Shawn Evenhaim
Founder & CEO, Balaciano Group
Canoga Park, CA 91304
Phone (818) 999-9979 x100
Property Types
Multi-Family
Markets
Los Angeles
Bio
Shawn Evenhaim is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles-based California Home Builders, a Division of Evenhaim Industries Corp. With over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, Mr. Evenhaim is recognized as one of the leading residential in-fill developers in Los Angeles. As the CEO of California Home Builders Mr. Evenhaim has developed in excess of 2,000,000 square feet of various residential products and has extensive experience in the entitlements and development of a wide range of residential product types including custom homes, tract homes and multifamily projects.
Mr. Evenhaim has been a speaker on matters pertaining to entitlements, development and improving the way municipalities process development projects due to his expertise in the design, entitlements and the development process. Mr. Evenhaim served the City of Los Angeles in a number of development, planning and policy related capacities. Evenhaim was the visionary behind the Expediting Unit in the Los Angeles Planning Department and as was a Mayoral Appointee to its Development Reform Advisory Committee.
Shawn was born and raised in Israel. After serving five years as an Officer for the Israeli Defense Force, Evenhaim arrived in the US. In 1994 after serving as a President of an in-fill development company Shawn launched California Home Builders.
Mr. Evenhaim is very involved in community activities. In 2014 Evenhaim was selected as one of the top 50 Jewish-Americans who have made a significant impact on the Jewish story (The “Forward 50”). Shawn is passionate about education and making a difference in the lives of children, strengthening the US Israel relationship and the Jewish Community. He has served on many nonprofit organizations’ Board of Directors. This has included being the President of the Board of Kadima Day School, a school in which Evenhaim and his wife fund its campus, Co-Chair of the Jewish Federation’s Real Estate Professionals Organization (RPO). In 2015 Evenhaim end a term of 4 years as the Chairman of the Israeli American Council (IAC). Under Evenhaim’s leadership the IAC expended from a local small organization to a nationwide movement. Currently Evenhaim is serving on the boards of the IAC, The Jewish Federation, Kadima Day School and Birthright Israel Foundation.
Shawn and his wife Dorit are major benefactors to a number of organizations. These include the IAC, Kadima Day School, Stand With Us, the Jewish Federation and Birthright. The Evenhaims reside in Los Angeles with their three children
