Fred Latsko

Founder, Latsko Interests

Latsko has long been associated with luxury retail in the Gold Coast and more recently some early street-level bets in Fulton Market. He built his portfolio by assembling corner retail and mixed-use properties on prime corridors, favoring patient capital and long-term ownership over rapid trading.

That strategy paid off for years in the Gold Coast, where tourism and luxury spending buoyed rents. But the pandemic and uneven recovery tested the thesis.

In 2023, Latsko was pulled into a high-profile legal dispute with Goyard over a stalled Oak Street lease, underscoring the friction between landlords and luxury tenants recalibrating post-Covid. The property at the center of that fight — 41 East Oak Street — was ultimately sold in late 2024 to the Max Mara family, with Bottega Veneta as the tenant, marking a rare exit from Latsko’s tightly held Gold Coast portfolio.

In Fulton Market, Latsko accumulated retail properties amid the district’s transformation into a corporate office hub, including by bringing a Guiness taproom to the area.

Beyond retail, Latsko has a penchant for renovating luxury residential properties, completing several high-end rehabs along the Gold Coast and a landmarked mansion in Lincoln Park. He has also owned distinctive properties outside of the city, including the high-end Indiana farm he purchased from Oprah Winfrey, reflecting a broader taste for unique, long-term holds.

— Sam Lounsberry