Esther Sandrof

Advisors, Asset Management

Esther Sandrof, a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Forsyth Street Companies. She has four decades of experience in the real estate finance industry working with a wide variety of public and private clients.

With a background in real estate and housing finance, she advises developers, financial institutions, philanthropies, and government entities on innovative strategies for mission-focused residential, commercial, and cultural projects. Her work has supported the development of thousands of units of affordable housing for families and seniors and supportive housing for families and individuals with special needs. In addition to her work developing strategies to produce, preserve and expand access to affordable housing, she has also established collaborative mechanisms to support non-profit, community-based development, advising philanthropies on impactful participation in structured loan funds, and supporting the creation of affordable workspaces for artists.

Previously, she was a Director at HRA Advisors where she specialized in housing finance and economic development. She has a Bachelors degree in History and Art History from Rutgers College and a Masters degree in Real Estate Development from Columbia University.