Founded by Mr. Lebensohn and Mr. Freedman, BH3 Management invests across the capital stack in both debt and equity through various investment vehicles. BH3 Management operates a multi-disciplinary real estate platform and has developed an extensive expertise in multiple value-creating real estate and construction activities.
A vertically integrated real estate investor, operator and developer founded in 2009.
$2.0B+
CRE loans and assets acquired, managed, or developed
Vertically Integrated
team including investment, development, sales and leasing, and operations
offices in
South Florida,
New York & Denver
Over 8 million
SQUARE FEET ACQUIRED, DEVELOPED, RESTRUCTURED OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT
BH3 Senior Team
As the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of BH3, Mr. Lebensohn oversees the Deal Sourcing, Legal and Structuring components of BH3’s acquisitions, with an expertise in complex distressed and workout scenarios. Prior to cofounding BH3, Mr. Lebensohn served as in-house counsel to a Manhattan owner, operator, and developer for several years and has more than 20 years of investment and operational experience, including acquisitions and management of multifamily and commercial projects in NYC through his first company Wilder Realty LLC. Mr. Lebensohn holds a J.D. from the New York Law School and practiced law in New York City for more than 12 years, during which he was actively acquiring and turning around assets in the Tri-State region.
Mr. Lebensohn also serves as Co-Portfolio Manager of BH3’s private investment products, where he is jointly responsible for all major decisions including investment decisions, legal strategy, and asset dispositions. Mr. Lebensohn also serves as Co-CEO, Investment Committee Member and Board Member for Crixus BH3 Acquisition Company (Nasdaq: BHAC), a special purpose acquisition company focused on real estate, construction, and infrastructure.
Daniel Lebensohn
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Mr. Freedman also serves as Co-Portfolio Manager of BH3's private investment products, where he is jointly responsible for all major decisions including investment decisions, investment sourcing/screening, analysis, and execution. Mr. Freedman also serves as Co-CEO, Investment Committee Member and Board Member for Crixus BH3 Acquisition Company (Nasdaq: BHAC), a special purpose acquisition company focused on real estate, construction, and infrastructure.
Gregory Freedman
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Mr. Edidin also served as Co-Head of York Capital’s $6+ billion credit businesses, and previously held an investment related position at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, and a restructuring advisory position at The Blackstone Group.
Throughout his career, Mr. Edidin has served as a board member and credit committee member of numerous public and private companies. Additionally, Mr. Edidin served as a trustee and member of the investment committee of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York and the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles.
Mr. Edidin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan with Highest Distinction and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Eric Edidin
Executive Chairman
Michelle Guber
Chief Operating Officer
Additionally, he spent five years as a manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in their transaction services group, specializing in capital market transactions (carve outs, IPO’s, divestitures, debt/equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions) for private equity clients and publicly held companies.
Mr. Rayes is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Michigan and Florida. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Western Michigan University and a Master’s in Accounting from Oakland University.
Omar Rayes
Chief Financial Officer
Josh Babbitt
Senior Managing Director & General Counsel
Prior to joining BH3, Mr. Carreño was the Director of Development for Property Markets Group, a national full-service real estate development firm that executes large-scale projects across all asset types. He also served as Director for the City of Miami Beach's Office of Capital Improvement Projects, where he supervised 39 newly planned improvement projects, valued at $110M, in the design, permitting and / or procurement phase. Mr. Carreño also served as Project Director at The Related Group, where he managed the firm’s largest residential development project, Icon Brickell.
Mr. Carreño holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida and is registered to practice engineering in the State of Florida and New York (inactive).
Charlie Carreño
Chief Development Officer
Rob Sales
Senior Managing Director,
Head of Growth Equity
Prior to joining BH3, Mr. Bennett was a Vice President with Amerant Bank (f/k/a Mercantil Bank) where he originated commercial real estate mini-perm and construction loans for all asset types both in the South Florida and New York submarkets. Mr. Bennett holds an M.S. in Real Estate with an emphasis in Finance and Investment from New York University and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Brandeis University.
Zachary Bennett
Managing Director
Richard Pitera
Vice President of Acquisitions and Strategy
Neil Ellner
Vice President of Asset Management
Michael Neumann
BH3 Realty President
She was previously with Rialto Management Group, LLC where she provided fund accounting services, with a specialization in real estate and was heavily involved in fund audits and tax compliance. Ms. Kalameitsava graduated from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.