Gaia CEO Danny Fishman Grew the Development Firm by Looking Way Ahead
Danny Fishman, CEO and co-founder of GAIA Real Estate, built the firm into a prominent institutional investor managing over 80 properties, 20,000 residential units, and $4 billion in assets under management by acquiring distressed properties at steep discounts during market downturns, including a landmark 2012 partnership with Starwood Capital Group to acquire a 32-property, 9,500-unit Sun Belt multifamily portfolio for roughly $446 million that was later exited in 2022 for more than 15 times the investment. The article details Fishman's strategy of forward-looking deal-making, including his decision to relocate GAIA's headquarters from New York City to Miami in December 2025 and pursue development opportunities in South Florida through partnerships such as the $150 million MILAS fund with Moderno Development Group.
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