Meet the team

Jesse Fuchs-Simon | President

jesse@skylightred.com

Jesse is the President & Principal of Skylight Real Estate & Development. Before beginning his career in real estate, he served as a practicing attorney. He then worked for the Blenheim Companies focusing on obtaining approvals for land development, construction management and project financing.  In 2012, Jesse established Skylight Real Estate & Development to create a portfolio of multifamily and mixed-use properties in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Jesse is also a guest lecturer at University of Pennsylvania Law School where he teaches about real estate and development specifically focusing on acquisitions, due diligence and zoning maters. 

Highlights

  • Former attorney

  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania and Fulbright Scholar

  • Studied real estate development at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

  • Served on the Zoning Committee of the Passyunk Square Civic Association since 2013

  • Nillie Sonecha

    CFO

    Nillie participates in the strategic acquisition process and helps to manage the company’s finance and accounting functions. She is a seasoned real estate professional that has worked in markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic region over the last 15 years.  Nillie has been passionate about real estate since she graduated from the Wharton School of Business with dual concentrations in real estate and finance. 

    Currently, she is the Vice President of Operations for Blenheim Capital Group, an affiliate of Blenheim Homes, one of the most prominent homebuilders and land developers in the state of Delaware.  At Blenheim Capital Group, she manages the company’s portfolio of assets included several Marriott, Hilton and IHG branded hotels.

    Before joining Blenheim Capital Group, Nillie worked as an associate at Starwood Capital Group where she manage commercial office buildings across the country.

  • Stu Goodman

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Stu brings highly sophisticated experience in commercial real estate and corporate law. A graduate of Fordham Law School in 2004, Stu has practiced law in his native home Philadelphia for over 15 years. He specializes in complex transactional matters including the acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial, retail, multi-family, self-storage and industrial real estate, general corporate matters and loan and other financing transactions.

  • Breakwater Accounting & Advisory

    FINANCE DEPARTMENT

    The Breakwater team serves as a strategic advisor, controller, accountant and bookkeeper to our firm.