Link Real Estate

What Link Real Estate does

Link Real Estate Inc. is a privately held, vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and development firm headquartered at 2312 N Miami Avenue, Miami, FL, founded in 2013. The firm acquires undervalued commercial real estate — primarily in buzzy urban submarkets of top-30 US MSAs — and unlocks value through repositioning, adaptive reuse, and ground-up development across office, retail, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use asset classes. Portfolio evidence spans 15+ markets including Miami (Wynwood, South Beach, Las Olas), New York (SoHo, Williamsburg), Los Angeles (Downtown LA, Arts District), Chicago (Fulton Market), Nashville, Austin, Denver, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., with over 1 million square feet owned or developed.

The underlying 'product' is not a technology platform but a curated pipeline of off-market and quietly marketed deals sourced through JV-based programmatic activations and direct institutional outreach. Representative assets include Wynwood Arcade (an AIA Award of Excellence adaptive-reuse repositioning anchored by The Salty Donut, Norman Van Aken, Osme Perfumery, and PDT), The Print House (2509 N Miami Avenue), 105 North Federal (a 36,200 SF mixed-use new construction in Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas district), 158 Lafayette Street (a five-floor creative office/coworking building in SoHo), 612 South Broadway (the historic Desmond Building in Downtown LA), 901 Meridian Avenue (a former East Nashville church being repositioned into boutique F&B/hotel), and 1101 West Lake (Fulton Market coworking). The firm additionally operates a Florida-focused multi-family acquisitions platform targeting Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Fort Myers, Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Pricing and deal terms are not publicly disclosed; transactions are individually negotiated, with stated deal-size range of $5MM to $100MM and preferred stabilized cap rates of 6%+.

The firm monetizes through a combination of recurring rental income on repositioned and stabilized assets, equity gains from long-term holds and exits, and asset-management economics across its JV portfolios. Distribution is direct: institutional capital partners, JV co-developers, and corporate/retail/F&B tenants are engaged through the firm's website, direct outreach, and curated industry relationships — with no third-party channel, reseller, or marketplace. The leadership team of eight, led by Principal & CEO Dan Arev, covers acquisitions, development, legal, finance, construction management, and business development in-house, with no outside institutional backing or parent company disclosed. Geographic restrictions in the acquisition criteria explicitly exclude suburban locations.

Name

Link Real Estate

Legal name

Link Real Estate Inc.

Website

https://linkrenyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Link Real Estate is a private Miami-based commercial real estate investment and development firm that acquires, repositions, and develops office, retail, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use assets in 15+ top US MSAs, serving institutional capital partners and urban tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Investment & Development

NAICS

Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate / PropTech Growth Equity (FSANACAH)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate investment
• Property development
• Adaptive reuse
• Value-add repositioning
• Real estate acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Development & Investment Returns: Link Real Estate generates revenue through acquiring undervalued commercial real estate assets, developing or repositioning them, and realizing gains through leasing and asset appreciation. They invest in office, retail, hospitality, and residential across multiple US markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Link Real Estate is a real estate investment and development firm that acquires undervalued commercial properties in emerging urban submarkets, then repositions, develops, or adaptively reuses them into office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use assets. It invests directly and through JV-based programmatic partnerships across 15+ US markets.

