Pinnacle Team

Louis Wolfson III

Partner

Louis Wolfson is co-founder of Pinnacle, a Miami-based full-service real estate development and construction company that builds high-quality workforce and market-rate housing across Florida. Wolfson, who co-founded Pinnacle in 1997, engages in the visionary and planning aspects of Pinnacle’s business ventures and oversees their landmark Art in Public Places programing, which helps to rejuvenate neighborhoods through both civic engagement and revitalization planning.

As a fourth-generation Miamian, Louis Wolfson has devoted his professional life to working toward the betterment of South Florida through entrepreneurial business enterprises and charitable endeavors.

After graduating from Stetson’s School of Business, Mr. Wolfson was employed in the family business, Wometco Enterprises, a diversified entertainment conglomerate that included television, cable TV operations, movie theaters and Coca-Cola bottling. After Wometco sold to KKR in 1983, he founded numerous other companies including most notably “The Video Jukebox” (Interactive Video / Cable TV) in 1984, which grew into being publicly traded on NASDAQ with over 50 million subscribers worldwide before being purchased by MTV in 1998.

Mr. Wolfson compiled years of experience and gained an immense passion for affordable housing development, finance, management and community relations before becoming one of the founders of Pinnacle. In 1984 Mr. Wolfson served as a Board member and then the Chairman of Greater Miami Neighborhoods, which eventually grew into the largest non-profit developer of affordable housing in Florida. Under Mr. Wolfson’s leadership over 6,000 units of housing valued at over $300,000,000 were completed. In total, over the past 36 years in this industry, Mr. Wolfson has overseen the development of nearly 20,000 units of Affordable Housing serving over 50,000 residents.

Mr. Wolfson is highly regarded for his work at Miami Dade College and serves as the Chairman of MDC’s Investment Committees where he has helped both raise and manage the investments of over $500 million in endowments. Mr. Wolfson also lends his expertise to many other local organizations including: The Miami Foundation, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, The Wolfsonian Museum, The Miami City Ballet, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami Jewish Health Systems, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Baptist Hospital, The Bakery Center, Oolite Arts, The Education Fund and The Underline. He has been recognized for his endeavors and has been awarded the United Ways Tocqueville Award, MCCJ’s Silver Medallion Award, and the James W. McLamore Award.

David O. Deutch

Partner

David O. Deutch is Co-Founder & President of Pinnacle, a Miami-based full-service real estate development and construction company that builds high-quality workforce and market-rate housing across Florida. Deutch, who co-founded Pinnacle in 1997, is involved in the hands-on, day-to-day management of Pinnacle and its affiliates and oversees all facets of the business enterprise. Deutch brings to Pinnacle decades of experience in the multi-family housing market.

Under his leadership, Pinnacle has developed long-standing relationships with local governments, financial institutions, and other stakeholders, which allowed Pinnacle to grow and diversify its portfolio of offerings to include affordable, workforce and luxury developments. Pinnacle has completed over 10,000 units of multi-family housing and its communities serve as the benchmark for “best-in-class” residential living.

A third-generation Miamian, Deutch began his career in the Corporate Banking Division at Southeast Bank and thereafter became Manager of Business Planning at Costa Cruise Lines.

Deutch received his M.B.A. from the University of Miami Graduate School of Business and B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, Florida’s statewide housing advocacy organization for the affordable housing industry, from 2011-2015. Deutch is a past President of the Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation and serves on the Executive Committee of the hospital’s Board of Trustees. He is also involved in a number of non-profit organizations in greater Miami that support the community.

Timothy P. Wheat

Partner

Timothy P. Wheat has enjoyed a noteworthy career in community development, multi-family affordable housing and public/private partnerships. He joined Pinnacle in 2002, was elevated to Partner in 2023, and is the company’s lead affordable housing developer, having guided the expansion of Pinnacle’s portfolio throughout Florida. Mr. Wheat has overseen successful and trend-setting developments across the state, including many of Pinnacle’s efforts with local governments, public housing authorities and non-profit organizations to develop new, modern and affordable rental communities through innovative public/private partnerships.

Mr. Wheat’s professional career spans nearly 40 years and has almost entirely been dedicated to the development and preservation of quality affordable housing for both families and seniors. Mr. Wheat began his career as a housing planner in Palm Beach County government, moved to the non-profit sector and then into private for-profit development. Mr. Wheat has overseen the development, financing and management of thousands of rental housing units in Florida and throughout the United States. Mr. Wheat has a deep understanding of the intricacies involved in visioning, implementing and maintaining Pinnacle’s ventures, including site selection, place-making, design, governmental entitlements, operations and sustainability.

