Josh Hoffman founded Uplands Real Estate Partners alongside Debby Ratner Salzberg and Brian Ratner following the sale of Forest City Realty Trust in 2018. Josh leads investor and partner relationships and oversees the firm’s execution across its real estate platform.
He previously held Development and Investment Management roles at EDENS, an $8 billion private REIT headquartered in Washington, DC. While at EDENS, he led over $400 million of acquisitions and value-add redevelopments throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
He received a Master’s in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Design, and a concentration in Real Estate Design and Development from the Wharton School. He also received a BA in Urban Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
Josh is a member of ULI’s UDMUC Blue Council, Chairman of the Board of Future Plans, a career readiness not-for-profit and serves as a mentor with Capital Partners for Education in Washington, DC.