Arik Kislin Real Estate Investor, developer and entrepreneur New York
Friday, November 14th, 2008Arik Kislin Real Estate Investor, developer and entrepreneur New York
The principal of Linx Industries is Arik Kislin, a self-made real estate investor, developer and entrepreneur. Linx Industries is a diversified investment company with large holdings in many types of businesses, including aviation, financial services and others.
In the 1990’s Arik Kislin was involved in the development and management of much New York City real estate, including the 1.5 million square foot Chelsea Market complex. This project alone has turned the Manhattan Meatpacking District into one of the city’s most desirable addresses. The Chelsea Market complex was later sold to Angelo, Gordon & Co.
Mr. Kislin invested in a financial services firm in 1998, during a distressed debt market. Today, the company manages assets in portfolios in excess of $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.
In 2004 Arik Kislin stepped into the general aviation industry which with an equity investment turned into a small complete service charter management company. Developing into a multi-task aviation firm, having a fleet of private jets as well as full service of private aviation maintenance, fueling and hangar institutions also having Fixed Base Operations (FBOs), these are areas that have private aviation customers which are spreading out from New York down to South Florida.
Arik Kislin is a member of the New York Friars Club and a lifelong baseball player and fan. His other hobbies include tennis and yachting. Arik Kislin is married with two children.
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

