Real Estate Acquisitions & Development Associate

ABOUT US

Itzhaki Acquisitions is a full-service real estate investment and development firm founded in 2006. We buy, reposition, and develop residential, mixed-use, and development properties, primarily in New York City, with a growing footprint in self-storage and select markets, including Florida. Since inception we have acquired more than $500 million in real estate, and we handle every stage of the investment cycle in-house: sourcing, underwriting, construction, and asset management.

Most of what we have bought was never publicly for sale.

This is a full-time, on-site position in our New York City office. The job of the Acquisitions Associate is to source investments: calling property owners to introduce the firm, generating leads, building relationships, identifying opportunities, and negotiating contracts. The calls are made daily and in volume; nearly every deal in the firm’s history began as one of them. The associate who opens a deal stays with it, through underwriting, contract, and closing, and learns the business from people who have practiced it for a long time.

For someone serious about a career in real estate investment, it is a strong place to start.

• More than $500 million in real estate acquired since 2006, across several asset classes and markets
• Direct access to the firm’s principals and involvement in decisions on live deals
• The full cycle under one roof: sourcing, underwriting, construction, and asset management
• Hands‑on training from a team that has been doing this for a long time
• Room to grow as the firm grows
• A team that values people who execute, and who think creatively when a deal gets complicated

• Call property owners every day to source off‑market opportunities; the phone is the main tool of this job
• Build relationships with owners, brokers, and intermediaries to find deals before they reach themarket
• Manage leads from first call to signed terms and keep the pipeline organized and moving
• Support underwriting with property research, comparable sales, and return modeling
• Review ownership, zoning, and title, and flag assemblage and repositioning angles in target corridors
• Help carry deals through diligence and closing: site visits, follow‑ups, and coordination with attorneys, consultants, and contractors

• Comfortable and confident on the phone with owners and brokers
• Organized, with the discipline to follow up week after week
• Writes and speaks well
• Serious about building a long-term career in real estate investment
• Experience in acquisitions, brokerage, underwriting, or sales helps, but we will train the right person.