Steve Kessner is a self-made entrepreneur who came from humble beginnings in the Bronx, NY. Steve bought his first building in 1980 in the East Village and never looked back. He has since bought over 100 buildings over the span of his career. Steve’s impeccable market timing is renowned in the industry as a result of the sale of his 48-building portfolio for $225 million in March, 2007 at the peak of that market cycle. In 2011, Steve partnered with his son Michael and together they founded K5 Equities. They have since acquired properties valued at nearly $400 million combined. Steve is also the founder and chairman of Steve’s Camp at Horizon Farms: A not-for-profit summer camp in the Catskills that provides a life-changing camp experience to inner city teens free of charge.

Steve graduated from Dartmouth College, class of 1973, with a BS in Economics.