The Woodlark Companies

Woodlark is a privately owned real estate investment company specializing in the acquisition, financing and ownership of institutional income producing multi-family housing for its own account and on behalf of its investors. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, Woodlark currently owns or controls over 5,000 apartment units, comprising over 14,000 beds in thirteen states at twenty-one different universities.

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History of Woodlark:

Ari Rosenblum founded Woodlark in 2001 to identify attractive Real Estate Investment Opportunities across the United States. The company focused on acquiring multifamily housing located in markets with strong demand drivers with attractive purchase metrics. Through this strategy, Woodlark acquired a portfolio of properties through the direct investment of a high net worth opportunity fund. It was during this early phase of the business that Woodlark refined its investment strategy and began to target off campus student housing in markets with large public universities and found this approach generated attractive yields through value creation upon acquisition and during the holding period.

Over the next few years, Woodlark experienced a considerable growth phase. During this time, Woodlark established a national footprint by acquiring multifamily assets located across the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. As the company grew, it became apparent that in order to create maximum value during the holding period of each investment, the company would have to manage its assets instead of using third parties. This change launched a transition to become a vertically integrated company by hiring the smartest and brightest in their fields.

During the last few years, Woodlark has concentrated on continuing to build on its vertically integrated investment platform. The company has the expertise to manage multifamily housing with a particular and deep understanding of how to maximize the value of student housing. This knowledge base allows Woodlark to generate consistent yields for and report to its more than 300 individual and institutional clients.