About Us
Our Team
At Behavioral Health Center, our specialization lies in locating the right properties for Behavioral Health facilities. Our turnkey strategy and expertise in managing zoning requirements makes for a hassle-free setup. Our extensive knowledge allows us to identify the right opportunities for you and your clinic.
Our Founders
Jay Deutchman
With over 25 years of experience in real estate finance and development, Mr. Deutchman specializes in the nationwide acquisition of properties, exclusively in behavioral health. He has successfully utilized private equity and investor funds to develop more than 100 properties dedicated to various aspects of behavioral health. These properties serve critical needs, such as housing for individuals with HIV, alcohol, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, psychiatric centers, and outpatient facilities across the United States. His contributions have made a vital impact to the healthcare infrastructure of behavioral health.
Howard Kneller
Mr. Kneller is a lawyer with over 30 years of experience in private equity financing and the regulation of the U.S. financial markets. He started his career as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Simon Chrein in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Thereafter, he worked as an attorney in the securities and complex business law departments of the law firms Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP and Gratch, Jacobs, & Bronzman, PC. At the latter firm, he also worked on the business side, engaging in large private equity transactions. Immediately before launching Taughannock Capital Partners, Mr. Kneller was an enforcement attorney with FINRA, the financial industry’s premier regulator. In that position, he managed a complex docket of investigations involving alleged violations of the federal securities laws and FINRA rules.