Michael Plotnick

Michael Plotnick is the Managing Director in charge of land acquisitions and asset management at Ridgewood Real Estate Partners. Since the inception of Ridgewood Real Estate Partners in 2008, Michael has played a key role in the acquisition of more than 7,000 residential lots and 50 homes in Florida, Nevada, and Arizona. Mr. Plotnick is involved in identifying all of Ridgewood’s acquisitions.He is also responsible for all financial analysis and institutional reporting. In addition, he is responsible for building many of the financial models the company utilizes for acquisition, development, and land banking transactions.Prior to the formation of Ridgewood, Michael was an analyst and later the Director of Acquisitions for The Atlantic Companies, where he played a key role in the company’s land acquisitions as well as its structured lot option program and land banking program with many of the nation’s largest builders.Throughout his career Michael has been integrally involved in the acquisition of more than $300 million of residential and mixed use real estate transactions.Before joining The Atlantic Companies, Mr. Plotnick worked as a consultant for Marketing and Planning Systems, a leading marketing consulting firm based in Waltham, Massachusetts. His clients included Heineken, American Express, and Coca Cola, in addition to numerous other Fortune 100 Brands. Prior to that, Mr. Plotnick worked at Fidelity Investments, serving as a fund analyst for the company’s Canadian Mutual Funds division.He holds a BBA in Finance from The George Washington University.