Opportunity Now: Opportunity Zone Thought Leadership: Recent Episodes
Urban Catalyst
Urban Catalyst was founded in 2018 in response to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation creating opportunity zones and opportunity funds. Our partners are experts at acquiring properties and completing ground-up development supported by a team of local Silicon Valley real estate specialists. Urban Catalyst holds strong relationships with local property owners, developers, financial institutions, and local government. San Jose is the leading opportunity zone in Silicon Valley and we have been able to secure a diverse portfolio of trophy projects all within walking distance of each other in the downtown core. Our portfolio includes the following project types: multifamily, office, mixed-use, student housing, senior living, and hotel. We create a win-win situation where we not only have exceptional projects that give outsized returns to our investors but also simultaneously benefit our community. Urban Catalyst is transforming opportunity into impact.
Urban Catalyst Co-founder Joshua Burroughs sits down with strategic advisor Brett Houston, CEO of Optio Development. Brett explains the importance of having an infrastructure that can support and scale for tech tenants and how this will effect the future of commercial real estate in San Jose.
Urban Catalyst Founder Erik Hayden sits down with Intero Real Estate co-founder Tom Tognoli to discuss his career in Silicon Valley and how investors need to understand the importance of long-term investing.
The first fireside chat in our CRE series features Urban Community Co-Founder Gary Dillabough, he is interviewed by Urban Catalyst Founder Erik Hayden. Gary is an investor and strategic advisor to Urban Catalyst as well as a prolific developer and venture capitalist. Erik and Gary discuss investors like Google and Jay Paul and how they are betting big on the future of Silicon Valley.