Robert J. Moser is an American business executive from Saratoga Springs, New York. As of 2010, he was the owner and CEO of Prime Group Holdings,[2] Moser's prior company, Ideal Resorts, was the largest operator of recreational vehicle parks and resorts in the United States.[3] As of 2013, Moser owned and managed over $9.5 billion in real estate assets through his various companies' ownership of apartments, mobile home parks, retail space, office space, self-storage facilities, industrial parks, hotels, and resorts.[4]
Robert J. Moser | |
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| Education | B.A., Economics |
| Alma mater | Union College[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, private equity / real estate investor |
| Employer(s) | Founder of Prime Group Holdings, LLC |
| Board member of | Union College Board of Trustees |
| Spouse | Lisa Moser |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www.primestoragegroup.com and www |
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Net Worth $2.5 Billion | |
Early life and education edit
Moser grew up in Queensbury, New York.[1] In 1999, he earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Economics from Union College in Schenectady, New York; his studies focused on Finance. Moser's honors thesis at Union focused on the valuation of mobile home parks utilizing hedonic and non-hedonic regression analysis, a career field that he took up after graduation.[1]
Career edit
Moser began purchasing RV parks in 2001, growing his portfolio to 65 parks by 2012.[5] He grew the company with purchases during the beginning of the century, securing approximately 34,000 apartments primarily east of the Mississippi.[1] In 2008, he oversaw the purchase of Indiana Beach, a resort located in Monticello, Indiana, by Ideal Recreation Vacations. The purchase included an amusement park, a water park, restaurants, hotels, and all other operations of the resort.[citation needed] Indiana Beach was sold by Ideal Recreation Vacations to Apex Parks Group in September 2015.[6]
Personal life edit
Moser and his wife, Lisa, have two children.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Anderson, Eric (26 February 2008). "Queensbury RV park operator grows with Indiana purchase". Times Union. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Adams, Thomas (4 February 2010). "Morgan RV Resorts inks NASCAR deal". Rochester Business Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Gieszl, Eric (20 February 2008). "Indiana Beach Amusement Park Sold". Ultimate Roller Coaster. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ DeMasi, Michael (11 September 2013). "There's gold in there: partners buying up self-storage". Albany Business Journals. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Janus Managing Several Morgan RV Facilities". May 1, 2013.
- ^ Kirk, Mitchell. "Indiana Beach gets new owner; future of wave pool unknown". Kokomo Tribune.
- ^ "Spa City family donates $2.5 million to Albany Med | The Daily Gazette". dailygazette.com.