David Eyzenberg is president of Eyzenberg & Company, a NYC-based investment bank delivering best-in-class debt, equity and ground lease capital solutions for existing, transitional and to-be-built projects. Additionally, Mr. Eyzenberg is the founder of Eyzenberg LFC, an institutionally backed private equity vehicle specializing in the creation and acquisition of leased fee positions, subject to long term ground leases, on development and existing income producing real estate. Complementing his professional endeavors, Mr. Eyzenberg teaches graduate real estate finance studies in the New York University Schack Institute’s Masters of Science in Real Estate and NYU Stern MBA programs.
Mr. Eyzenberg is an investor and board member of REZI, a technology enabled start up that helps landlords manage vacancy risk by prefunding rents for vacant apartments. Additionally, Mr. Eyzenberg is an investor and board member of VR WorldNYC, a leader in virtual reality currently operating the largest VR experience center located in North America and the Western Hemisphere.
Mr. Eyzenberg previously was a principal and U.S. lead for the real estate capital raising practice of Avison Young. He co-founded and oversaw a group that during his tenure expanded throughout multiple offices and consummated well over $1B of financing transactions. Prior to Avison Young Mr. Eyzenberg was a managing director and head of commercial real estate for NewOak Capital. His tenure at NewOak began in 2011 after its acquisition of the investment banking practice of Eyzenberg’s Prodigious Capital Group, where Mr. Eyzenberg served as president since 2005. Prior to running Prodigious Capital Group, Mr. Eyzenberg was associated with several boutique real estate investment banks. Mr. Eyzenberg began his real estate career on the buy side working for Merrill Lynch, Ramius Capital Group and Greenstreet Partners.
Mr. Eyzenberg is a graduate of New York University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in real estate finance and investment. He also serves on the NYU Schack Real Estate Institute advisory committee. Mr. Eyzenberg is an active member of NMHC, ICSC, RELA and MBA, and is a frequent speaker at industry events.