Slava Menn

Principal, Good Harbor Commercial Real Estate
Good Harbor Commercial Real Estate

Relationships over transactions.

Real estate operator, entrepreneur, and investor focused on value-add flex industrial, small-bay warehouse, and neighborhood retail.

I was born in Ukraine and am perpetually grateful for my parents' courage to leave the Soviet Union and bring me to the land of opportunity as an infant. Starting with $8K in savings in 2007, at the start of the Great Recession, I have since acquired and stabilized over $110M and 550,000 SF of real estate across 18 years.

Slava Menn
About

Built through cycles. Still playing the long game.

From 2007 to 2022, I invested in multifamily, urban condo development, and historic hospitality redevelopment. Since 2021, I have focused on value-add flex industrial, small-bay warehouse, and neighborhood retail across the Midwest and East Coast, the core of what Good Harbor does today.

During a brief distraction with tech startups, I co-founded Socrative (acquired by Instructure) and Fortified Bicycle (acquired by 365 Holdings). Educated far beyond my intellect, I hold a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering & Photonics from Boston University and an MBA from MIT Sloan, and guest lecture at both schools. My writing on entrepreneurship has appeared in Inc. Magazine and The Boston Globe.

"Our word closes the deal long before the paperwork does."

A simple operating principle behind how deals get done.

For Sellers

Find good assets. Treat sellers right. Never retrade.

I believe relationships over transactions. Find good assets, treat sellers right, and never retrade. My word closes the deal long before the paperwork does.

"Our word closes the deal long before the paperwork does."

Reputation compounds

We believe each transaction is a down payment on a future relationship. As a seller, you’ll remember who was direct, who created friction, who changed terms late.

We’re always standup guys. And we often do repeat business with our sellers.

For Investors

Your capital is sacred. Hard-earned and not to be taken lightly.

We over communicate: quarterly updates with distributions. Quarterly videos. And if you call/text, you’ll hear back from us right away.

"We know how hard you worked for your wealth. We did too. It’s our job to preserve and grow it."

In 18 Years we have never…

Lost a dime of investor capital. Never done a capital call. Never delivered less than double digit internal rate of return.

We can’t guarantee that we’ll uphold this forever. We can guarantee we will work our butts off trying.

With Jaime

Business partnership.

Outside Work

Family, ocean, mountains, and a little chaos.

I love real estate. I love people… I love oceans and mountains. But mostly I love my wife and kids.

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A day in nature is great day. A day in nature with loved ones is the best day.
We lived on Maui for 5 years and it still holds our Ohana’s heart.
I married up. My Dreamgirl started Lasagna Love in March 2020 to help families facing food insecurity. They’ve fed 2.8M people since.
Closing thought

Serious about trust. Serious about real estate.

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