Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Sotoloff was a Principal at Tribeca Associates, an institutionally capitalized owner, operator and developer in New York City.  Mr. Sotoloff oversaw the acquisition, financing and development of large-scale office, lodging, for-sale residential and mixed-use assets and portfolios.

Prior to that, Mr. Sotoloff oversaw US financing, non-performing loan acquisition and global currency and interest rate risk management strategies for the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, a series of global opportunity funds.  In addition, Mr. Sotoloff was involved with the management of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Special Situations Fund investment program.  Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Sotoloff was with Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Funds, a global real estate opportunity fund sponsor.

Mr. Sotoloff has been involved in analyzing and structuring acquisitions and financing for numerous real estate investments across all property types and geographies.

Mr. Sotoloff graduated with highest honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Finance with concentrations in Finance, Real Estate Finance and Management, and completed the International Business Strategies Program at the London School of Economics.  Mr. Sotoloff is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the Urban Land Institute, the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association and the International Council of Shopping Centers.