Leadership
Leadership
The team behind Joyland Group, which develops and builds through its affiliate, Prospect Developers.
Executive leadership
Joyland Group
Joel Wertzberger
Deal Artist in Chief
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Joel Wertzberger is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Joyland Group, and is known to friends and acquaintances as “Mr. Joyland.” He is also co-founder of Hamilton Eastman, the Brooklyn-born holding company he launched with Jack Wolcowitz in 2013. A Brooklyn native, Joel leads the firm's negotiations, partnerships and investor relationships, and is personally involved in structuring and reviewing its transactions.
Regarded as an artist when it comes to deals, and on a personal level as well, Joel has led Joyland in building a portfolio across Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens, including ground-up developments such as the 270-unit Lorimer House in Williamsburg and The Sixth, a 43-unit condominium building at 133 Kent Avenue. He is also the founder of BridgeCity Capital, the group's real estate lending platform.
Beyond the firm, Joel supports a mission designed to bring life and broad perspective to Torah study, convening world-leading intellectuals, researchers and professors in various Torah disciplines for lectures and roundtable discussions with broad and varied audiences. He also supports a range of other philanthropic causes.
Jack Wolcowitz
Chief Finisher
Chief Operating Officer
Jack Wolcowitz is Chief Operating Officer of Joyland Group and co-founder of Hamilton Eastman, which he launched with Joel Wertzberger in 2013. A Brooklyn native, Jack oversees the day-to-day operations of the platform, spanning property management through Joyland Management and the execution of new development. He has developed over 500,000 square feet of real estate, including ground-up residential projects in Williamsburg such as a planned 65-unit building at 111 South Sixth Street.
Jack is the partner who sees every project through to the finish line. No project or undertaking, at any scale, deters him; with many development projects under his belt, he loves a challenge and is not afraid to fail. Jack is also a partner in ACI, an addiction treatment provider.
Outside the office, Jack lives a life defined by impact and by enjoying every moment of it. He brings the same energy to his family and community that he brings to every project, believing that the best work and the best life are built with purpose, generosity and a genuine love of the journey.
Lacey Stevenson
Money Whisperer
Head of Capital Markets & Debt Finance
Lacey Stevenson is Head of Capital Markets & Debt Finance at Joyland Group, leading the firm's mortgage and financing desk. Stevenson joined Hamilton Eastman in 2025 after nearly four years as a Senior Analyst in Structured Finance at Arbor Realty Trust, a national multifamily and commercial real estate lender, helping close more than $1 billion in multifamily bridge financing and coordinating the closing, title, escrow and funding of more than 30 loans.
Previously, as an Income Property Lending underwriter at Axos Bank, Stevenson underwrote approximately $300 million in loan originations across residential, commercial, construction, bridge and land development deals. Stevenson holds a B.S. from the University of California San Diego.
Abraham Neuhaus, Esq.
Counsel & Conscience
General Counsel
Abraham Neuhaus is General Counsel of Joyland Group. An accomplished attorney with more than 20 years of experience, he is also a Torah scholar and brings that same depth and rigor to every matter he handles. Abraham is known for his straightforward, direct approach.
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