About TOVA

Tova Capital, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based real estate investment and development company focusing on commercial, value-add acquisitions between $5 million and $30 million in the prime Southern California markets with an emphasis on the Westside, Hollywood, South Bay, Downtown and Valley regions of Los Angeles.  Principally, Tova seeks investment opportunities to rehabilitate and reposition older industrial and office buildings into creative office,  entitle land for higher and better uses and construct ground up development.

Tova manages all aspects of the development process including acquisition, construction, financing and disposition.  Tova values relationships with all stakeholders including investors, brokers and the community and strives to operate with the highest ethical standards and integrity.

Tova was founded in 2017 by seasoned private equity veteran, Ron Harari, who has a proven track record of repositioning, entitling and rehabbing industrial, office and multifamily properties to generate superior risk-adjusted returns for investors. 

 

21
Years of Experience
13
Deals
$91MM+
Completed Acquisitions

Investment Criteria

Tova Capital is aggressively pursuing investments whose value creation opportunities can be executed in the short or long term. Value creation opportunities include rehabilitating, expanding or repositioning older industrial and office properties into creative office, ground up development, land entitlements and increasing rents on properties with under-market leases. Tova is very flexible on deal structures and can accommodate seller’s tax and occupancy needs.

Transaction Size

$5-$30 Million

Product Type

Creative Office, Office, Retail  Industrial, Multifamily, and Land

Location

Southern California with emphasis on Westside, South Bay, Hollywood, Valley, and Downtown regions of Los Angeles.

 

Leadership

Ron Harari

President and CEO

Ron Harari is President and Chief Executive officer of Tova Capital and oversees the acquisition, development and corporate and strategic planning of the company.  Ron has over 16 years of experience in acquiring, developing and disposing of multiple real estate product types including office, multifamily, single family homes and land.  Prior to founding Tova, Ron served as Managing Director of The Luzzatto Company, Inc. (“TLC”) from 2009 through 2017 where he oversaw acquisitions, asset management, and investor communication functions of the company. Ron remains a principal in various TLC affiliated real estate partnerships. Prior to joining TLC, Ron held positions as a Development Associate at Trammell Crow Company in Los Angeles, co-managed a family home building business based in Houston and worked as an Associate for Los-Angeles based Regent Properties. Ron began his career as a financial analyst at Simmons & Company International, a boutique oil and gas investment bank based in Houston. 

Ron holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Zach

Zachary Boren

Vice President

Zach Boren is Vice President at Tova Capital, where he is responsible for business development and supporting the Acquisitions and Development team.

Prior to joining Tova Capital in 2021, Mr. Boren was Vice President of Business Development for Pegasus Asset Management, a property management firm that assists landlords manage high-quality retail properties nationwide. While at Pegasus Asset Management, Mr. Boren was responsible for leading and directing company-wide business development strategies through lead generation and marketing campaigns with the goal of assisting landlords better manage and improve the value of their properties.

Before Pegasus Asset Management, Zach was the Acquisitions Manager at FMK Management, a private family office that concentrated in acquiring value-add retail assets across the country. Mr. Boren was responsible for sourcing, identifying and underwriting optimal real estate opportunities to maximize revenue and expansion.

Preceding Zach’s venture to the west coast, Zach was a residential real estate agent for CORE Real Estate in Manhattan. Zach was responsible for delivering exceptional customer service, comprehensive knowledge of current market status, and an expertise in the industry to oversee successful real estate transactions for buyers, renters, and sellers. Mr. Boren was awarded “Rookie of the Year” in 2015 for grossing the highest sales volume of all new agents and was recognized by Avenue Magazine as a Top 20 Broker.

Mr. Boren received his B.S. in Business Management, from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University in 2011. 

 

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11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200
Los Angeles, California 90025

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