Braintree Group

About Braintree Group

Braintree Group is a real estate operator headquartered in Boise, ID. Braintree Group operates in Bend, Oregon, Boise, Idaho and Dallas, Texas. Its investment focus is on Hospitality, Multifamily - Ground-up and Self-Storage.

Braintree Group is a privately held, vertically integrated national real estate development and investment firm headquartered in Boise, Idaho. The company was founded in 2017 by co‑founders Ryan Van Alfen and Jason Kotter, following more than a decade developing 45 charter schools across six states. In 2022, Eric Danziger joined as CEO, with Van Alfen and Kotter maintaining strategic involvement. The firm operates across three primary asset classes. It develops and owns multifamily and single‑family for‑rent properties, including developments such as the Espria project, a 360‑unit garden‑style rental community in Houston, Texas. Braintree also develops, acquires, and owns indoor and outdoor self‑storage facilities in underserved markets, with a long‑term hold strategy and partnerships under leading national self‑storage REIT brands. In the hospitality sector, Braintree focuses on value‑add hotel investments in secondary, tertiary, and leisure markets, operating assets under major flags including Hilton, Wyndham, Marriott, Choice, and IHG. The firm is also the parent company of Resolute Road Hospitality, a national third‑party hotel management business rebranded in 2017 and expanded into third‑party management in 2023.

Principals at Braintree Group