Mr. Horowitz has a 45+ year track record in the residential and commercial real estate industry. As a founding partner in The Selective Group, Mr. Horowitz has vast management experience in growing a home building and development company. Specifically, he grew The Selective Group into the second largest homebuilder and developer in the State of Michigan. Under his guidance, an exit strategy was created and implemented resulting in the disposition of The Selective Group to Centex Homes, (NYSE: CTX), prior to it becoming a subsidiary of publicly traded Pulte Homes, (NYSE: PHM), one of largest home builders in the country.
Mr. Horowitz has a stellar reputation and track record in community development, home building, commercial development, commercial real estate investment and access to major-market capital and deal flow. He astutely scrutinizes the risk and use of capital involved in the evaluation of investment opportunities. Mr. Horowitz has built over 10,000 residential homes, developed over 11,500 residential lots, and has been involved in the construction and/or ownership of over 1,200,000 square feet of commercial property.
As an active philanthropist and lay leader, Michael has been involved in numerous charitable organizations, especially in the Jewish Community. He has supported and served on the Boards of numerous synagogues in Michigan, Georgia, and Utah. He has supported and held several leadership positions in many Jewish organizations including the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Utah Jewish Federation, Jewish Agency for Israel, The Anti-Defamation League and more.
Michael has traveled to Israel extensively and participated as a donor and leader in numerous Israel centered/based/focused charitable and people to people projects and organizations.
In 2017, Mr. Horowitz became a member of the founding Board of Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) and continues to provide support as a non-board member
Because of his significant lay involvement and experience, Michael was recruited by The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta to serve as their CEO from 2011-2016 to help address the significant financial, fundraising, and organizational issues that non-profit was experiencing. With a projected service term of 3-5 years, he successfully met the goals that were established when assuming that position and has returned to his real estate and investment activities, as well as continued lay involvement in numerous charitable organizations and political initiatives.