Joel Schreiber
British-born American property investor and founder of Waterbridge Capital; Companies House officer born August 1979
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| Born | August 1979 Islington, London, England |
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| Nationality | British |
| Residence | New York, United States |
| Occupation | Property investor |
| Known for | Founder of Waterbridge Capital; early investor in WeWork |
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| Spouse(s) | Rivka Shwartz (m. 2000) |
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Joel Schreiber (born August 1979) is a British-born property investor, founder of Waterbridge Capital in New York, and an early investor in WeWork. He is registered at Companies House as an officer with date of birth August 1979 (officer ID GZ-ozBeHVp2TjL-P2Srg9MEUbxU) and 29 recorded appointments.[1][2] An England and Wales civil birth entry records a Joel Schreiber born in the third quarter of 1979 in the Islington registration district, mother’s maiden name Klein.[3]
He should not be confused with a separate Companies House officer also named Joel Schreiber, date of birth March 1949 (officer ID zA10CR8SVy1ZCEA21BLd5ex-C9g), whose correspondence addresses include 20 Ashtead Road, London E5 9BH.[4] Press reporting has described the younger Schreiber as born into a Hasidic family in London and as having a father who was a businessman in London.[5][6]
Early life and family records
Birth records show that Joel was born in the third quarter of 1979 and his mother's maiden name was Klein.[7]
Marriage records show only one marriage that could be his parents. This was of Osias Schreiber to Gyta Klein in Salford in 1974.[8]
Civil marriage records list a Joel Schreiber marrying Rivka Shwartz in the first quarter of 2000 in the Hackney registration district.[9] A separate 1970 marriage of a Joel Schreiber to Helen Zucker in Stoke Newington is consistent with the older officer generation and is not the 1979 birth record.[10]
UK electoral-register and director address compilations for a Joel Schreiber in the 45–49 age band list 141A and 147 Stamford Hill, London N16 5LG; 150 Rosebery Avenue, London N17 9SD; and 40 Clapton Common, London E5 9DG.[11] Those Stamford Hill addresses overlap the registered office used by Midos Group companies associated with the wider Schreiber family property network in Stamford Hill.
United States career
Schreiber moved to New York in the late 1990s. From 2000 he bought residential property in Brooklyn, upstate New York and New Jersey; by 2004 he had sold most of that portfolio and concentrated on commercial buildings in Manhattan. He founded Waterbridge Capital in 2006.[2][12] His first major Manhattan purchase was 536 Broadway, SoHo, for about $190 million in 2007.[5]
In 2010 he provided seed capital to Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey for WeWork, commonly reported as $15 million for a one-third stake. In a later deposition he said he had invested between $1 million and $2 million.[5][6]
United Kingdom directorships
The August 1979 officer record lists 29 appointments. Correspondence addresses on those filings are mainly 150 Rosebery Avenue, London N17 9SD, with earlier entries at 141A Stamford Hill N16 5LG and 86 Forburg Road N16 6HT, and one at 40 Fawcett Estate, Clapton Common E5 9DG.[1] Filings typically give nationality as British and place of residence as England.
