OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

 

OUR MISSION

It is Eenhoorn’s ongoing commitment to satisfy our residents by setting new standards for superior services, reduce our impact on the environment through sustainable and innovative practices, provide our co-workers with a creative and challenging work environment, and reward our investors by enhancing the value of our properties. We welcome you to experience Eenhoorn, where people come first.

OVERVIEW

Our statement embodies the core culture of Eenhoorn. People are at the heart of everything we do. Since 1988, our innovative approaches have positioned Eenhoorn as an industry leader. Our comprehensive organizational structure and cultivating learning environment empower our team members to “take ownership over their careers” and make a true difference in our residents’ lives and experiences. Our service-oriented focus and commitment to excellence is the fundamental strategy to how we do business.

Eenhoorn operates as a private, low-profile company funded with patient capital and dedicated to pursuing conservative, countercyclical investments. Rather than syndicate holdings, we invest on a long-term basis and self-manage the majority of assets. We are recognized by large institutional lenders and sellers as being innovative, capable of quickly analyzing complex financial and ownership structures, and well capitalized.

This philosophy has established Eenhoorn as the largest globally invested multifamily investor based in West Michigan.  

OUR HISTORY

Eenhoorn, LLC, a privately held real estate investment and management company, was co-founded in 1988 by father and son business partners F.F. Carl Heule and Paulus C. Heule. The name Eenhoorn translates in Dutch to “unicorn” and was the maiden name of Carl’s wife and Paul’s mother, Paula Eenhoorn.

Their first acquisition, in 1988, was a 23-unit apartment building in the Heritage Hill neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Over the next 2 decades, Eenhoorn steadily acquired numerous properties in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The company further expanded to California, Texas, Georgia, and Florida during this time.

During their third decade in business, Eenhoorn continued its steady growth with additional properties in Miami and Texas. In 2010, Eenhoorn expanded overseas, with its first 2 properties in the Netherlands. In 2012, Carl Heule passed away to be with his lord and Paul said goodbye to his best friend and business partner. The company, however, continued to grow, further expanding its footprint by acquiring 2 portfolios in 2016 consisting of nearly 2000 units in 13 different states.

As of 2023, Eenhoorn owns and manages over 120 different multi-family and commercial properties in the U.S. and the Netherlands. Additionally, Eenhoorn continues to expand with entitlement and development projects in the San Francisco area, Miami Beach, Texas, and the Netherlands.

Back in 1988, Carl and Paul set forth with the goal to improve the lives of others by providing excellent places to work, live, and play. Today, more than 3 decades later, this goal remains the same, continuing to inspire and inform the work we do at Eenhoorn.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

FRANK GEIER

Frank is a Special Advisor and the former Chief Operating Officer at Northland Properties. Before joining the team at Northland, Frank gained extensive experience working in the foodservice industry. He was the President of GFS Canada Company Inc. (2002 – 2014), President of Neptune Food Service 1998-2021 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales (1997 – 1998), and Vice President of Marketing (1991-1997).

In 2003, he received Canada’s prestigious National Top 40 Under 40 Award and was inducted into the British Columbia Restaurant Hall of Fame in 2014. He serves as a member of the GFS Board of Directors, an advisor to Eenhoorn LLC, an advisor to Cabot Collections, and an advisor to Natural Balance Developments.

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JOE WHITE

Joe White is president emeritus and professor emeritus of the University of Illinois and dean emeritus and professor emeritus of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he also served as interim president.  Joe is the author of The Nature of Leadership (2007) and Boards That Excel (2014).  He has practiced and taught, as well as written, spoken and advised on leadership and management, corporate governance, higher education, and human capital development. Joe was a director and family advisor for 35 years of Gordon Food Service.  He was a trustee of Equity Residential and of Kelly Services for more than 20 years. 

He was a senior executive of Cummins Inc. in the 1980’s and served as interim head of Fred Alger Management Inc. after the firm’s offices in the World Trade Center were destroyed on 9/11. Joe serves on several boards in addition to Eenhoorn, LLC.

 

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
FRANK GEIER

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Frank is a Special Advisor and the former Chief Operating Officer at Northland Properties. Before joining the team at Northland, Frank gained extensive experience working in the foodservice industry. He was the President of GFS Canada Company Inc. (2002 – 2014), President of Neptune Food Service 1998-2021 and Vice President of Marketing and Sales (1997 – 1998), and Vice President of Marketing (1991-1997).

In 2003, he received Canada’s prestigious National Top 40 Under 40 Award and was inducted into the British Columbia Restaurant Hall of Fame in 2014. He serves as a member of the GFS Board of Directors, an advisor to Eenhoorn LLC, an advisor to Cabot Collections, and an advisor to Natural Balance Developments.

JOE WHITE
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Joe White is president emeritus and professor emeritus of the University of Illinois and dean emeritus and professor emeritus of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he also served as interim president.  Joe is the author of The Nature of Leadership (2007) and Boards That Excel (2014).  He has practiced and taught, as well as written, spoken and advised on leadership and management, corporate governance, higher education, and human capital development. Joe was a director and family advisor for 35 years of Gordon Food Service.  He was a trustee of Equity Residential and of Kelly Services for more than 20 years. 

He was a senior executive of Cummins Inc. in the 1980’s and served as interim head of Fred Alger Management Inc. after the firm’s offices in the World Trade Center were destroyed on 9/11. Joe serves on several boards in addition to Eenhoorn, LLC.

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Eenhoorn, LLC, subscribes to a balanced, long-term investment strategy for managing our select international portfolio of residential and commercial properties. We invite you further to take a closer look at our services as well as our leadership and Netherlands team.

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