Our mission is to create economic value, cultivate community and protect the environment.
WHAT WE DO
Our business operates as two integrated platforms of Development and Investment Management.
We seek out and develop underperforming assets and land in secondary and tertiary infill locations characterized by affordability, access, and walkability. Our investment process is built on a framework that identifies, quantifies, and mitigates risk through comprehensive market research and meticulous asset and tenant-level diligence.
We manage commercial property and loans for our partnerships and third-party clients. Property services include asset and construction management, leasing, and stabilized property management. Our loan group specializes in non-performing loans with challenging issues including environmental and bankruptcy risks. Services include special servicing, workouts, and REO management.
Meet The Team
Founded in 2013, Tideline has grown into a diverse team of experienced and forward-thinking individuals that are passionate about value investing and creating places that enrich the tenant, customer, and community experience. We are relentless in the pursuit of quality and operate with unwavering integrity.
Lev came to the US as a refugee from the USSR in 1989. Lev worked full-time while attending community college and received his BS from California State University San Marcos and his MSBA in Finance from San Diego State University. Lev lives with his wife and two children in San Diego and enjoys surfing and going on family adventures.
Mrs. Kaplan’s background also includes administrative and management experience at leading private equity and management consulting firms including Berhman Capital, TPG, and Bain & Co.
Mr. Helfrich’s background also includes experience working as a staff engineer at one of the top mastering studios in Nashville, working with artists including Jack White, Blake Shelton, and Neil Young. He earned his B.A. in philosophy from Hampshire College.
Prior to joining Lee & Associates Mr. Gershman was a researcher at Cassidy Turley San Diego and founded Gershman Real Estate, a student housing property, and investment management firm. Mr. Gershman received his BA in Communications and a Minor in Women’s Studies from California State University San Marcos.
Advisory Board
Wayne Ratkovich founded The Ratkovich Company in 1977 and is its President/CEO. The company’s specializes in developing urban infill and rehabilitation projects including 17 historic buildings. In doing so, the company partners with some of the nation’s largest financial institutions including its most recent project, The Bloc (formerly Macy’s Plaza).
Mr. Ratkovich is an Emeritus Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In 2011 he was named a Life Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, one of 13 in the organization’s 75 year history. He is a graduate of UCLA.
M. Leanne Lachman is president of Lachman Associates, an independent real estate consulting company. Previously, Ms. Lachman spent 13 years as a partner at Schroder Real Estate Associates, a boutique real estate manager that was acquired by Lend Lease, a global institutional investment manager, where she spent four years. Her early career was with Real Estate Research Corporation, where she served as chief executive officer. A highly sought after speaker and widely published author of books and articles on the real estate industry,
Ms. Lachman is also a Key Leader of the Urban Land Institute and a Governor of the Urban Land Foundation, and a director of Lincoln National Corporation. She received her BA from the University of Southern California and her MA from Claremont Graduate University. Areas of interest: real estate, demographics (U.S. and global trends), and corporate governance.
Mr. Rose received his MBA from the University of Southern California, his JD from Southwestern University School of Law, and BA, Political Science from UCLA. He is an Urban Land Institute Foundation Governor and has served as a ULI Trustee, Chair of ULI’s Los Angeles District Council Executive and Governance Committees as well as a number of national ULI leadership roles.
Mr. Zoryan received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from the University of Southern California. Mr. Zoryan is a member of the Executive Council of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, the Policy Advisory Board of the Fisher Center at Berkeley, and the Urban Land Institute Los Angeles Advisory Board.
Ron has been an active member of the Urban Land Institute, serving in both national and local leadership positions, since 1988.
Ron has been named in “The Best Lawyers in America” since 1991 and a “Southern California Super Lawyer” since 2004. He received his JD and BA degrees from UCLA.