Arel Capital

A real estate investment firm focusing on value-add and opportunistic investments in the United States.

Established in 2013, Arel Capital specializes in mid-sized multifamily rental properties, targeting assets valued between $20 million and $150 million in top U.S. metropolitan areas. The firm aims to achieve annualized net investment returns of 12% to 20% through value-add programs, leveraging over 70 years of combined experience in real estate, asset-based lending, and debt and equity capital markets.

Arel Capital's investment strategy emphasizes institutional-quality due diligence and processes, partnering with local property managers and brokers to identify opportunities before they reach the market. The firm maintains a strong positive reputation in its respective cities, incentivizing brokers to present transactions based on certainty of execution. Arel Capital's principals co-invest in each transaction, aligning their interests with those of their investors.

Arel Capital's first transaction was the purchase of a 70-townhouse complex in Houston for $8.8 million in March 2013. Since then, the firm has closed approximately 60 transactions, representing about $2.0 billion worth of real estate in 11 cities, including New York, Houston, Denver, Austin, Charlotte, Charleston, Nashville, Tampa, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Bozeman. The firm has realized more than 20 transactions since its inception and has attracted over 150 limited partners from the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors. The firm currently employs 10 full-time staff and is headquartered in New York City.