A real estate investment firm buying multifamily and mixed-use properties in Manhattan and Brooklyn for conversion to furnished luxury rentals.
Connect with usOur thesis
Operating costs for New York apartment buildings have risen over 30% in five years.1 Insurance has doubled. Debt is skyrocketing. The math for ownership has changed, and more of the city’s best small buildings are quietly coming to market as long-term owners come to terms with this new reality.
Harper was built for this moment. We buy at a price that works in today's market, then convert to furnished monthly rentals — maximizing rents while assets appreciate.
1. Source: NYC Rent Guidelines Board, 2026 Price Index of Operating Costs. 2021-26 increases include insurance (+100%), fuel (+63%), maintenance (+37%), and utilities (+33%). Median rents increased ~15% over the same period.
What we look for
Sourcing, underwriting, and operations are supported by our in-house analytics & management software.
We use a proprietary acquisitions platform to track live pricing and demand block by block, so opportunities surface before they reach the broader market. We move faster than the competition, with conviction.
We take a conservative approach to underwriting based on long-term demand and growth — with a focus on buildings that are too small for institutions to chase.
We've operated New York buildings ourselves, so we know what a property can earn from real experience before we bid.
Our story
Arjun Garg spent six years in residential private equity at Starwood Capital and Jamestown. Tyler Tsay built Haus into one of the largest furnished housing operators in New York City.
They met at business school, in a building called The Harper, and asked a simple question: what if you combined the discipline of a large fund with a new and improved operating model?
Co-Founder
Arjun spent six years in residential private equity at Starwood Capital and Jamestown, where he acquired over $4 billion of residential assets and helped asset-manage a portfolio of roughly 70,000 multifamily units. Arjun holds an MBA in Real Estate from Wharton and a BBA in Finance and Real Estate from Emory University.
Co-Founder
Tyler founded Haus, one of the largest mid-term furnished rental manager in New York City (~$150m in equivalent asset value), and built its platform over three years across leasing, pricing, operations, and hospitality. Before Haus, he spent four years at Boston Consulting Group. Tyler holds an MBA in Real Estate from Wharton and a BA in Political Science from Williams College.
We partner with individuals, family offices, and institutional investors who want long-term New York ownership with current cash flow and operating upside.
Or email us at hello@harpercos.com
Many of the buildings we buy have been in the same family for decades. We move quickly, we’re straightforward on price, and we close. If you own or represent a free-market building in New York, we’d like to see it.
