CJ Follini is an American businessman, investor, and educator known for his career in commercial real estate, venture capital, and fine art. He is the Managing Principal of Noyack Capital and founder of Noyack Wealth Club, a nonprofit organization.

Follini at the Parrish Museum Annual Gala

Career

Follini was an executive at the Shooting Gallery and president of its subsidiary, Guns for Hire Production Centers (GFH).[1][2] After the company abruptly folded in 2001, Follini's mother sued to recoup $350,000 of the $500,000 she had invested in the company.[3] Follini also redeveloped the former St. Agnes Hospital Campus in White Plains, New York, purchased at a foreclosure auction for $28,000,000. Beginning in 2007, it was redeveloped to include assisted living and medical office buildings.[4] Previously, he built and sold the $400M Noyack Medical healthcare real estate portfolio and redeveloped One Hanson Place.[5]

Other development projects include the 400-acre International Trade Center in Mount Olive, New Jersey in partnership with the Rockefeller Group.[6] In 2022, Follini spun off NLI, a public non-traded real estate investment trust which invests in diversified American supply chain infrastructure.[7]

Other work

Follini has been a producer on the films Sling Blade (1996),[8] Bullet in the Brain (2000),[9] and Burning the Future: Coal in America (2008).[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Abramowitz, Rachel (September 23, 2001). "Everything Ventured, Everything Lost". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Croghan, Lore (January 3, 1999). "Take 2: Film Firm Expands in Village; Gun for Hire Leases More Space as Demand Grows Faster than Expected". Crains New York Business. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Bing, Jonathan (July 8, 2001). "Shooting's backfire challenges Itemus". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Jordan, John (July 10, 2007). "$250M Senior Project Gets Key Approval". GlobeSt. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Dolce, Natalie (May 19, 2008). "Noyack Medical Partners Snags Office Condo". GlobeSt. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Morphy, Erika (September 8, 2021). "Industrial Influencers". GlobeSt.
  7. ^ Kirk, Patricia (October 19, 2021). "How One Investment Fund Manager Plans to Capitalize on the Future of Real Estate". Wealth Management.
  8. ^ "1997 Academy Award Winners". October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Carey, Patricia M. (October 12, 1998). "Triumphant in Technicolor". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  10. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (February 28, 2008). "Burning the Future: Coal in America". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "IDA's 2008 IDA Documentary Awards Competition Nominees Announced". International Documentary Association. October 28, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2023.