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2025 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100 from Connect CRE
Investors/Owners of the Year
- Bob Faith, Greystar
- Brian Dinerstein, Dinerstein Companies
- Carlos Vaz, CONTI Capital
- Charles Barrus, Wood Partners
- Daniel Drimmer, Starlight Investments
- Daryl Carter, Avanath Capital Management
- David Schwartz, Waterton
- David Walentas and Jed Walentas, Two Trees Management
- Gregory Mutz, AMLI Residential
- H. Eric Bolton Jr., MAA Communities
- Ian Mattingly, LUMA Residential
- Jeffrey Goldberger, Atlas Capital Group
- John Griggs, Presidium
- Jonathan F. P. Rose, Jonathan Rose Companies LLC
- Jordan E. Slone, Harbor Group International
- Joseph Lubeck, American Landmark
- Lili F. Dunn, Bell Partners
- Matt Konrad, Aimco
- Mitchell Morgan, Morgan Properties
- R. Ramin Kamfar, Bluerock
- Robert E. Hart, TruAmerica Multifamily
- Scott Lawlor, Waypoint Residential
- Steven DeFrancis, Cortland
- Thomas Jahncke, Passco Companies
- W. Dean Weidner, Weidner Apartment Homes
- Matthew A. Sharp, Hamilton Point Investments
Daniel Drimmer, Starlight Investments
Daniel Drimmer is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Investments, a Canadian real estate asset manager with over 375 employees and $30 billion in assets under management. The company’s portfolio holds over 70,000 multifamily units and 7 million square feet of commercial property space.
Drimmer is also the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of True North Commercial REIT; a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 2) Core Plus Fund; a trustee and Chief Executive Officer of Starlight U.S. Residential Fund; Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Western Canada Multi-Family (No. 2) Fund and a trustee and Chairman of the Board of Northview Residential REIT.
A third-generation real estate investor, Drimmer has led over $50 billion in real estate transactions and nine IPOs. Since Starlight’s inception, he has sourced, acquired and financed more than 130,000 apartment units.
Drimmer received a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, an MBA, and a master’s degree in Contemporary European Policy Making from European University in Geneva, Switzerland.
These are some of the reasons why Daniel Drimmer was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s first annual AB 100 Owner/Investor of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.