Three Pillars is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development and management firm that takes a rigorous value-oriented approach to real estate investment. We combine our extensive real estate experience with thoughtful and disciplined investment strategies.
The principals of Three Pillars are skilled in acquisitions, management and development. We leverage this knowledge at every stage of the deal to transform real estate opportunities into enduring value.
The firm has invested in multiple property types in numerous states. Investments include multi-family apartments, office buildings, land investments, shopping centers, industrial and warehouse properties, condominiums, hotels and others.
The Philosophy of Three Pillars Reflects Our Practice of:
Identifying and executing strong-value real estate opportunities
Investing and managing with confidence and creativity
Operating under the highest standards of integrity
Our Approach
Three Pillars takes an entrepreneurial – yet measured – approach to identifying unique investment opportunities with significant upside potential. The firm then executes proven strategies that can extrapolate the value of an asset to provide superior risk-adjusted returns. We search for opportunistic investments, value-add investments and underperforming assets where we can increase the property’s value by physical or operational changes and improvements.
While Three Pillars’ reputation, experience, relationships and networks offer us with any number of investment opportunities, we are extremely selective. We only focus on deals that meet our investment philosophy and stringent underwriting criteria.
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Our Inspiration
The investment and management style of Three Pillars is inspired by the legendary, real estate investor, our friend and mentor, James H. Levi.
Jim taught that successful real estate investors assess the “intrinsic value” of the property rather than just the bricks and sticks. He could see beyond the existing property and developed investment strategies with a goal of maximizing value. He approached real estate investments with this value creation philosophy – whether it was his first investment in a small apartment property in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or his investment in Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri, a world-class property which is believed to be the largest
apartment property in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or his investment in Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri, a world-class property which is believed to be the largest adaptive reuse project in the United States. Jim not only had a vision for each property, but he worked tirelessly to see it through to fruition while adhering to a strict standard of business ethics.
His ideas – and actions – motivated the principals of Three Pillars to create a business predicated on identifying and executing strong value real estate opportunities; investing and managing with vision and creativity; and operating with the highest standards of integrity.
His ideas – and actions – motivated the principals of Three Pillars to create a business predicated on identifying and executing strong value real estate opportunities; investing and managing with vision and creativity; and operating with the highest standards of integrity.
Jim was truly a man who practiced what he preached. He exemplified excellence in all respects and urged all those around him to achieve at the very highest levels. Jim was the founder and President of Value Properties and previously founder and President from 1971 to 1987 of Oppenheimer Properties, Inc., which he developed into one of the leading real estate companies among the top investment and merchant banks, and also served as Executive Vice President and a member of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.’s Executive Committee. Before joining Oppenheimer & Co. in 1971, he started the real estate operations of Smith Barney & Co. Throughout the course of his career, Jim was responsible for more than 400 real estate investments in 38 states, primarily investing in existing real estate properties where there was an opportunity to significantly increase value through physical and/or operational changes and improvements. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, and was a professor at Columbia Business School. Additionally, he served his country proudly as a commission officer in the U.S. Navy.
Oppenheimer & Co. in 1971, he started the real estate operations of Smith Barney & Co. Throughout the course of his career, Jim was responsible for more than 400 real estate investments in 38 states, primarily investing in existing real estate properties where there was an opportunity to significantly increase value through physical and/or operational changes and improvements. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, and was a professor at Columbia Business School. Additionally, he served his country proudly as a commission officer in the U.S. Navy.
See how Jim’s philosophy influenced Our Approach
