ABACUS CAPITAL GROUP - Key Persons
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- Co - Founder
- President
- CEO East Region Read Bio
Ben Friedman is President and co-founder of Abacus Capital Group, LLC, a New York based real estate Investment Management firm focused on multi-family investments across the United States.
Since its formation in 2004, Mr. Friedman has had overall responsibility for company strategy, capital formation and serves as a member of the Investment Committee and Management Committee. Prior to forming Abacus, Mr. Friedman was President of Greystar Real Estate Advisors, LLC ("GREA") where he provided strategic direction and oversight of Greystar's Investment Management operations from 2001-2004.
Prior to joining GREA, Mr. Friedman was a Managing Director and Principal of DRA Advisors, Inc., a New York based pension advisory firm from 1993-2001.
Mr. Friedman earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School and a MBA degree from Columbia Business School with honors.
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- Director Asset Management West Region
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- VP Construction Central Region
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- Director Acquisitions West Region
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- Managing Director East Region
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- Director Construction West Region
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- Project Accountant Central Region
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- Development Manager Central Region
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- Asset Manager West Region
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- Managing Director
- CIO West Region Read Bio
- Member of the Urban Land Institute
Mr. Remillard is a Managing Director at Abacus Capital Group, LLC where he oversees acquisitions and dispositions and is a member of the Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Abacus, Mr. Remillard was involved in over $2 billion of development projects while working for companies such as Fisher Brothers, The Clarett Group and Wood Partners on both the East and West Coast. The majority of Mr. Remillard's development experience entailed large-scale condo and multifamily rental projects in New York and Los Angeles.
Mr. Remillard is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), serving on the Multifamily Platinum Product Council.
Mr. Remillard earned an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Columbia Business School.
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- Asset Manager Central Region
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- Director Acquisitions East Region
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- Asset Manager East Region
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- Senior Vice President
- VP Asset Management East Region Read Bio
Mr. Ellis is a Senior Vice President for Abacus Capital Group, LLC and is responsible for asset management initiatives. Mr. Ellis helped found ACG after serving as the Director of Greystar Manhattan Management and as a Director of Greystar Real Estate Advisors from 2001- 2004.
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- Construction Manager Central Region
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- Director Asset Management Central Region
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- Asset Manager West Region
Mr. Aidekman joined Abacus in 2006 and is responsible for the company's Financial Reporting & Analysis, Investor Relations, and procurement of debt and equity. Mr. Aidekman also takes an active role in the implementation of company policies and procedures particularly through the use of new technology. Additionally, Mr. Aidekman serves as Abacus's Chief Compliance Officer.
Mr. Aidekman joined Abacus from Prime Realty Services, an owner/manager of multifamily apartments in New York City. While at Prime, Mr. Aidekman served as the Director of Accounting for a portfolio of 1,500 apartments and its vertically-integrated subsidiary companies. Mr. Aidekman was successful in directing the implementation of a new property management/accounting system and significantly streamlined the company's accounting and reporting processes through a creatively designed Open Database structure.
Mr. Aidekman earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from NYU's Stern School of Business.
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- Managing Director
- Managing Director Central Region Read Bio
Mr. Sarno is a Managing Director for Abacus Capital Group, LLC, and is responsible for operations and asset management in the Central US based in the company's Denver, CO office. Mr. Sarno also oversees Abacus's ground-up development vertical including sourcing, design, construction oversight and lease-up initiatives.
Mr. Sarno joined Abacus in 2008 from Toll Brothers City Living, a luxury urban condominium developer operating in the Tri-State region. While at Toll Brothers, Mr. Sarno served as Project Manager where he managed various mixed-use conversion and new-development projects. Prior to Toll Brothers, Mr. Sarno was a Project Manager for ValCon Construction Advisors where he performed Owner's Representative and Lender's Representative functions on a multitude of new construction projects ranging from Condominium, to Office, to Multi-family. Mr. Sarno also performed acquisition due-diligence functions for clients including physical property inspections, budgeting and forecasting for properties nationwide.
Mr. Sarno earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and a Master of Science Degree in Real Estate from New York University.
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- Director Acquisitions Central Region
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- Development Analyst Central Region