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Family offices are not built for quarters. They are built for generations.

That distinction shapes everything; how risk is understood, how capital is deployed, and, perhaps most importantly, how patience is exercised. The objective is not to outperform in a moment, but to preserve and compound capital in a way that endures.

Over time, this mindset tends to return to certain asset classes. Real estate has consistently been one of them, not because it is perfect, but because it has proven to be resilient.

CGI+ Real Estate Strategies, the multifamily investment firm founded by Gidi Cohen, has sold a fully entitled Los Angeles development site to JPI for $40 million.

Owner of Premium Extended-Stay Properties Wants to Help Locals Stay in the City. “Amidst limited housing options and inflated lease costs in LA, fully furnished, extended-stay properties are a crucial, interim living solution for those displaced by the recent fires.”— Gidi Cohen, CGI+ Real Estate Investments

LA Owner of Premium Extended-Stay Properties Wants to Help Locals Stay in the City Los Angeles, CA — In the first hours and days of the Los Angeles fires, many Angelenos who evacuated or fled homes immediately sought family, friends and SoCal’s hotels for safe refuge;...

Gidi Cohen's CGI+ is a name to watch on the LA scene It’s no secret that Israelis have had a significant hand in the shape-shifting that characterizes the streetscape of Los Angeles. The lineup ranges from huge names such as CIM Group to visionaries like Beny Alagem,...

CGI+, the investment and development firm founded by Gidi Cohen, has filed updated plans for a major apartment complex in central Hollywood. The project would be located at 1830 North Cahuenga Boulevard, at the corner of Cahuenga and Franklin Avenue, a prime Hollywood location a few blocks north of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The last year has not been easy for the head of a commercial real estate company. Inflation and the Fed’s response, as well as trends that emerged from the pandemic, have clearly had an impact on the industry across all of the sectors. Besides the effect of, say, ongoing remote work on the beleaguered office asset class or the slowing pace of rent increases in multifamily, these executives have also had to navigate an increasingly difficult capital markets environment. I have some bad news for this group: the near-term future doesn’t look any easier. Enter our selection of Best Bosses this year. This year’s picks were made at least in part based on their resiliency and ability to position their companies for future growth, whenever that might occur. We are confident these strengths will see them through what could be choppy waters ahead.

It’s a unique new year. Turning the calendar often brings optimism and excitement about big goals and new potential achievements. Some years, however, especially in our industry of commercial real estate, cyclical routines of market highs and lows might overshadow the...