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About Greenlite

Since our inception, we have employed a targeted investment strategy and an active management approach to maximize success in the multi-family real estate market.

Greenlite Holdings Investment Team at work
Greenlite Holdings Investment Team at work

Entrepreneurial Drive at an Institutional Level

Experience in Multi-Family

Greenlite Holdings began with a single multi-family investment made by our founder and principal as he transitioned from repositioning single-family homes to the multi-family market. Since that first acquisition, our portfolio has expanded significantly, enabling Greenlite to continually reinvest its own capital into scaling the business.

Continuing Our Success

As the firm has grown, we remain grounded in our grassroots origins, while increasing the sophistication of our strategies and expanding our capabilities. We maintain an active role in each project to focus on maximizing the potential of our investments. We have refined our strategy through direct experience and cultivated a network of trusted partnerships across the industry.

"The Greenlite team works very hard to put themselves in position to succeed. They're a great partner who asks the right questions and gets engaged deeply with each opportunity."

— Michael Erickson, Portfolio Manager, Bank of America

The Greenlite Team

Greenlite’s organizational structure is intentionally lean, supported by a trusted network of industry professionals who bring deep expertise to every phase of the investment cycle. With key leadership involved in every investment, we're able to maintain an active presence while also leveraging the expertise of others.

Jonathan Lewis

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Building the Right Team for Each Investment

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The Advantages of Horizontal Integration

By leveraging horizontally integrated teams of specialists, Greenlite is able to maximize expertise, accountability, and efficiency at every stage of the investment cycle. Unlike vertically integrated firms that attempt to centralize control of all functions in-house — often resulting in operational bloat or diluted specialization — our approach enables us to work with best-in-class contractors across disciplines. By assembling the right team for each project from a network of proven operators, we maintain flexibility, drive higher performance, and ensure that every asset benefits from domain-specific expertise.

Daily Operations: Frontline Execution

Contractors and team members like on-site property management staff, maintenance technicians, leasing agents, assistant managers, and construction laborers play a vital role in implementing our strategies. We ensure our teams handling everything from tenant communications and unit turnover to ongoing repairs and daily leasing activity are the right fit for each project. Their visibility into the property’s real-time operations ensures swift resolution of issues and informs continuous improvement on site.

Mid-Level Oversight: Operational Management

Greenlite works closely with experienced mid-level operators who provide critical oversight across both construction and property management functions. This layer includes regional managers from our property management partners, on-site project superintendents, and construction managers. These professionals act as the bridge between executive strategy and frontline execution—monitoring budgets, managing vendor coordination, maintaining schedule adherence, and ensuring quality control.

Executive-Level: Strategic Leadership

Greenlite’s executive oversight model allows us to maintain operational agility and work with excellent leadership. At this level, we bring in senior professionals across key functions — construction management, asset management, lease-up strategy, and originations — who are empowered to lead performance-critical components of each project. These individuals often serve in roles equivalent to senior vice presidents within the project, allowing us to scale expert oversight as needed while maintaining control and alignment across the portfolio.

Proven Strategy, Measurable Outcomes

By combining rigorous underwriting, targeted repositioning, and hands-on execution, we’ve built a portfolio that not only reflects our strategic focus, but validates it. The results speak to our ability to identify value, manage risk, and reach favorable outcomes through our own expertise.

27 mo.

average investment holding period

117%

average total return on equity

$193M

total disposition value (across portfolio)

Evaluate a Potential Partnership

We value building a strong network of relationships with vetted experts in multifamily real estate whose expertise in fits into our investment strategy.