Meet The Team

Experienced Ownership. Focused Execution.

Lewis Barbanel

Lewis Barbanel

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Lewis leads Barberry Rose Realty’s investment direction, acquisition review, ownership strategy, and long-term capital relationships. See Leadership page for full profile.

Azi Graeber

Azi Graeber

VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE & CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

Azi Graeber is a senior real estate executive with more than 15 years of experience across property management, underwriting, financial analysis, valuation, acquisitions, dispositions, and capital transactions. As Vice President of Real Estate & Capital Transactions, he supports acquisition structuring, capital strategy, transaction execution, lease and rent roll review, and financial modeling for Barberry Rose Realty’s commercial real estate platform.

His background connects operational property management with investment analysis, giving the team a practical lens on how a property performs before, during, and after acquisition.

Tess Rubel

Tess Rubel

Panos Papadoniou

Panos Papadoniou

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Panos supports property management operations on a part-time basis, helping coordinate tenant communication, maintenance response, property conditions, and operating needs across selected retail assets.

Celeste

Celeste Wischerth

FINANCE / BOOKKEEPING

Celeste Wischerth is the head Bookkeeper at BRM Development, Inc., which she joined in 2008. She has extensive experience in many administrative positions, accounting, and financial reporting.