Allie Eichner
Continuum Company
Under the direction of her father, Ian Bruce Eichner, founder of The Continuum Company from New York, Alexandra is leading the company’s South Florida development portfolio. The firm has a successful track record of developing residential condos that are timeless and hold its value. To date, the firm has developed more than 14 million square feet totaling over $7 billion. Notable development achievements that were the first in their class include: First high-rise built in Brooklyn since landmarks height legislation was passed in 1965 (Montague Street, 1998); first urban timeshare in New York, with a new concept of being able to book stays one day at a time (The Manhattan Club, 1996); first and only beachfront gated community in South Beach (The Continuum, 2002); and the first development on the Las Vegas strip to employ an urban development model, maximizing a small 8.5-acre site to its full square footage potential of 6 ½ million square feet (Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino).In Florida alone, Continuum Company is currently developing approximately 1 million square feet of residential real estate, totaling over $600 million in sales. Alexandra is already taking on Florida as a real estate developer for their current projects. Holding the title, president of Continuum Company, she has successfully spearheaded large-scale projects and has been a key player in the revitalization of Bay Harbor Islands in Miami. She also stands to be a key player in the transformation and revitalization of North Bay Village – a residential neighborhood that is now ripe for transformation. Additionally, she has been part of the conversation on the influx of new residents to South Florida, primarily from New York and Chicago.
When Alexandra started at the company, she was an assistant project manager in New York. She had no formal experience in real estate development – other than what she learned from dinner conversations with her father. As an assistant PM, she had the opportunity to support/work directly with the most senior executives in the company – and, of course, with her father. She learned a lot, and very quickly. Soon after, Continuum Co acquired La Baia Bay Harbor. At the time, they hadn’t built anything in South Florida in 20 years, since the Continuum South Beach. Alexandra offered to be the boots on ground – running the La Baia project locally, with oversight from the New York team. She was promoted to Development Officer and started traveling to Florida on a regular basis. They opened an office, hired a few local employees and started looking to expand. After she successfully navigated a tricky site plan approval for La Baia and La Baia North, along with the recently acquired site in North Bay Village, Allexandra was promoted to President of South Florida.
Within the last 12 to 18 months, Alexandra has been promoted to President of Continuum Company’s Florida division as a result of overseeing the successful launch of 3 condo projects in South Florida. Within the first year of being President, Alexandra worked with public officials to enact a workforce housing law in the town of North Bay Village, something few developers in the private sector have ever accomplished. Additionally, within the last 18 months, Alexandra launched sales of Continuum’s first ground-up luxury condo development in South Florida in over 20 years. She did this in record time (less than 6 months) by delivering best-in-class floor plans with innovative amenities – such as the House Tesla program, all while navigating a complicated approval process for Continuum’s 2nd condo development in South Florida.
More specifically, in September 2023, Alexandra privately sponsored a workforce housing ordinance, as part of her bid to secure approvals for the Continuum Company’s 3rd residential development. This ordinance allows for developers to pay into a workforce housing fund for the benefit of existing condo residents who are struggling to afford their rising HOA fees. She worked on this law for the better part of a year, emboldened by yet another condo evacuation in this district, and was able to get it adopted the night before her wedding, after appearing before the Planning & Zoning Board and two Commission Hearings. This law not only represents a significant public benefit, as the lack of affordable housing is a national crisis, it also represents additional density for the project, which translates into a win-win for the public and private sector, not only for her project, but anyone else in this district.
Currently, Alexandra oversees the development of approximately 1 million square feet of residential real estate in South Florida, which will total over $600 million in sales. Alexandra has been a key player in the revitalization of Bay Harbor Islands in Miami with Continuum Company’s La Baia condominiums. She also stands to be a key player in the transformation and revitalization of North Bay Village – a residential neighborhood that is now ripe for transformation. Additionally, she has been part of the conversation on the influx of new residents to South Florida, primarily from New York. Alexandra is new to industry, but she’s definitely shaking things up. Her colleagues have nothing but amazing things to say about her. She has her foot in the door of a 99% male-dominated industry and is quickly becoming one of the most well-respected female real estate developers in South Florida.
