Eric Birnbaum

Eric is a New York City-based real estate developer who began his career in 2003 at Vornado Realty Trust where he worked in both Acquisitions and Capital Markets, and Development. While at Vornado, Eric participated in over $1 billion of transactions. Between 2008 and 2014, Eric led his own development firm, ELB Holdings, which deployed approximately $750 million in capital over more than a dozen projects, primarily in the hospitality and residential sectors. In 2014, Eric and Michael Fascitelli, the former President and CEO of Vornado, co-founded Imperial Companies.

Over the course of his real estate career, Eric has worked on a diverse portfolio of significant properties, including critically acclaimed endeavors such as Henry Hall which was awarded “best new multi-family development” by Multifamily Executive. Eric has also helped to steward other major well-known projects, including The Pod Hotel in New York’s Times Square, a popular and unique 710-room hotel and mixed-use ground-up development and The Goodtime Hotel, a new mixed-use hospitality concept in Miami’s South Beach.

A native of New York City, Eric is an avid runner and a New York Mets fan. His favorite hometown restaurants include Legacy Records, Carbone and Tal Bagels. He lives on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with his wife, their three children and Cooper, their Goldendoodle.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from University of Pennsylvania.