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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
Scott Rechler Expands RXR’s Residential Investment Playbook
Scott Rechler has spent decades building real estate investment platforms, first at Reckson Associates Realty Corp. and, since 2007, at RXR. Today, Rechler’s focus is to grow RXR’s residential strategy.
While at Reckson, Rechler took the company public in 1995 and served as chairman and CEO until the company was sold for more than $6 billion in 2006. He founded RXR, which has since raised more than $10 billion in private equity.
In January 2026, RXR acquired a 45% stake in a $435-million Upper East Side luxury residential portfolio that includes a 295-unit rental tower and 20 townhouses. In Brooklyn, RXR committed $185 million in equity to a $785-million capitalization for a 27-story mixed-use development at 175 Third St., which is planned to include approximately 1,100 residential units.
RXR also established a $500-million separate account with the North Carolina Investment Authority to pursue more than $2 billion in residential projects nationally. The partnership’s first investment was a $64.25-million structured-equity commitment to a 327-unit multifamily development at the former Paradise Valley Mall site in Phoenix.
Another component of RXR’s residential strategy is converting underutilized office properties into housing. Through its capital solutions platform, the company has pursued office-to-residential projects representing more than 4,000 planned units.
These are some of the reasons why Scott Rechler 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.