Hamilton EQ is a multi-generational commercial real estate company built on generations of trust and integrity. Founders Malkiel Svei and Pinny Borenstein are preserving this tradition in their relationships with tenants and partners alike. Solid projections and innovative strategies have led to the development of a thriving, successful company that owns and operates an institutional-quality portfolio of high-performance, high-visibility properties throughout the United States.
Hamilton EQ is a firm of investors with long-term commitments to assets and to relationships with local stakeholders.
Solid projections and innovative strategies have led to the development of a thriving, successful company operating a quality portfolio of high-visibility properties throughout the country.
Hamilton EQ is committed to being a long-term investor in all of their communities. At Hamilton, stakeholders become partners in a relationship of transparency, respect and growth.
Pinny Borenstein, EQ’s Founding partner, has been active in the commercial office space for close to 15 years. He developed a niche expertise in financial analysis and real estate transactions through the acquisitions and daily management of Hamilton’s current portfolio. His position as the Chief Financial Officer for a portfolio of Class A commercial office buildings located in Syracuse, NY, has given him a keen understanding of the costs of operations and the underlying financials associated with commercial real estate. At Hamilton, Mr. Borenstein has cultivated investor partnerships, sourced deals, assisted in underwriting, and asset management.
Mr. Borenstein holds an MS in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Malkiel Svei, EQ’s Founding partner has over twenty five years’ experience working on high level real estate transactions. This includes over ten years as asset manager for GF Investments as well as managing American Landmark Properties operations in the Northeast. He has a proven track record for increasing occupancy and repositioning assets. Since 2007 Malkiel and his partners have owned a growing portfolio of Class A commercial office buildings. At Hamilton, Mr. Svei has cultivated broker relationships, managed all personnel and tenant relations as well as overseeing daily operations.
Mr. Svei has a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Baruch College in New York City.
Ms. Murray is the Property Manager for Capitol Center, a 460,000 SF Class A Office Building in the CBD of downtown Columbia. Capitol Center is also known as South Carolina’s tallest building. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management and operations of the building, financial management and reporting, project management, contract negotiations, vendor management, as well as tenant relations and retention.
Prior to joining Hamilton in 2022, Lee Ann spent 4 years managing an 8-building, multi-market office portfolio consisting of 550,000 SF with approximately 70 tenants. Lee Ann began her real estate career as a Property Administrator with Cushman & Wakefield and later served as an Assistant Property Manager. During her 8 years in the industry, she has accumulated multiple awards for her properties and teams to include Energy Star Certifications, Midlands Green Business Awards, Green Small Business of the Year (2019), and Cushman & Wakefield’s “Highest Overall Tenant Satisfaction in the Carolinas” (2017). Lee Ann holds her South Carolina Real Estate License and is a CPM Candidate with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).