Ari Rastegar is an American real estate investor and CEO of Rastegar Property Company in Austin, Texas.
Ari Rastegar | |
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| Born | Ariah-Hossein Rastegar April 6, 1982 |
| Occupation | CEO of Rastegar Property Company |
Early life and education
editRastegar was born in Austin[1] in 1982 to an Iranian father and German mother.[2] He grew up in Dallas, Texas.[1] He received an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University[3] and then attended law school at St. Mary’s University.[4]
Career
editIn 2006, while attending law school, Rastegar began investing in real estate.[4] After graduation, he began working for John Read, an attorney in Dallas.[3] In 2010 he met New York investor Anthony Orso, who moved Rastegar to New York and funded his event hosting venture, Capital A Entertainment.[3] He began investing in properties in the Austin area in 2012.[2]
Rastegar returned to Texas in 2015 and founded Rastegar Capital,[3] a private real estate investment firm headquartered in Austin. He is also the company's CEO.[4] (Rastegar Capital rebranded as Rastegar Equity Partners in 2018,[3] and later as Rastegar Property Company.[4]) By January 2017, Rastegar's firm had $500 million in assets under management.[3] As part of his work with the company, Rastegar led planning to construct the world's tallest living wall, announced in April 2020 as part of a development at 1899 McKinney in Dallas.[5][1] He invests across commercial real estate product types.[3]
Rastegar authored the book The Gift of Failure, published in July 2022.[2]
Personal life
editRastegar is married to Kellie Rastegar. He has three children.[2] He identifies as a biohacker.[6] He takes roughly 150 vitamins and supplements each day,[2] sleeps on a temperature-regulated bed,[7] and routinely uses hyperbaric chambers and infrared light beds with the goal of maximizing his productivity.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Vanderschoot, Kelsey (15 April 2020). "Dallas Will Soon Become Home to North America's Largest Living Wall". D Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Gallaga, Omar (30 June 2022). "Developer Ari Rastegar is Now the King of Austin Real Estate". Austin Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Perez, Christine (11 January 2017). "Why Ari Rastegar Thinks an Economic Downturn Is Looming". D Magazine. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d Coen, Andrew (15 February 2021). "Ari Rastegar Talks Sun Belt Growth and Vintage Multifamily Potential". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Weekes, Sue (15 April 2020). "Plans for North America's tallest living wall aim to improve local air quality in Dallas". Smart Cities World. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Shultz, Alex (27 August 2019). "The Biohacker Who Takes 150 Pills a Day". GQ. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Miles, J.D. (11 November 2019). "Texan Spending Fortune, Hours A Day Trying To Live To At Least 120 Years Old: 'I Am My Asset'". CBS 11. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Hollern, Madeline (20 December 2019). "This Austin Man Takes Up to 150 Vitamins a Day". Austin Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2022.