David M. Johnson is a Partner and leads acquisition efforts at Wildflower Ltd. He draws on his broad deal-making experience and relationships to identify properties that fit the firm’s strategy, lead negotiations and move with speed to a successful close.
Johnson began his career in 2005 as a broker with Eastern Consolidated, where he specialized in uncovering and negotiating the sale of off-market development sites and value-add properties in New York City. In the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis, Johnson saw an opportunity to buy into a rising market, and co-founded Black Diamond Capital to acquire and develop mixed-use and multi-family properties throughout Manhattan. In 2014, as the market matured, Johnson founded 5Points Group, advising developers and investors across all major real estate asset classes in New York City.
Johnson was raised in upstate New York. A standout basketball player and competitive snowboarder in high school, Johnson was recruited by Division I college programs but chose to attend New York University on an academic scholarship, where he played point guard for the men’s basketball team. Johnson is an avid fly fisherman, and splits his time between the Hudson Valley and New York City.