The Continuum Company LLC
The Continuum Company “TCC” is a privately held real estate development firm based in New York City. TCC’s core business is the acquisition and development of residential (both for sale and rental housing), office, hospitality and retail space in New York, Miami, and Las Vegas. To date, TCC has developed more than 12 million square feet totaling over $6 billion.
Under the direction of Ian Bruce Eichner, the company’s founder, TCC’s team of real estate professionals has a successful track record of developing complex, multi-phased projects from inception to occupancy. The company is involved in all aspects of development including acquisition and finance, design and construction, sales and marketing, and project management.
"The Continuum Company has developed more than 12 million sq.ft., totaling over $6 billion."
Current Project
45 East 22nd St, New York NY
45 East 22nd Street is currently under construction – when complete, it will be the tallest and, considered by many, the most iconic building in the Flatiron District. Transforming the downtown skyline, the tower consists of a glass silhouette of 65 stories which rises 777 feet into the sky. The striking exterior, crafted by the global architectural firm of Kohn Peterson Fox, wraps around timeless interiors created by the Martin Brudzinski Design Studio. The building, which contains 82 apartments and approximately 230,000 sale-able square feet, is 75 feet at the base and 105 feet wide at top.
Key Urban Locations
New York City
TCC’s primary focus has been on the development of properties in New York City. These properties include Montague Street, The Richmond, The Boulevard, One Broadway Place, The America, Citispire, The Royale, The Manhattan Club, and The Kingsley.
Miami
The Continuum on South Beach, TCC’s first venture outside of New York City, resulted in the development of a 2-tower gated-community on the ocean, with first class amenities, spa and private beach club. The property is the first and only gated community in South Beach.
Las Vegas
The Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino, TCC’s second venture outside of New York City, that used an urban development model to maximize the potential of an 8.5 acre parcel ideally situated on the Las Vegas strip. The development resulted in the construction of over 6.5 million square feet.
Ian Bruce Eichner
Founder and Chairman
Ian Bruce Eichner, a seasoned developer of urban mixed-use properties, has a proven track record in real estate spanning more than three decades. His vast portfolio of projects in New York, Miami and Las Vegas include City Spire, One Broadway Place, The Manhattan Club, The Royale and Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Outside of New York he has developed the Continuum, a 2-tower gated condominium community in South Beach, and the Cosmopolitan, a 3,000 room resort and casino on the Las Vegas strip.
Mr. Eichner’s acute business sense has produced a series of visionary real estate developments that have been characterized by a creative mix of distinctive purpose-built properties. Each of these properties illustrates his extensive real estate expertise and ability to take situations which others may find unachievable and off-putting, and design and execute solutions which realize value for the developer. Mr. Eichner’s notable development achievements that were the first in their class include:
1. First high-rise built in Brooklyn since landmarks height legislation was passed in 1965 (Montague Street, 1998)
2. First urban timeshare in New York, with a new concept of being able to book stays one day at a time (The Manhattan Club, 1996)
3. First and only beachfront gated community in South Beach (The Continuum, 2003-2008)
4. First development on the Las Vegas strip to employ an urban development model, maximizing a small (8.5 acre) site to its full square footage potential (6 ½ million square feet).
Mr. Eichner’s career in real estate follows almost a decade in the criminal justice system, including terms as an assistant District Attorney and program development chief of a gubernational agency during Nelson Rockefeller’s tenure.
Business Approach
TCC’s team of real estate professionals has conceived and implemented unique approaches to different types of development opportunities in select markets. The company’s overall approach takes into consideration all aspects of each property. The development plan is always designed with a profound understanding of the marketplace in which the property will be developed, sold or leased.
Under Mr. Eichner’s guidance, TCC has become skilled at establishing realistic and achievable development and operating budgets as well as determining price points for both sale, lease or rental that are realistic, achievable and profitable to ownership. A world-class network of specialists in construction, engineering, design and marketing complements TCC’s in-house capabilities. Working with these practitioners, the TCC team makes sure that each development achieves the highest performing results. In-house involvement in all phases of development ensures that projects are carefully selected, planned and executed, that costs are controlled and the quality of the product is delivered.
"Our approach takes into consideration all aspects of each property. The development plan is always designed with a profound understanding of the marketplace in which the property will be developed, sold or leased."
Leslie Eichner
Chief Creative Officer Continuum Company
Leslie is a seasoned real estate professional specializing in design and marketing as well as sales and leasing. She has served as both President of The Manhattan Club and Chief Creative Officer For The Cosmopolitan Resort in Las Vegas. With a professional career focused on real estate product design and development as well as sales and marketing, Mrs. Eichner is a critical part of the team that shapes each TCC development.
