Apex Building Group
American real estate developer
Apex Building Group, Inc. is a general contractor and real estate development company that was founded in Harlem (Manhattan) and is now based in Yonkers, New York, focusing on affordable housing and mixed-use properties in New York and the tri-state region. Apex Building Group, Inc. is a certified minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) that is led by Robert Horsford and Lee Brathwaite.
The firm was founded in 1997 by Horsford. It has added or preserved more than 4,700 units of affordable housing in New York and the tri-state region. A typical project includes residences that are affordable to lower income individuals and families, and some include housing designated for formerly homeless individuals.
History
In the 1920s, Victor Horsford, grandfather of Robert Horsford, started a real estate business called Victor Horsford Realty in Harlem. Victor owned several multifamily rentals which formed the start of the family's real estate and affordable housing work in the City of New York. Apex Building Group was incorporated in 1997 by his grandson, Robert Horsford.
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