Product overview

Link Real Estate is an investment and development firm that specializes in discovering undervalued properties and unlocking their fullest potential. The company's portfolio consists of individual commercial real estate properties across multiple US markets, including office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use assets. Properties span 15+ markets including Miami (Wynwood, South Beach, Fort Lauderdale), New York (SOHO, Williamsburg), Los Angeles (Downtown LA, Arts District), Chicago (Fulton Market), and other major metros. The portfolio includes adaptive reuse projects (Wynwood Arcade, The Print House), new constructions (105 North Federal), and value-add repositionings across various asset classes. The company operates through JV-based programmatic activations and focuses on emerging, buzzy, and in-demand locales with urban submarket focus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 105 North Federal A three-story, 36,200 SF mixed-use office/retail new construction development in Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas district, featuring modernist stylings and sweeping views in a prime downtown location, targeting businesses seeking a foothold in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
• 158 Lafayette Street A five-floor coworking and creative office property in New York City's SOHO neighborhood, featuring ground floor retail and a popular F&B concept below ground.
• 901 Meridian Avenue A historic former church (Ray of Hope) in East Nashville's Roxy Arts District being adaptively repurposed into a multi-faceted F&B and creative office property with a boutique lifestyle hotel and food & beverage outlets.
• 2900 NW 1st Avenue A two-story loft building in Wynwood with large open floor plans, 14-16 ft ceiling height, freight elevator, fire sprinklers, and covered loading area. Mixed-use commercial/hospitality property.
• 612 South Broadway The historic Desmond Building in downtown Los Angeles being repositioned into mixed-use office and ground floor retail with a rooftop F&B feature.
• 1101 West Lake An industrial brick building in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood, serving as the first Chicago location for an established coworking group.
• 151 NW 24th Street A custom conversion of a retired warehouse into high-end, creative urban retail space in Wynwood, Miami.
• Wynwood Arcade A multi-million dollar, award-winning through-block retail complex featuring three interwoven corridors of stores, restaurants, galleries, an open-air central atrium with cascading staircase, and rooftop bar/event space. Winner of AIA Award of Excellence for Adaptive Re-Use and AIA Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture.
• 2500 N Miami Avenue Urban retail and land property with up to twelve stories and approximately 125,000 SF of development potential under the Wynwood NRD. Fully leased to a high-design Parisian furniture showroom.
• 2312 N Miami Avenue Multi-tenant office building featuring the recognizable 'WYNWOOD' sign created by artist duo 2Alas. Located steps from Wynwood Arcade with up to 65,000 SF development potential.
• 2214 N Miami Avenue A 22,000 SF building at a highly visible corner in the Wynwood Arts District, fully leased to retail and creative tenants with approximately 125,000 SF development potential.
• 2400 N Miami Avenue A 51,000 SF full-block site with public parking, restaurant, and mobile advertising company tenants. Fully remediated for re-development with up to 325,000 SF development potential.
• 2509 N Miami Avenue (The Print House) Wynwood's adaptive reuse project featuring a culture, creativity, and lifestyle space designed to inspire. Delivered Q4 2018.
• 2511-2531 NW 2nd Avenue Property across from Wynwood Walls, acquired and repositioned in August 2015, a long-term hold investment leased to prominent F&B operators including Wood Tavern Bar.
• 2701 NW 2nd Ave An 8,200 SF retail space undergoing complete renovation with over 200 feet of frontage along NW 2nd Avenue and NW 27th Street, one of Wynwood's primary retail corridors.
• 2435-2445 N Miami Avenue Multi-parcel warehouse property with 8,300 SF interior area and nearly 5,000 SF outdoor usable space on Wynwood's highest-trafficked corridor.
• Multi-family Acquisitions Platform Targeted multi-family acquisitions platform focusing on Florida markets including Orlando, Tampa, St Pete, Fort Myers, Palm Beach, Broward & Dade Counties, utilizing value-add execution and capital preservation strategy.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lendlease: Global real estate investment and development firm with urban mixed-use projects in major US markets, broadly comparable to Link's urban development focus but with substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Vornado Realty Trust: Publicly-traded REIT focused on office and retail in NYC and other major US markets, comparable to Link's urban concentration but as a much larger incumbent with a different capital structure.
• Tishman Speyer: Global real estate owner, developer, and operator of office, residential, and mixed-use properties in major urban centers, broadly comparable to Link's urban mixed-use focus but operating at significantly larger scale.
• CIM Group: LA-based real estate and infrastructure investment firm with a national urban focus on repositioning and developing mixed-use and office properties, comparable to Link's urban repositioning strategy but at significantly greater scale and AUM.

Direct peers

• Two Trees Management: Brooklyn-based real estate developer focused on adaptive reuse and mixed-use projects in urban neighborhoods like DUMBO and Williamsburg, with a similar philosophy of repositioning undervalued assets in trendy submarkets.
• Naftali Group: NYC-based real estate development firm focused on luxury residential and mixed-use projects in urban locations, comparable to Link's mixed-use and residential investments in top US markets.
• The Brodsky Organization: Privately-held NYC real estate firm developing, owning, and managing residential, office, and mixed-use properties, comparable to Link's multi-asset-class urban investment approach.
• JEMB Realty: NYC-based commercial real estate firm specializing in development, ownership, and management of mixed-use and office properties in urban submarkets, with a comparable focus on creative repositioning.
• Thor Equities: NYC-based real estate investment and development firm operating across multiple US markets in office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use, with comparable opportunistic and value-add strategies in urban locations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/linkrenyc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/link-real-estate-nyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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