LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP

Aaron Papowitz

Founder & Managing Principal

Aaron is the Founder and currently serves as the Managing Principal for The SilverBrick Group, LLC. He has over 20 years of experience in market research, deal sourcing, financial modeling, property management, and capital events. He has built a national network of brokers, lenders, owners and property managers which facilitates property acquisitions. His ability to identify a value-add opportunity and execute the business plan is critical to the success of SilverBrick. His experience and depth of knowledge in the value-add mixed-use space has enabled him to improve the NOI and DSCR of every asset he has managed. He has been an equity partner for over 10 years, and a consultant for over 20 years, in the leading multi-family owner/operator REM Direct.

Thomas Santucci

Controller

Tom is a seasoned financial services and accounting specialist with over 14 years experience in the administration of client funds, operations, and tax preparation. His meticulous analysis of client accounts has helped earn an impeccable reputation within the industry. Thomas graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Economics from Saint Peter’s University.

Thomas Greco

Director of Construction

Tom is a seasoned construction professional with over 34 years of experience in estimating and project management for all facets of commercial and residential construction. His in depth knowledge of costing structure and scheduling greatly enhances the capabilities of SilverBrick. Tom has been a critical leader on high profile projects totaling over $1.5B such as Grey Lock Place, Greenwich Oaks, USAir Terminal at LaGuardia Airport, 1325 Ave of the Americas, Shore Haven Apartments, Ralph Lauren Headquarters, USTA Transportation Building, Warner Brothers Headquarters, and A&E Network Headquarters. Mr. Greco holds a B.S from St John’s University.

Nicole Rivera

Senior Portfolio Manager

Nicole directly manages our NJ Portfolio and oversees our North East and Maryland properties. Additionally, she has developed and implemented innovative workflows for reporting and tracking portfolio performance. Her main focus is to analyze and identify areas for improvement and efficiency with in the day to day on-site operations. Nicole has worked her way up from an “Activity Coordinator” to assisting in the management of large-scale luxury properties spanning from CT to MD. She has over 15 years of experience with over 9 years in value-add, multi-family rentals in a variety of markets. Nicole holds a NY Real Estate License is a NY Public Notary and a member of iREM. 

Tori Nastasio

Tori is responsible for employee relations including staffing, maintaining employee records, processing payroll, and enforcing/updating policies and procedures. With 6 years of experience and a background in law and architecture, Tori specializes in Human Resources and dedicates herself to to establishing strong employee relations and improving employee productivity. She graduated with honors from Manhattanville College in 2016 earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and marketing.

Gary Himes

Director of Capital Markets

Gary brings 30 years and more than $1.4 Billion of commercial real estate, merger and acquisition, capital structure advisory and lending transactional experience to Silverbrick's acquisition and asset management groups. Mr. Himes’ experience includes workforce housing, hotel and industrial asset direct investing, asset management and investment sales advisory for private companies he helped form and through his work at Marcus & Millichap, Resort Equities, Naya Ventures, Capitalsource, Colman, Furlong & Co., Prudential Securities and the REO Group at Glendale Federal Savings. Mr. Himes has an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA, an Advanced Certificate in Real Estate and Hotel Investment from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and he received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Colorado. Gary is a licensed real estate broker and holds active Series 63 and 79 FINRA securities licenses.

Joshua A. Vasallo

Regional Director of Facilities

Joshua has specialized in property management beginning in 2005, with hospitality and operations. Gradually, Joshua expanded his expertise throughout the Pioneer Valley, encompassing the daily operations of Fortune 500 hospitality groups and other premiere properties cumulating two million square feet of commercial real estate. Joshua has a uniquely thorough understanding of building facilities and an empowering management rapport. Saving countless dollars, Joshua has shown a passion for eliminating wasteful spending, particularly via energy savings and incentives. Joshua’s portfolio also includes over 20 years of experience in project management in multimillion-dollar renovations and facility updates. He resides in Suffield, CT with his wife, Ashley and their three young children.

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