Jackie Mansfield
Principal, Tristar Capital
MHBS Real Estate Programs Advisory Council
Jackie Mansfield is a Principal in Tristar Capital, a New York City-based boutique real estate firm. Along with partner David Edelstein, Tristar has been investing and developing real estate for over 25 years. The firm’s notable achievements include high-profile transactions such as the $235 million acquisition, complete transformation and subsequent $1.1 billion sale of the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip, as well as the development of the critically acclaimed W South Beach Hotel & Residences in Miami Beach. Over the past two years, Tristar has amassed a $1.5 billion portfolio of Class A trophy office buildings headquartered by large cap tech tenants including Apple, Facebook and Amazon in core urban locations in Seattle, WA, Bellevue, WA, and Silicon Valley, CA.
After spending several years on Wall Street in the Mortgage Backed Securities departments of Morgan Stanley and Daiwa Securities, Ms. Mansfield partnered with David Edelstein in the late 1990s initially to acquire 50,000 square feet of retail space on Lincoln Road, which was subsequently sold for a significant profit. Over the succeeding years, the partnership purchased additional assets on Lincoln Road while strategically acquiring properties in Miami’s Design District and Wynwood.
In addition to her investments with Tristar, Ms. Mansfield also led a small investment group in the acquisition of a 100-key beachfront hotel in the historic summer enclave of Montauk, Long Island. She was also involved in buying and repositioning three boutique hotel properties in Southampton, including the popular Capri Hotel.
Ms. Mansfield began her real estate career as an analyst in CB Commercial’s Institutional Sales division, she was responsible for valuing large real estate assets including regional malls, CBD office buildings, industrial portfolios and hotels. From there she transitioned to Greystone Realty, New York Life’s Equity Real Estate advisor, working with the acquisition team to identify, value and negotiate the purchase of real estate properties. Following Greystone, Ms. Mansfield joined Rockwood Realty as a Vice President and helped grow the firm’s brokerage business.
Ms. Mansfield previously served on the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors and current serves on the Real Estate Advisory Board for University of Miami’s Herbert School of Business and on the Board of Trustees, Gulliver Prep. She lives in Miami with her three boys.
