Urban Green Investments

Working with a local partnership, Urban Green Investments is redeveloping three mixed-use buildings in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood. Renovating and repairing buildings that are vacant or dilapidated will provide more housing in Harlem, where finding a place to live can be a challenge.

The high-rise apartments feature views of the Trinity River bridge, the American Airlines Center, and the historic Mobil Pegasus. In addition, residents enjoy amenities ranging from a pet park to community billiard, as well as poker rooms and an infinity pool.

Urban Green Investments takes its role as a good corporate citizen in the San Francisco Bay Area seriously. The real estate investment and development company has taken an active role in restoring and giving new life to older buildings as new places for today’s creative workforce to grow.

In developing 1924 Franklin as upscale office space, Urban Green is planning for the needs of the creative and high-tech communities. Plans include modification of the four-story building’s basement to house shower areas and bike racks, as well as renovations to the exterior and the common spaces in order to achieve a more attractive, modern aesthetic in keeping with Uptown’s rapid revitalization.

In close proximity to San Francisco and offering more affordable housing than its neighbor, the city of Oakland thrives as a hot spot for commercial and retail development. Many investors are focusing on redevelopment, as old buildings are being renovated and transformed into energy-efficient, modern spaces. Tech companies unwilling to pay high prices in San Francisco have led the way into Oakland, and the Bay Area suburb continues to see increased office space, living space, and job opportunities.

Following extensive renovations, an apartment building at 139 Dore Street in San Francisco’s SOMA district sold within a month of going on the market. Urban Green Investments led the project, which included not only redesigning each unit’s layout to improve its appeal but also giving the building a new metal facade and stucco exterior, as well as a soft-story seismic upgrade. All units also received an additional bathroom.

While the company invests in projects directly, it also maintains strong relationships with accredited investors and institutional funds to ensure that all decisions are executed in a timely and effective manner. Due to the unique background and skills of its team members, Urban Green can take on a wide range of projects, including renovations and restorations of historic buildings, in its efforts to identify and capitalize on high value-add opportunities.

A leader in the real estate investment and development sector in the San Francisco Bay Area, Urban Green Investments focuses on finding value-add opportunities and then leveraging the extensive experience of its staff to maximize returns. The company works across a range of real estate platforms with direct investments and principal involvement throughout the development process. Through a distinctive, hands-on approach that allows for customized asset management, Urban Green Investments has achieved superior risk-adjusted returns. The firm’s investments include multi-family properties and office spaces, as well as land development projects.

To reposition buildings to their highest and best potential, Urban Green Investments implements a variety of value-add strategies facilitated by the company’s expertise. The firm has a wealth of skills in areas such as market analysis and valuation, horizontal and vertical infrastructure development, adaptive reuse, operations and management, historic preservation and renovation.

San Francisco-based Urban Green Investments has been a leading property investment development company since 2008. In addition to an extensive portfolio of assets in and around the Bay Area, Urban Green Investments manages investments in urban hubs elsewhere in California, as well as in Texas and New York. The company also considers opportunities and projects in other select urban areas.

Urban Green focuses on three primary platforms: in-fill land entitlement and development, multifamily residences, and boutique commercial properties. Providing a high degree of principal involvement throughout the project development process, the firm maintains an asset management staff with an array of specialty skills in areas such as permitting, planning, restoration, and property operations.

Since 2008, San Francisco-based real estate investment and development firm Urban Green Investments has overseen a diverse and evolving portfolio of properties. The firm adheres to a flexible strategy aimed at identifying value-add opportunities targeted at a unique investment space. When Urban Green Investments identifies and acquires an opportunity, the firm leverages its team’s vast experience and positive relationships with local partners to develop the project rapidly, reliably, and with minimal risk.

Urban Green Investments primarily invests in three property platforms: multifamily properties, office buildings, and urban in-fill land in California, Texas, and New York. Although the risk/return varies for each platform, the company’s basic approach in each case is similar: - Acquire a high-value-add opportunity. - Grow value through aggressively implemented initiatives such as renovations, infrastructural improvements, and/or streamlining of operations. - Exit via a sale to an institutional or individual buyer.