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2026 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100
Investors/Owners of the Year
- Adam Neumann Brings Flow Concept to Multifamily
- Dan Kaplan Oversees $10 Billion in Transactions During FPA Tenure
- Daniel Lippman Oversees JRK’s National Investment Platform
- David Schwartz Leads Waterton in Value-Add Investment Strategy
- Doug Faron Launches Westlight With 1,432-Unit Multifamily Deal
- Inland Builds $5.3B Multifamily and BTR Portfolio Nationwide
- Jerome Fink Oversees Bascom’s Transactions and Financing
- Jonathan Epstein Positions BGO for the Next Cycle
- Jonathan F.P. Rose Focuses on Housing Investments and Resilient Cities
- Jordan Slone Builds HGI into $21-Billion Company
- Justin Pattner Helps Expand KKR’s Real Estate Platform
- Matt Rosenthal and Eric Silverman’s Eastham Capital Transacts a Deal Total of $5 Billion
- Mitchell Morgan Grows Company into a Multifamily Giant
- Monday Properties’ Jennifer Burns Oversees the Operating Engine Behind Multifamily Growth
- Nick Gonzalves Builds Bridge’s Opportunity Zone Platform
- Scott Rechler Expands RXR’s Residential Investment Playbook
- Steve Wylder with Safehold Relies on Ground Leases to Expand Affordable Housing Capital
- Steven DeFrancis Builds Cortland’s Multifamily Platform from the Ground Up
- Subtext’s Brandt Stiles and Tim VanMatre Oversee Growing Multifamily Pipeline
- Thomas Toomey Oversees UDR’s Holdings of Over 60,000 Apartments
David Schwartz Leads Waterton in Value-Add Investment Strategy
David Schwartz co-founded Waterton in 1995. Today, as the company’s chairman and CEO, Schwartz has successfully implemented a value-add approach to multifamily investing.
The company has acquired, renovated and operated apartment communities in markets across the country, with Schwartz overseeing investment strategy, fundraising and senior leadership. Waterton has more than $10 billion in assets today.
One of Waterton’s largest investments has been the 2,347-unit Chicago’s Presidential Towers, which became part of the company’s portfolio through a value-add strategy.
The company also invests through Waterton Residential Property Venture XV, a $1.73 billion value-add multifamily fund. The fund gives Waterton substantial capital to deploy as pricing and interest-rate conditions create opportunities to acquire and improve apartment communities in major U.S. markets.
Schwartz has served as chairman of the National Multifamily Housing Council and remains active in industry organizations, including the Urban Land Institute and Pension Real Estate Association. He has been named Multifamily Executive’s Executive of the Year.
These are some of the reasons why David Schwartz was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s AB 100 Investor/Owner of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.