As President of The Manhattan Club, Mrs. Eichner was responsible for the conceptualization, design and development of The Manhattan Club, New York City’s first urban timeshare, and to date, the largest urban timeshare development in the world. Mrs. Eichner also served as Chief Creative Officer for The Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this capacity, she oversaw the design/development of the 6.5 million square foot resort, including architecture and interior design of hotel rooms, condo-hotel suites, casino suites, casino, retail atrium, meeting rooms, beach club, night club, pool decks spa, theater, restaurant spaces, signage, and all other related spaces. In addition, she was responsible for the conceptualization and development of the overall branding strategy and positioning of the property and was instrumental in the successful marketing of the condo-hotel product.
Prior to The Cosmopolitan, Mrs. Eichner was involved in the overall branding, marketing and design of The Continuum on South Beach. In addition, she ran the management company for the offices at Cityspire and was responsible for the commercial leasing program. She was also responsible for the commercial leasing of One Broadway Place and the retail leasing of The Royale.
Mrs. Eichner’s career has spanned three decade with both corporate and entrepreneurial experiences. Prior to her work in real estate, she headed a consulting practice which specialized in creative problem solving and the design of strategic sales and marketing initiatives for financial institutions and small business owners. Her 30-year career also includes 17 years as an executive at a major financial institution.
Luk Sun Wong
Senior Construction & Development Officer 1800 Park Avenue
Luk Sun Wong has been involved in real estate development focused on the NYC region for more than twenty-five years. His work has included luxury condominium high-rises, office and retail complexes, and affordable townhouse communities. Some notable projects under his management include The Shephard House, Solaria, Atlantic Houses, One Broadway, and The Royale. In the past, Mr. Wong has specialized in navigating complex governmental approvals, managing multi-disciplinary design and construction processes, and directing marketing, sales, leasing as well as property management operations.
Prior to real estate development, Mr. Wong worked with the NYC government, as a private architect, and an urban planner. During his government tenure, he directed the development of the Intrepid Air, Space, and Sea Museum. Mr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Science in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute.
Peter Myktyn
Construction Manager
Senior Project Management and Construction Management professional with 30+ years high-profile residential government and commercial construction experience. A hands-on manager with extensive construction and architectural design experience which translates into into on time and on-budget completion. Peter is a results driven manager and strategic problem solver who generates and implements creative solutions in the highly complicated world of NYC development. His core competencies are budget planning and management, construction management, architecture, cost control , logistics, building code compliance, project schedule adherence, workflow systems, contract negotiation and administration, value engineering, records management, expertise in government contract negotiations, communications with all applicable state and local governmental agencies.
William Wallace IV
Senior Finance & Acquisitions Officer Continuum Company
William Wallace IV joined the Continuum Company in 2013 as Vice President. With over 30 years of real estate development experience, Mr. Wallace has been involved in all aspects of pre-development; planning; acquisitions; leasing; development; finance; construction and operation of over 1.5 Billion dollars in development projects in New York and Miami.
During his tenure as an executive with Forest City Ratner, a premier national real estate development firm, Mr. Wallace assisted in developing a massive casino/hospitality/retail project in Atlantic City; the first convention hotel built in Miami Beach in over 30 years (Loews Miami Beach); a power retail center in the Bronx and mixed income housing in downtown Brooklyn.
Mr. Wallace previously served as Executive Vice President of a real estate development firm responsible for the development and financing of workforce housing. Mr. Wallace is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, Brooklyn College and Rutgers University School of Law. Upon leaving Law School, he served as a Law Clerk in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
Scott Lager
Chief Operating Officer The Manhattan Club
Lager joined the Continuum Company LLC in November 1994 as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lager’s extensive experience in the operational arm of real estate development makes him critical to the Continuum team. Over the past 15 years with TCC, Mr. Lager grew the Park Central Hotel, a 935-key hotel in midtown Manhattan, from a net operating income of $1.9 million in 1995 to $18.5 million. He was also instrumental to the operations/development of The Manhattan Club, a 286-suite interval ownership (timeshare) property within the same structure of the hotel, generating more than $325 million in net timeshare sales from a start-up in June 1996 through December 2008. Mr. Lager holds a J.D. degree with honors from The National Law 15 Center, George Washington University and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland.
Traci Jensen Lomb
Controller
Traci Jensen Lomb joined The Continuum Company as Controller in 2013. Ms. Lomb has over 20 years of experience in the accounting field with a specialty in real estate transactions. Prior to joining the Continuum Company, Ms. Lomb served as Comptroller for a public accounting firm whose portfolio included various residential, commercial, and retail properties. Ms. Lomb also served as Accounting Manager for a boutique financial services firm in Boston, MA where she managed financial compliance and reporting of various investments which included a large retail portfolio. Most recently she worked for the real estate firm Archstone, where she managed the accounting functions for a complex, multi-entity joint venture property. Ms. Lomb holds a degree in Business Administration from SUNY Brockport and brings a wealth of diversified accounting knowledge to The Continuum Company.
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