Leonard “Len” Bierbrier

Leonard “Len” Harold Bierbrier was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend to  many. He passed away on November 21st 2021 after complications from  heart surgery.

Len was born in 1944 in Montreal, Canada to loving parents, Mary and Nathan Bierbrier. After first graduating from McGill University, he went on to attend McGill Law School where he graduated top of his class, and then to attend Harvard Business School.

Len and his wife Chris met on a blind date in 1988. They were married on February 5th 1990 and were the best of companions until his  final days.

After business school, Len began to work as a real estate broker and a few years later in 1974 he founded his real estate development company, Bierbrier Development, Inc. which he ran as sole owner for 48 years. His work was his passion. As an entrepreneur, Len found exhilaration in working on projects which brought him into contact with diverse groups of  people. Nothing lit up Len’s soul more than taking on a new project and watching all the pieces come together like a puzzle, of which Len loved to do in his spare time. Later in his career, Len found time to experience the joys of teaching  and inspired students with his insights and excitement as an instructor in real estate development at Harvard Graduate School of Design and M.I.T.

Len  was a sensitive man who loved animals, laughter, good food, cars, and his boat on Squam lake. His favorite color was orange. He was an avid reader of nonfiction, especially World War II history, and delighted in swimming daily. Len took pride in renovating the family’s 1926 historic Cambridge home. He was especially proud of his personal library, a room he had been dreaming of building since childhood. Adorned with shelves of books, with topics from history, to spirituality, to biographies, Len could be found many weekends quietly enjoying said books sitting on one of two red leather chairs. Additionally, Len found comfort in his second home in Waterville Valley, NH. In the winter seasons he loved nothing more than to build a fire with his dog Alfie by his side, and slip into a casual afternoon nap after a day of reading, snowshoeing, or skiing. He loved to travel and was always in search of beauty. Len savored the trips he took around the world with his family, camera always in hand. Above all, he loved his family and caring for others in need.

Len was a member of Temple Israel Boston for over 30 years.

He is survived by his wife M. Christine Bierbrier, his sons Nathan and Noah Bierbrier, his brothers Ed (Anne Marie) and David (Susie) Bierbrier, his cousins in Canada, Argentina, and Israel, and good friends in Ghana and Saint Barth.

Funeral service on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 10:30 am. A link to view the funeral service can be found here. Shiva is strictly private. In celebration of Len’s life, donations can be made to the Squam Lake Association or Mount Auburn Cemetery.