Arik Kislin Real Estate developer and entrepreneur New York

Arik Kislin is a self-made real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur. He is currently principal of Linx Industries, a diversified investment company with significant stakes in businesses ranging from aviation to financial services.

From 1992-1998 Arik Kislin was a principal in a New York City real estate firm that developed and managed 3.6 million square feet including the 1.5 million square foot Chelsea Market complex, a project that sparked the conversion of Manhattan's Meatpacking District from a tired industrial enclave into one of the city's most sought-after neighborhoods. Chelsea Market was subsequently sold to Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Mr. Kislin started his career in 1998 by investing in a financial services company which was active in the junk bond market. From humble beginnings the company now manages assets worth over $2 billion.

In 2001 Arik Kislin conjoined with the Achenbaum family as a principle developer of the Gansevoort Hotel, a property greatly in charge for more changes of the Meatpacking District into a large regional fashion, dining and nightlife destination. Arik Kislin also being part of the growing of two upcoming Gansevoort companies, being one in Miami and the other in Manhattan's Park Avenue South neighborhood, being together and searching for growing opportunities to expand both in the U.S. as well as abroad with the great popular Gansevoort brand. Miami and Park Avenue South areas will eventually be hybird hotel-condominium properties.

Arik Kislin entered the general aviation industry in 2004 with an equity investment into a small full service charter management company. This aviation business has developed into a multifaceted firm consisting of a fleet of private jets, full service private aviation maintenance, fueling, and hangar facilities, as well as Fixed Base Operations (FBOs), which are terminals for private aviation clients that are currently being expanded in New York and South Florida.

Arik Kislin is married with two children. He belongs to the New York Friars club, and a baseball player and fan for his entire life. He also enjoys tennis and yachting.

Arik Kislin is a self-made real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur. Arik Kislin is currently principal of Linx industries, a diversified investment company with significant stakes in businesses ranging from aviation to financial services