# Richard Lefrak

> Richard Lefrak is a Series B investor at LeFrak (New York) backing Communities and Real Estate. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LeFrak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lefrak-organization)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-papert-6b778180

Richard Lefrak is a Series B investor at LeFrak in New York focused on Communities and Real Estate. Richard LeFrak has been among the top executives of his family’'s LeFrak Organization since 1975, the year he became the real estate concern’'s president. He has been CEO and chairman since 2003, the year his father, Samuel LeFrak, died. He joined the company in 1968, shortly after graduating from Columbia Law School. The LeFrakOrganization is one of the New York City region'’s most prominent real estate ownership and management groups. Its holdings include more than 40 million square feet of residential, commercial and retail holdings nationwide. Locally, these include the office tower at 40 West 57th Street (LeFrak controls seven office towers in Midtown), the massive 20-building LeFrak City in Queens and the Gateway apartment complex in downtown Manhattan. Richard LeFrak has greatly expanded the firm’'s holdings. The Newport development in Jersey City, begun in 1986, for instance, added eight office buildings, 13 apartment towers, a mall and two hotels to LeFrak'’s portfolio. Richard LeFrak also commenced a major development push in South Florida and has diversified the firm's’ holdings into gas and oil investment. LeFrak was born in 1945 in New York City and graduated from Amherst College before going on to Columbia. His wife, Karen Tucker, is a children'’s author; they have two sons, Harrison and James, both of whom work at the family firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 100% |
| Collaboration | 1 | 100% |
| Property Management | 1 | 100% |
| Property Development | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Common Living | Common Living is a community-driven residential company that brings community, convenience, and flexibility to housing. The company's homes give people all parts of coliving, affordable rent, beautiful spaces, friendly people, reducing the hassle.The company operates collaboratively and values self-starters to ensure the work is done well.Common Living was founded in October 2015 and is headquartered in New York. | $16M | Series B | Jun 15, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Circle Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circle-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures-ec86) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Inevitable Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inevitable-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LeFrak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lefrak-organization) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LeFrak

VC Fund · New York, United States

LeFrak is a preeminent, family-owned property company committed to community development and long-term ownership. Its investments are geographically diverse and span many business sectors. It has significant investments in securities, private businesses, and energy.

5 contacts available at LeFrak.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jamie LeFrak | Vice Chairman and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-lefrak |
| Larissa Carrera | Associate Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larissa-carrera |
| Richard Lefrak | Chairman & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-lefrak |
| Samantha Maurer | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samantha-maurer |
| Harrison LeFrak | Vice Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harrison-lefrak |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Lefrak invest in?

Richard Lefrak invests primarily in Communities, Real Estate and Collaboration startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Richard Lefrak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Lefrak closed in Jun 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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