Chief Executive Officer
Eric Birnbaum
Eric is a New York City-based real estate developer. Eric began his career in 1996 on Wall Street at Bear Stearns. He left Wall Street and joined Vornado Realty Trust in 2002 where he worked in both Acquisitions and Development. While at Vornado, Eric participated in over $1.5 billion of transactions. In early 2008, Eric started his own development company that has subsequently transformed into a diversified real estate and gaming platform known as Dreamscape Companies. Dreamscape owns residential, hospitality and gaming assets in high barrier to entry growth markets; including: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Nashville and Las Vegas.
Over the course of his real estate career, Eric has developed 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 stewarded 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, The Goodtime Hotel, a mixed-use hospitality concept in Miami’s South Beach and is currently restoring the iconic Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas into premiere resorts.
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 Rio, their Bernedoodle.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from University of Pennsylvania.