Yaakov Frankforter

Yaakov is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the FG. Through years of mentorship by his grandfather, Mr. David Rosenberg, Chairman of The Rosdev Group, Yaakov began to venture into partnerships by investing and developing real estate across North-America. As an active real estate investor, owner, and operator since 2011, Yaakov has been directly involved in acquiring more than 8,000 multifamily units and has invested across the real estate spectrum including residential, office, hospitality, retail, and industrial properties. Yaakov specializes in multifamily investments, where property performance can be enhanced through multiple operational and strategic capital improvements. His investments have shown a strong history of success in improving both the quality of life for the tenants and returns to investors. Yaakov is responsible for the integration of the firm’s assets, regional management, executive team, and relations with institutional partners, lenders and investors. Our constant growth has been fueled by his great ability to negotiate, structure and close even the most complex transactions efficiently.

Eliezer Frankforter

Mr Frankforter brings over three decades of experience in real-estate investment and asset management. Throughout his career, Mr Frankforter built a large real estate portfolio through partnerships consisting of multifamily, hospitality, offices and industrial properties. He has an extensive proven track record of adding value and overseeing development, asset management, and capital market activities. In addition to his activities with The Frankforter Group, Mr. Frankforter is an equity partner in a large portfolio owned and managed by The Rosdev Group, consisting of Commercial real estate and hospitality properties in Canada and the United States.

In his personal life, Mr. Frankforter is committed to community service, volunteering his time and energy to numerous charitable organizations and community associations focused on providing food, shelter, and education for underprivileged families both locally and around the world.

Reuben Abitbol

Reuben Abitbol oversees the legal and regulatory functions and strategies of The Frankforter Group and its underlying subsidiaries. Member of the Quebec bar (2015) and a Certified Public Accountant (NY – 2010), Reuben is uniquely qualified to analyze matters affecting the Group from both a legal and financial standpoint. Prior to joining The Frankforter Group, Reuben spent six years practicing as a tax attorney with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where he primarily advised high-net-worth individuals and family offices on strategic and personalized investment structures. Before attending law school at McGill University (B.C.L./LL.B. 2014), Reuben practiced as a CPA with KPMG’s financial services group in New York City.

Olof Akesson

Olof Akesson is responsible for managing and developing relationships with the firm’s existing and prospective investors and capital partners. Olof has more than 20 years of investment and capital markets experience working in real estate private equity and investment banking. His expertise encompasses fund structuring, capital raising, and investor relations working with institutional and family office investors globally. Prior to Frankforter Group, he led the sales & investor relations team at Civitas Capital, a real estate investment manager and held senior leadership positions at HSBC, J.P. Morgan, and Citigroup across Global Markets and Investment Banking in London, Hong Kong and New York. He also played professional tennis on the ATP World Tour.

Elior Gozlan

As Director of Finance, Elior oversees all accounting functions, financial and investor reporting. Included in the financial reporting, he is responsible for auditing and reconciliations. Elior is also responsible for developing accounting and recording processes and managing customized reporting. Prior to joining Frankforter, Elior gained extensive accounting experience at a Big Four firm. Elior is a CPA.

Stephane Benalal

As Director of Acquisitions, Stephane is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and structuring asset portfolio investments and capital markets. His role is crucial in the investment process; from business plan development, due diligence, all the way through to the execution and disposition of the properties’ full realization of the investment.

Polina Grisha

Polina oversees all property/operational accounting functions, including financial reporting, monthly internal audits, and ensuring all adherence to both internal policies and accounting standards are being met. Maintaining accuracy of the accounting database, evaluating budgets, and providing portfolio management guidance. Polina has more than 10 years of accounting experience, including several at a real estate subsidiary of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Gianluca Barreca

Gianluca is responsible for Asset Management. He is directly involved in the acquisition, disposition, and day to day asset management of over $500M in multifamily assets. He is responsible for financial policies, procedures, controls, and supervision. Oversees the Accounting, and Renovations teams. His responsibilities include the asset management of existing properties and oversight of the property operations, ensuring compliance with various loan requirements, and tracking performance on both a property and portfolio level.

Brian Polley

Mr. Polley joined Frankforter Group in 2019 and is responsible for the financial and operational performance of properties throughout the Southeast United States. As an asset manager, Mr. Polley Maximizes value and returns through the creation and implementation of strategic business plans for each asset, analyzing trends and taking a hands-on leadership and collaboration approach with third party management partners. Mr. Polley additionally takes an on the ground lead in renovation projects, due diligence, and capital improvements.

Benjamin Farkas

Benjamin leads the Investment Management teams. He oversees the business plans execution, including the property management professionals, financials, evaluating budgets, providing portfolio management guidance, and strategic investment growth opportunities. He is responsible for the management of the portfolio and overseeing value-creation projects across the firm’s portfolio.

Mattia Piazzano

As Director of Operations Mattia oversees Frankforter Group’s ancillary services, innovative strategies, recovery services, revenue optimization and corporate management. Mattia leads collaborative efforts in Corporate Services to align the company’s operational vision and plan with execution strategies for growing business efficiencies and profitability.

Meir Hayoun

Meir Hayoun serves as an Investment Analyst. In this role, Meir is responsible for sourcing and executing new acquisition opportunities. He works closely with senior management and equity partners in defining investment strategy, coordinating due diligence, developing business plans, structuring financing, and leading acquisitions through closing.

Leah Frankforter

Leah is responsible for overseeing the operations and daily management of property performance. She’s responsible for the execution of the business plan and keeping up to date with the latest market trends.

Moshe Frankforter

Moshe is responsible for overseeing the operations and daily management of property performance. He’s responsible for the execution of the business plan and keeping up to date with the latest market trends.