A Proven Track Record of Success

Robust Corporate Team with Extensive and Diverse Experience

Elliot Schwab

President

Mr. Schwab is a principal of Apex and oversees all matters at the company. He is responsible for leading Apex’s investments across acquisitions, debt placement, dispositions, and developments. Prior to joining Apex, Mr. Schwab was Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Annaly Capital (NYSE:NLY), a diversified capital manager with over $100 billion in assets, where he handled legal matters relating to transactions and asset management for the firm’s commercial real estate portfolio and the creation and growth of credit facilities for its direct lending platform. He previously worked in the real estate group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP on a broad range of corporate and commercial real estate transactions for Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, and other private equity clients.

Mr. Schwab received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was a Dean's Scholar Prize recipient, an Editor of the Harvard Business Law Review, and a class speaker at commencement exercises. He has served as a foreign law clerk on Israel’s Supreme Court and has composed songs for dozens of popular Jewish music artists. Mr. Schwab is currently Class Agent of the Harvard Law School Alumni Association and has previously served as Alumni Chairman of Yeshiva Darchei Torah.

Yechiel Lehrfield

Chief Financial Officer

Yechiel serves in an oversight and managerial capacity for Apex's asset management and accounting teams. Prior to joining Apex, Yechiel served as Director of Accounting at Arch Companies, where he managed all aspects of the company’s accounting, and as a Financial Controller at Lantree Developments and Northwind Group, where he was responsible for accounting and financial reporting in connection with a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions.

Arnold Kimmel

SVP, Acquisitions

Mr. Kimmel is responsible for sourcing opportunistic portfolio acquisitions at Apex. Most recently, Arnie served as CEO for Pipeline Health in their Chicago area market. Prior to that he was Senior VP for Corporate Services for Franciscan Health and was the CEO of their Illinois hospitals in south suburban Chicago. In his career, Mr. Kimmel has held CEO and COO positions in community, religious sponsored, for-profit and university teaching hospitals and has generated substantial improvement in each.  

For the last 15 years, his focus has been on strategic and operational turnarounds. He has consulted on bankruptcy workouts and has also headed the corporate Supply Chain Initiative for Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit system in the country. Mr. Kimmel has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington University, St. Louis and a master’s in Hospital Administration from The University of Michigan.

Ruben Godinez

VP, Legal

Ruben Godinez assists with all legal matters at Apex. Prior to joining Apex, Mr. Godinez was an Associate in Ropes & Gray LLP’s real estate and private capital transactions groups, where he represented private equity clients, investors, and other financial institutions in a wide variety of M&A transactions and real estate matters. Mr. Godinez received a dual degree in Political Science and Psychology from Duke University. He obtained his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served as a member of the Latinx American Law Student Association and the Environmental Law Society.

Daniel Schwartzman

Senior Associate

Mr. Schwartzman is a key component of both the asset management and acquisitions team at Apex. As an experienced healthcare underwriter, Daniel provides valuable insight into both prospective deals and assets under management within the portfolio. Prior to joining Apex, Daniel worked at the Israel Discount Bank of New York as an underwriter in its Healthcare Group. During Daniel’s tenure, the group managed a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities with a book value of more than $600MM. Daniel graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Ben Tordjman

Strategic Acquisitions

Mr. Tordjman is responsible for origination, diligence and structuring of strategically placed assets throughout North America. During his tenure as an operation executive at Penn South Capital, a New York based private equity firm, Mr. Tordjman strategically acquired and repositioned multifamily and mixed-use assets throughout Manhattan. Following that venture, Mr. Tordjman oversaw a financial services firm that secured over $26MM in funding for growing and established businesses. His knowledge and experience within various industries creates rare opportunities for capitalizing on symbiotic relationships and opportunistic joint ventures.

Tyler Street

VP, Asset Management

With many years of experience in acquisition and development, Mr. Street is an integral part of Apex's asset management team. Tyler has worked in real estate development since 2008, managing and acquiring high net worth assets in Hawaii and Manhattan. Prior to joining the Apex team, Mr. Street worked at Alexander & Baldwin, where he managed over 1,000,000 square feet of commercial, residential, and industrial properties. At Savio Associate, a real estate brokerage based in Honolulu, Mr. Street served as Asset Manager where he oversaw a mixed portfolio of properties. Mr. Street attended the University of Colorado, where he studied business administration.

