The Northwind Group
11–50 employees 15 principals
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About The Northwind Group
The Northwind Group is a real estate operator. The Northwind Group operates in New York City, New York. Its investment focus is on Affordable Housing, Condominiums and Covered Land & Land Banking.
Northwind Group is a real estate private equity firm based in Manhattan, New York. Founded in 2008 by Ran Eliasaf, the firm operates with 18 years of market experience, deploying discretionary, closed-ended, managed funds to execute debt and equity transactions across the real estate sector. The enterprise has completed over $5.6 billion in transactions across residential, commercial, senior-living, and healthcare properties, originating more than $1.1 billion in new loans during 2024 alone. Its investment platform combines opportunistic equity acquisitions with structured debt financing to maximize asset performance. The firm's portfolio features large-scale commercial and healthcare assets, including a 27-story, 963,045-square-foot office tower modernized with $250 million in capital improvements and subsequently sold for $850 million. Additionally, the enterprise owns a Midwest healthcare portfolio comprising 16 Class-A skilled nursing and senior-housing properties totaling 1,786 beds, with a combined valuation exceeding $400 million.
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The Northwind Group's project portfolio
12 projects on file · Multifamily (8), Senior & Assisted Living (1), Office (1), Residential (general) (1)
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Markets and themes
Markets The Northwind Group operates in
Investment themes at The Northwind Group
- Affordable Housing
- Condominiums
- Covered Land & Land Banking
- Hospitality
- Industrial
- Medical Office & Healthcare
- Multifamily - Ground-up
- Multifamily - Value-Add
- Senior Housing
- Urban Office
- Workforce Housing
Capabilities
- Asset Management
- Construction Management
- Economic Development
- Mixed Use
- Public-private partnerships
- Site Development
- Sustainability
- Transit-oriented development
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Frequently asked questions about The Northwind Group
- What does The Northwind Group do?
- Northwind Group is a real estate private equity firm based in Manhattan, New York.
- What markets does The Northwind Group operate in?
- The Northwind Group is active in New York City, New York.
- How many employees does The Northwind Group have?
- The Northwind Group has 11–50 employees.