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2026 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100
Dealmakers of the Year
- Arcus Harbor Closes Multiple Multifamily and Retail Financing Transactions
- Ariel Affordable Housing Team Closes $3.65 Billion in NYC Deals
- Berkadia’s Ernest Katai Fuels Triple-Digit Production Growth
- Colliers’ Will Mathews Closes $2.5 Billion in Sales Over the Past Year
- Connor Kerns with Matthews Boosts Multifamily Momentum Throughout the Southeast
- Eric Chen with CBRE Closes $6.5 Billion in Multifamily Sales and Financing
- Greysteel Mid-Atlantic Team Drives Multifamily Activity Across D.C. Region
- HKS Real Estate Advisors Surpasses $30 Billion in Transactions Since 2011
- Jamie May Leads JBM to $20 Billion+ in Multifamily Sales
- Lument’s Vic Clark Originates Over $13 Billion in Real Estate Loans
- Mark Goodman Oversees a $5-Billion Multifamily Brokerage and Market-Intelligence Platform
- Michael Reyes, with Opportunity Home, Spearheads Affordable Housing Transformations in San Antonio
- Newmark’s Joseph Smolen and Geoff Boler Advise on Over $135 Billion in Multifamily Deals
- Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar with Kiser Group Oversee $1 Billion-Plus Chicago Multifamily Brokerage
- Otto Ozen with the Mogharebi Group Oversees $3.5 Billion in California Multifamily Sales
- Cushman ＆ Wakefield’s Pat Knowlton Delivers Results Across Colorado’s Multifamily Market
- THG Multifamily Advisors Founders Generate $12 Billion in Deals
- Walker ＆ Dunlop’s Mo Beler and Jonathan Paine Advise on $40 Billion in Transactions
- GREA Partners Brown and Wellar Close $9 Billion in Multifamily Deals
- Drew Fletcher Brings Owner, Operator and Capital Markets Expertise to Greystone
- Simon/Anderson Multifamily Team Covers Washington State at Kidder Mathews
Ariel Affordable Housing Team Closes $3.65 Billion in NYC Deals
Since co-founding Ariel Property Advisors in 2011, Shimon Shkury and Victor Sozio have built the firm’s Affordable Housing Team into a powerhouse in New York City multifamily investment sales. The team has brokered or placed under contract more than 375 affordable housing buildings totaling 20,000 units and 20 million square feet, closing over $3.65 billion in transaction volume.
Recent deals include the $45-million sale of Hudson View II & III and the $75-million sale of Manhattan Valley Apartments, which comprises 126 Project-Based Section 8 units. The team also arranged the $79.85-million sale of an eight-building, 387-unit Brooklyn portfolio. The company also brokered Tredway’s $88-million acquisition of the 602-unit Ocean Park Apartments in Queens, preserving affordability for 423 units at 60% AMI and 179 units at 80% AMI.
Shkury and Sozio also contribute to industry education and thought leadership, with Sozio serving on the NYSAFAH board. Ariel has been recognized by Real Estate Alert, CoStar, GlobeSt.com, Commercial Property Executive, Connect CRE, Commercial Observer and Crain’s New York, among others.
These are some of the reasons why the Ariel Affordable Housing team was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s AB 100 Dealmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.