Mr. Wheat is acknowledged as an industry advocate and an expert in fostering collaborative efforts to create affordable housing. In recognition of these accomplishments, he was appointed to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council, where he served from 2013-2017, and was elected Vice Chairman in 2016. In 2011, Mr. Wheat received the key to the City of Lynn Haven, Florida, for his role in developing affordable housing in the area.

He also actively engages with multiple community organizations focused on creating affordable housing opportunities. Mr. Wheat is a founding Board Member and President of the Community Land Trust of Palm Beach County, formed in 2006, which develops and creates housing opportunities for both renters and homeowners utilizing a cutting-edge mechanism for preserving long term affordability. Mr. Wheat is also a Board Member and member of the Executive Committee of the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County. The HLC’s “Housing for All” plan and its advocacy for affordable and workforce housing was instrumental in the adoption of a $200 million housing bond initiative approved by Palm Beach County’s voters in 2022.

Mr. Wheat is a native Floridian and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Fordham University.

Coraly Rodriguez, CPA

Partner

Ms. Rodriguez brings nearly 25 years of diverse accounting, audit and financial experience to her role as Chief Accounting and Operating Officer. Ms. Rodriguez started her career at Pinnacle in 2000. In her role as Assistant Controller she managed the day-to-day accounting operations. After obtaining her CPA license, she transitioned into public accounting and continued her career at Deloitte where she served various audit clients within the banking, gaming and real estate industries.

After her tenure at Deloitte, Ms. Rodriguez joined the Claire’s Stores corporate team where she managed various internal and operational audits and assisted in the implementation of various strategic initiatives throughout North America and Europe. Prior to rejoining Pinnacle in 2015, Ms. Rodriguez served as Accounting Director for TotalBank, a $2.5 billion institution, where she was responsible for all aspects of the Accounting and Finance function handling budgeting, internal controls, financial reporting, technical accounting and strategic management.

Ms. Rodriguez is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Rodriguez earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Accounting Degree from Florida International University.

In 2019, Ms. Rodriguez was recognized for her achievements by South Florida Business Journal, naming her to their Class of 40 Under 40.

Hugo Pacanins

Partner and Chief Executive, Market Rate Division

Mr. Pacanins joined Pinnacle in 2023 to oversee the growing market rate division for the company. He brings over 17 years of multifamily development experience and has been involved in the development of over 7,000 residential units and 500,000 square feet of commercial uses, exceeding $2 billion in total development costs.

The son of an affordable housing developer in Venezuela, Mr. Pacanins has been involved in real estate development and construction from a very young age, which lead him to a career in Civil Engineering where he graduated with honors. Upon graduation, Mr. Pacanins worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company before working as a General Manager for an amusement park operator in Venezuela.

Seeking a return to the Real Estate Industry, Mr. Pacanins received his M.B.A. with a concentration in Real Estate and Strategy from the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, where he was the recipient of the Haas Merit Scholarship. He then moved to Florida to start his real estate career where he has overseen and grown the market rate platforms of both Ram Realty services and Morgan Group. Mr. Pacanins is an active member of ULI, a past member of the Broward MPO Community Involvement Roundtable and has collaborated with multiple municipalities on all aspects of planning and zoning for multifamily development.

Louis Wolfson IV

Director of Construction

Louis “Luke” Wolfson IV oversees the pre-construction, bidding, subcontractor selection, field management and overall construction for all Pinnacle developments. He is a Florida Licensed General Contractor and the Qualifier for Pinnacle’s construction affiliate PC Building, LLC, as well as Pinnacle’s joint venture with D. Stephenson Construction, PCDS Construction, LLC.

Mr. Wolfson is a 2013 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Nanotechnology. Mr. Wolfson’s educational experience refined his unique skills in time management, team-oriented goal setting, successful project management, computer coding and physical building. Mr. Wolfson uses these acquired skills and subsequent experiences to achieve success in construction ventures by using cutting-edge tools and technology to ensure predictive and positive outcomes.

Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr. Wolfson worked for several mechanical engineering firms, designing complex cooling and heating systems, airport fueling infrastructure, and fire suppression technology, and has a background in computer coding and writing for both a Texas website firm and a Miami-based lender. Mr. Wolfson joined Pinnacle in 2016, learning and then refining the construction process from the ground up, taking on successfully greater roles and responsibilities from assistant superintendent to project manager.

Mr. Wolfson is a fifth-generation Floridian and resides in Coconut Grove with his wife Cori and son Louis Wolfson V.

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