One of his favorite established REITs is Essex Property Trust, which owns and operates apartment houses on the West Coast.
Mr. Wilf, 38, is founder and president of Skyline Developers, a division of Garden Homes Development of Short Hills, N.J., which owns and operates apartment units, retail centers, office buildings and hotels nationwide.
Mr. Singer, who operates 2,500 apartments in moderate-rent locations, says he has bought 20 buildings in the last three years.
The company, which has businesses ranging from soft drinks to shopping malls, said it had rejected the bid for the unit, which operates serviced apartments in more than 20 Asian and European cities under the names Fraser Suites, Fraser Place and Fraser Residence.
Archstone, which is based in Englewood, Colo., owns and operates suburban apartment communities.
Isaacs has of late been working as building manager for a company that operates 30 apartment buildings a job that taught him exactly what type of building can be expected to yield profitable hauls of salvage and just where to look for it.
For graduate students, the university owns and operates 28 apartment buildings near campus.
Italy Street prostitution and single sex workers operating from apartments are legal, but brothels and pimping are banned.
Hanlun Habitats is a family business that operates 216 serviced apartments around the city.
She is Blanche Mahaney, an assistant manager for Grand Vista Inc., which operates senior living apartments in Arizona.
