Est. 1985

Purchase. Re-design.Real Estate Reimagined.

A New York and Florida-based asset management and development firm acquiring overlooked properties and restoring their full potential across the Northeast and South Florida.

01The Firm

About Avid

Avid Asset Management is a real estate investment and development firm with a portfolio spanning Long Island, the five boroughs of New York, and South Florida.

The firm specializes in acquiring under-occupied properties — retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use — and repositioning them through targeted renovation, re-tenanting, and active asset management.

From a 142,000 square foot industrial warehouse in West Palm Beach to a four-building medical campus and adaptive-reuse projects across Brooklyn and Long Island, the portfolio continues to expand along the New York–to–South Florida corridor.

02Track Record

Reach & Track Record

Four decades of acquisitions, renovations, and repositionings — from the boroughs to the beaches.

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Markets

New York

South Florida

03Principals

Leadership

The principals behind every project.

Steven Samuels

Principal & Founder

Steven Samuels is a real estate owner, investor, and developer with more than four decades of experience in the New York region. A 1973 graduate of Baruch College with a degree in Finance, he began his career in family businesses before joining Emmanuel & Co., a Wall Street boutique investment bank, where he represented real estate syndication firms.

In 1985, Steven launched his entrepreneurial career by acquiring his first buildings — the foundation of the portfolio he runs today. As Principal of Avid, he oversees every project end to end, from acquisition and financing through leasing and construction management. He is known for repurposing properties across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and serves as Zoning Commissioner of the Village of Atlantic Beach, NY.

Aiden Samuels

Principal Associate

Aiden Samuels is a Principal Associate at Avid Asset Management, focused on portfolio management and day-to-day operations across the firm's New York and South Florida holdings. He works alongside Steven on acquisitions, asset repositioning, leasing, and the firm's marketing function.

Aiden has built hands-on expertise across video production, digital marketing, graphic design, and social media — having spent a full summer rotating through the firm's departments. Outside of Avid, he is co-founder of Auto Gallerie, a high-end car storage and consignment business. He is based in Delray Beach, Florida.