# Peter V. Scola

> Peter V. Scola is co-founder, president and CEO of Livingston Street Capital, a national commercial real estate investment firm established in 2016 with Joseph Fox. His career includes senior roles at Cantor Fitzgerald and major financial institutions, co-founding Cantor Commercial Real Estate, and financing and acquiring properties. A first-generation American University scholarship student from North Philadelphia, he now hires graduates and interns from his alma mater.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President and CEO at Livingston Street Capital
- **Organizations:** Livingston Street Capital, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (former), Cantor Commercial Real Estate L.P. (co-founder), Bank of America (former), Fitch Ratings (former), Merrill Lynch (former), Wells Fargo Securities (former), Wachovia (former)
- **Education:** Degree in international business and finance, American University - Kogod School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Livingston Street Capital in 2016., Co-founded Cantor Commercial Real Estate L.P., Official professional biography reports more than $20 billion in career real estate transactions; this is career transaction volume, not personal wealth or current firm assets.

## Career timeline

- **1992-1996** — Attended American University’s Kogod School of Business; his professional biography identifies his degree in international business and finance.
- **2007** — At Wachovia, was among providers of lead mortgage and mezzanine financing for Lightstone’s $8 billion acquisition of Extended Stay Hotels from Blackstone.
- **2013** — Listed as senior managing director at Cantor Commercial Real Estate in the ICSC Texas conference program.
- **2016** — Co-founded Livingston Street Capital with Joseph Fox.
- **2018** — Livingston bought a 201,810-square-foot Amcor sale-leaseback property in New Albany, Ohio.
- **2020** — Livingston acquired Alta at Regency Crest, following purchases of Schuyler Commons, Glenmont Abbey Village and Hanover Place.
- **2021** — Livingston expanded its leadership team with Brian Krill and Shawn Rose; sold a Columbus, Indiana, industrial building for $55.3 million.
- **2022** — A Livingston affiliate acquired the 231-unit Canvas at Valley Forge community.
- **2023** — Livingston acquired the 131-unit Mountain Lakes Estates community in Reno.
- **2024** — Discussed opportunistic acquisitions and asset management in a May industry feature that reported $900 million in firm assets under management.
- **2026** — American University highlighted his employment of Kogod graduates and AU interns.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Livingston Street Capital in 2016.
- Co-founded Cantor Commercial Real Estate L.P.
- Official professional biography reports more than $20 billion in career real estate transactions; this is career transaction volume, not personal wealth or current firm assets.
- Was among the providers of lead financing for the 2007 $8 billion Extended Stay Hotels acquisition.
- Served as guest speaker for graduate real estate programs at Columbia University, NYU and UNC-Chapel Hill.
- Hired graduates and interns from American University, where he had been a first-generation scholarship student.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — An August 19 American University article highlighted Scola’s hiring of Kogod graduates and AU interns and recalled his first-generation scholarship background.
- **2024-05** — Discussed acquisitions and asset management; the contemporary feature reported $900 million in Livingston assets under management and its 2023 Reno acquisition.

## Links

- Website: https://livingstonstreetcapital.com/peter-v-scola/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-scola-9840449a/

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