Trevor Baldwin

Associate

Trevor assists with the underwriting and analyses of potential acquisitions.  Prior to joining Apex, Trevor was a real estate investment banking associate at MUFG Bank, Ltd. and an analyst at Barclays Bank PLC’s wholesale lending group.  Mr. Baldwin graduated from The College of New Jersey with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Lilibeth Bermudez

Office Manager

Lili skillfully manages the administrative duties and office operations across Apex. She has more than 5 years of experience as an executive assistant and office manager and was most recently a paralegal at the Richard Roth law firm. Lili earned her Bachelor’s degree from New York University.

Jackson Cole

Associate General Counsel

Mr. Cole assists with all legal matters at Apex. Prior to joining Apex, Jackson was an Associate in Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP’s real estate group, where he represented clients in connection with the acquisition, disposition and financing of multifamily properties, office buildings and industrial assets.  Mr. Cole graduated from Tulane University with a B.A. in History and obtained his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Urban Law Journal and served as a board member of the Fordham Sports Law Society.

Tyler Parcells

Analyst

Tyler Parcells is responsible for the analysis of currently managed assets and the diligence of potential transactions. Serving previously as Director of Finance and Operations and Information Security Coordinator at Goldstein Capital Corp, where he tracked returns for over 30 managed accounts, Mr. Parcells brings experience in the preparation of financial statements and management of portfolios during highly volatile markets. Mr. Parcells earned his Bachelor’s of Engineering in Engineering Management at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Bianca Esposito

Asset Management Analyst

Bianca Esposito brings extensive analytical experience to the Apex team as an Asset Management Analyst. Prior to Apex, Ms. Esposito served as a Research Associate at the Carl Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In this role, Bianca conducted computational neuroscience research focused on the underlying mechanisms of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease. Ms. Esposito graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Economics.

Mayer Weiss

Accountant

Mr. Weiss, an accountant, is a member of Apex asset management group. Mayer previously gained tax and accounting experience at PwC and Roth & Co.

Kajal Kohli

Staff Accountant

Ms. Kohli assists with all accounting matters at Apex and is a member of the asset management group.  Prior to joining Apex, Kajal was an accountant with Reliant Fund Services in New York.  Ms. Kohli graduated from Baruch College with a Bachelor’s degree in General Finance.

Emmanualla Durandisse

Bookkeeper

Emmanuella is a skilled bookkeeper with extensive accounting experience in various industries, particularly within finance and real estate. She is dedicated to supporting internal operations by helping to maintain the accuracy of financial records to provide reliable data to colleagues, investors, creditors, and regulators. Emmanuella earned her undergraduate degree from New York University in 2011.

Nick Miranda

Asset Management Analyst

Mr. Miranda assists with asset management matters at Apex. Prior to joining Apex, Nick was a secondary market analyst at the United Nations Federal Credit Union, where he managed a portfolio of loans and assisted with pricing models and risk management recommendations. He has also worked in underwriting and analyst capacities at a major mortgage lender and a public technology company. Mr. Miranda graduated from George Mason University with a B.S. in Economics and Finance.

David Snyder

Tax Counsel

Mr. Snyder handles all legal tax matters at Apex.  Prior to joining Apex, David was Of Counsel at Honigman LLP, where he represented clients in connection with a wide variety of real estate joint ventures and general real estate tax matters.  Mr. Snyder graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in economics and obtained his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a member of the Columbia Journal of Tax Law.

Bridget Wood

Senior Paralegal

Ms. Wood joined the Apex legal team in 2022 as a paralegal. Prior to Apex, Bridget served as a Legal Assistant at Disability Rights New Jersey, where she supported a team of attorneys representing patients in nursing homes and medical facilities in the Tristate and Mid-Atlantic regions. Ms. Wood earned a dual bachelor’s degree in Law and Environmental Studies from Lafayette College.

Aaron Mandel

Analyst

Mr. Mandel assists Apex's acquisitions, asset management, and legal teams as an analyst and paralegal. Aaron previously worked at Cantor Fitzgerald and Harborview Capital Partners. He earned a BBA in Corporate Finance and Economics from Macaulay Honors College, where he was a Macaulay Scholar.

Bridget Wood

Senior Paralegal