# Neil Rubler

> Neil Rubler is the founder and CEO of Vessel Technologies, a New York company that mass-produces small, prefabricated, solar-ready apartment buildings and sells them through the housing industry's first franchise model. After two decades running large multifamily real estate firms - Vantage Properties and then Candlebrook Properties, which oversaw more than $3 billion in assets across seven states - he left conventional development behind in 2017 to attack the so-called Missing Middle: people who earn too much for subsidized housing and too little for market rate. A Wharton MBA and magna cum laude Cornell graduate, Rubler treats housing like a manufactured product rather than a construction project, aiming to build higher-quality homes faster, cheaper, and more sustainably.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Vessel Technologies, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Vessel Technologies, Inc., Candlebrook Properties, LLC, Vantage Properties, LLC, The Olnick Organization, Inc., Republic National Bank of New York, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, real estate and finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Founded Vessel Technologies and created the housing industry's first franchise model for manufactured small apartment buildings, Built Candlebrook Properties into a multifamily owner-operator with $3B+ in assets across seven states and tens of thousands of units, Directed real estate investments and development with aggregate value exceeding $5 billion across multifamily, hospitality, office, and retail

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Begins career as Vice President at Republic National Bank of New York, then Associate at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
- **early 2000s** — Serves as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of The Olnick Organization
- **2005** — Founds Vantage Properties; partners with Apollo Real Estate Advisors on large New York multifamily acquisitions
- **2006** — Closes the ~$175M acquisition of Harlem's Delano Village, rebranded Savoy Park
- **2007** — Named to Crain's New York 'Real estate's next generation' at age 37
- **2010s** — Founds and leads Candlebrook Properties as President and CEO; oversees $3B+ in multifamily assets across seven states
- **2017** — Founds Vessel Technologies to manufacture and distribute attainable, sustainable housing
- **2022** — Vessel establishes an advisory board to guide its growth
- **2023** — Launches the housing industry's first franchise model; named a 2023 CRE Visionary by NYREJ; advances projects in Connecticut
- **2024** — Named to Hartford Business Journal's Power 25 Real Estate; Series A funding reaches $14M (total funding ~$34M)

## Achievements

- Founded Vessel Technologies and created the housing industry's first franchise model for manufactured small apartment buildings
- Built Candlebrook Properties into a multifamily owner-operator with $3B+ in assets across seven states and tens of thousands of units
- Directed real estate investments and development with aggregate value exceeding $5 billion across multifamily, hospitality, office, and retail
- Closed the ~$175M Delano Village (Savoy Park) acquisition in Harlem at Vantage Properties
- Named a 2023 Commercial Real Estate Visionary by New York Real Estate Journal
- Named to Hartford Business Journal's 2024 Power 25 in Real Estate
- Featured in Crain's New York 'Real estate's next generation' (2007)

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Interviewed by LEADERS Magazine on transforming the housing industry through productized, prefabricated construction.
- **2024-06** — Named to Hartford Business Journal's 2024 Power 25 Real Estate, reflecting Vessel's active projects in Connecticut.
- **2023-07** — Vessel's most recent reported raise (Series A, $14M; total funding ~$34M).

## Links

- Website: https://vesseltechnologies.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilrubler/

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