Primary Job Title Founder and Managing Principal Primary Organization 
MZ Capital Partners
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male Also Known As Michael H. Zaransky, Mike Zaransky
Website michaelzaransky.com/ Facebook View on Facebook LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Michael Zaransky is the Founder and Managing Principal of MZ Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm, and the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Prime Property Investors, Ltd. MZ Capital Partners concentrates on investment property acquisition and development with an emphasis on opportunistic value add multifamily projects nationwide.
Michael has a wide range of real estate, banking, and financial experience and has been a licensed Illinois Real Estate Broker since 1979.
Mr. Zaransky is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO-Gold), the National Apartment Association, the National Multifamily Housing Council, and the Urban Land Institute.
Michael Zaransky is a James Scholar graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University School of Law. Michael has published numerous articles, and lectured nationally, on the subject of real estate investment. Michael’s real estate investment books Profit by Investing in Student Housing and Purchase Rehab, and Reposition Commercial Investment Property, real estate category best sellers, were published by Kaplan Publishing and are sold in major bookstores and online booksellers.
As the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Prime Property Investors, Ltd., Michael concentrates on investment property acquisition and development with an emphasis on student housing multifamily projects, conventional Apartment Complexes and Healthcare real estate nationwide.
Michael Zaransky's firm Property Investors, Ltd. has been recognized by Inc. Magazine for inclusion on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. Additionally, Real Estate Forum Magazine ranked Prime the number 1 fastest growing Mid-Sized Firms in real estate.
Michael is a member of the National Association of Realtors, World Presidents Organization (WPO), the National Apartment Association, and the Urban Land Institute. Additionally, Michael Zaransky is a James Scholar graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University School of Law. Michael is active in numerous trade, civic, and professional associations. Michael is a Board member and a Vice Chairman of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago/Jewish United Fund, and served as the organization's General Campaign Chair, one of the largest philanthropic campaigns in the nation.
