Robert T. Horsford is a third-generation real estate professional, who studied under his immigrant entrepreneur grandfather, Victor Horsford (founder of Victor Horsford Realty Corp. in Harlem). With family roots in the Dominican Republic and the West Indies, Robert received a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Civil Engineering and Business Management from Brown University. After serving as project manager for Verizon Global Construction and project engineer at Gilbane Building Company, he founded Apex in 1997. The company has gone on to complete over $1.3 billion in new and moderate construction, adding or preserving more than 7,500 affordable residential units within New York and New Jersey. On the development side, Apex has a portfolio of projects completed and under development totaling over $1.7 billion in mixed-used and residential housing. Robert was recognized by City & State as a 2025 Construction Trailblazer and serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Harlem Real Estate Board and NY State Association for Affordable Housing.

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