Lou Pektor

Lou developed his strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit growing up on his family’s award winning dairy farm near Easton, PA. He attended Moravian College, and received his MBA from Lehigh University focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions. Pektor worked on the trading floor in New York City for Thompson McKinnon Securities from 1974 until 1980 where his primary expertise was in options, commodities, and corporate finance functions. He made a lateral career move to Janney Montgomery Scott, the largest regional brokerage firm in Pennsylvania, where he focused his work on syndicated pools of funds in real estate and funds in energy development as well as traditional debt and equity underwritings.

Lou began his development career in high-end residential developments in Saucon Valley and Williams Township, he then further expanded the company by establishing a commercial focus that began in downtown Bethlehem, but has since extended to neighboring cities and suburbs of the Lehigh Valley. Pektor has completed projects exceeding over $1 billion in project costs and over 12,000 acres have been developed; more than 6,000 residential units have been constructed, and over 2 million square feet of commercial space have been created.

In 2013, Lou and his daughter Lisa orchestrated the PennCap Properties purchase of approximately 1.4M SF of Class A office and flex space in the Lehigh Valley from Liberty Property Trust.