Management Team

Paul Aschkenasy

Managing Partner – Blank Aschkenasy Properties/Relative Properties 

Mr. Aschkenasy has 28 years of real estate experience.  While at BAP and Relative Properties, he has led the acquisition, development, and management of over 30 projects totaling well over a million SF of commercial space. Prior to joining BAP in 2000, he spent 10 years in the real estate advisory profession, most recently as Senior Director with Cushman & Wakefield in its New York headquarters, where he advised his clients primarily on office transactions. He represented his clients in over 5.0 million square feet of leasing, sales and structured ownership transactions nationwide, totaling over $2.0 billion in aggregate value. Mr. Aschkenasy received a B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin.

Devin Aronstam

Managing Partner – Relative Properties

Mr. Aronstam has 20 years of real estate and capital markets experience. Prior to launching Relative with Mr. Aschkenasy, Devin was the Director of Acquisitions for Vantage Properties and its affiliate, Candlebrook Properties, a New York-based multifamily owner / operator. Upon joining Vantage in 2009, Devin led Vantage’s expansion out of New York and into the Mid-Atlantic region, acquiring over 4,000 apartments, with a total acquisition cost of approximately $430 million.

Prior to joining Vantage, Mr. Aronstam was a Principal at Lubert-Adler Partners, a multi-billion dollar private real estate investment firm, where he focused on new acquisitions and asset management. Devin received a B.A. in History from the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate.

Bernie McCabe

Karen Mapes

Karyn Bennett

Michael Fritz