firm’s investment advisory and asset management clients.

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*As used in this website, unless the context otherwise requires, "Harrison Street," “HSRE”, “HS” or the "Firm" refers collectively to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, its subsidiaries, including Harrison Street Advisors.