Adjacent was founded by Ben Brichta, who spent over a decade with notable real estate development firms, building large-scale, multi-use, and operationally complex assets across the United States.

Prior to Adjacent, Ben was a Partner at The X Company (X Co.) where he oversaw the development of 3,000 units of luxury new-construction apartments in five markets across the country. Over 10 years, Ben helped grow the company from a team of three doing value-add apartment renovations in Chicago, to a team of 30, managing 15 active new construction projects and a $2B development pipeline.

Prior to X Co., Ben was the Director of Development for Property Markets Group (PMG), a luxury residential real estate development company with offices in New York, Miami, and Chicago. PMG is known for building ambitious and architecturally significant projects, including 111 W 57th Street in New York City, and the Waldorf Astoria in Miami, both of which either are or were the tallest residential buildings in their respective markets. Ben oversaw the multifamily development pipeline and successfully executed over $500M of projects in Chicago and South Florida.

Born and raised in Chicago, Ben graduated with honors from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and went on to receive a Master of Architecture with a concentration in Real Estate Development from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation in New York City. Ben currently lives in Scottsdale, AZ with his family.