Selected current appointments on that officer record include:
| Company | Number | Appointed | Correspondence address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roedean Property Ltd | 17262350 | 4 June 2026 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Webb Estate Property Ltd | 17061561 | 1 March 2026 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| JS Slough Ltd | 16926482 | 22 December 2025 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| JSF Slough Ltd | 16902452 | 10 December 2025 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Larbert Estate Ltd | 15842148 | 16 July 2024 | 40 Fawcett Estate, Clapton Common, E5 9DG |
| Astbury Property Ltd | 15487815 | 13 February 2024 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Arus Estates Ltd | 14690150 | 13 March 2023 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Grayscroft Property Ltd | 13982891 | 17 March 2022 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| SE23 Investments Ltd | 13736356 | 10 November 2021 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| SE23 Group Ltd | 13736329 | 10 November 2021 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Leaside Residential Limited | 13560628 | 11 August 2021 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Reward Property Limited | 13543867 | 2 August 2021 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| SE23 Property Ltd | 13274767 | 18 March 2021 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Clapton Property Limited | 13200913 | 15 February 2021 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Northwold Property Limited | 12764217 | 23 July 2020 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Wigan Property Ltd | 12745450 | 15 July 2020 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| HP5 Residential Ltd | 12716927 | 3 July 2020 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| HP5 Group Ltd | 12714068 | 2 July 2020 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Caldicot Properties Limited | 11911050 | 17 March 2020 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Fawcett Property Ltd | 12518070 | 16 March 2020 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| HP5 Investments Ltd | 12052200 | 14 June 2019 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| HP5 Properties Ltd | 11776905 | 21 January 2019 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
| Aviv Property Limited | 10658053 | 8 March 2017 | 86 Forburg Road, N16 6HT |
| JRS Property Holdings Ltd | 09966836 | 25 January 2016 | 86 Forburg Road, N16 6HT |
| JSF Holdings Ltd | 09888249 | 8 December 2015 | 141A Stamford Hill, N16 5LG |
| TKB Commercial Limited | 08915223 | 27 February 2014 | 150 Rosebery Avenue, N17 9SD |
United States litigation
In 2023 New York courts entered judgments totalling about $100 million against Schreiber in separate actions brought by affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Goldman Sachs. The Starwood claims arose from a refinancing loan of about $213 million on the Broadway Trade Center, 801 South Broadway, Los Angeles. Starwood took the building at a 2022 foreclosure sale on a $200 million credit bid and pursued personal guarantees; a judge later held that Schreiber owed about $78.7 million. Starwood later said judgments exceeded $88 million and sought contempt sanctions after alleging non-compliance with information subpoenas.[13][14][15]
Other reported assets linked to Schreiber’s United States activity include 536 Broadway, SoHo, and upper-floor interests at the Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, New York, acquired with Adam Neumann for a reported $68 million. Those holdings have been described in trade press as subject to lender claims; they are distinct from the UK Midos Group and Discovery Park portfolio controlled from Stamford Hill.[2][5]
See also
- Schreiber family
- Midos Group
- Jacob Schreiber
- Rifka Niederman
- The Schreib Trust
- Waterbridge Capital
- WeWork
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joel SCHREIBER personal appointments, Companies House, retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joel Schreiber, Wikipedia, retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, Joel Schreiber, registration year 1979, quarter 3, district Islington, volume 13, page 1297.
- ↑ Joel SCHREIBER personal appointments (March 1949), Companies House, retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Konrad Putzier, The story of WeWork’s mysterious first investor, The Real Deal, 1 December 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Joel Schreiber, WeWork’s first investor, under fire on multiple fronts, The Real Deal, 2 November 2022.
- ↑ First name(s) Joel Last name Schreiber Birth registration year 1979 Registration quarter 3 Mother's maiden name Klein District Islington County London Country England Volume 13 Page 1297 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Births Collections from Great Britain, England
- ↑ First name(s) Osias Last name Schreiber Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1974 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ Osias Schreiber married one of these peopleGyta Klein Spouse's last name Klein District Salford District number - County Lancashire Country England Volume 10F Volume as transcribed 10F Page number 1034 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from Great Britain, England
- ↑ England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005, Joel Schreiber and Rivka Shwartz, marriage year 2000, quarter 1, district Hackney, page 0160.
- ↑ England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005, Joel Schreiber and Helen Zucker, marriage year 1970, quarter 3, district Stoke Newington, volume 5E, page 379.
- ↑ UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors, Joel Schreiber, addresses at Stamford Hill N16 5LG, Rosebery Avenue N17 9SD and Clapton Common E5 9DG.
- ↑ The Team, Waterbridge Capital, retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ Keith Larsen, Joel Schreiber ordered to pay Starwood, Goldman Sachs $100M, The Real Deal, 14 June 2023.
- ↑ Isabella Farr, Starwood takes Schreiber’s Broadway Trade Center following foreclosure, The Real Deal, 21 December 2022.
- ↑ Starwood keeps fighting Joel Schreiber, The Real Deal, 7 May 2025.