Based in Santa Barbara, CA. University Capital Group LLC. (UCG). Is a venture capital firm whose first real estate fund is mainly focused on sourcing, acquiring, and building tech-smart, upscale, modern “Student Housing and Affordable Senior Housing”.
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When possible, these communities will include mixed use retail on the first level with partner franchises such as Starbucks, Mike's Bikes, pizza and sandwich shops as well as a small organic market for residents enabling them to continue being health conscious and keeping an active lifestyle. This development style leans itself to both young and old communities alike. UCG builds projects that encompass the needs of the neighborhood as well as fulfilling their vision for the future of the community.
While our primary focus is to specialize on these 2 specific housing sectors, our "Container/Modular Construction Method" has limitless uses. Thus, we have been approached by several individuals to build commercial and affordable housing projects in the U.S. as well as abroad. We will look into these projects on an individual basis and if we determine that they fit our criteria for profitability, we will add them to our potential project list. Moving forward we want to have additional sources of revenue, as the Student Housing market will eventually become saturated with other private developers, we will focus more heavily on new construction of Affordable Senior Housing as well as continuing to find properties that can be quickly retrofitted to accommodate the current emergency needs.
Another sector that we will eventually be able to include is agriculture, specifically “Vertical Farming”. This type of agriculture allows for edible crops to be grown in any climate, anywhere in the world. Thus creating an almost limitless market for “Shipping Container / Vertical Farms”. These can be easily pre fabricated and shipped anywhere in the world. Also they can be built to any size, since each container is a micro vertical farm, by itself. This along with many other modern farming methods will get us closer to solving hunger around the world. (Explained in more detail in section Opportunity 3)
UCG was founded by two partners who have achieved success collectively and on an individual basis. It is our mission and focus to be the most disruptive option within sections of the real estate market that have the greatest need or can do the greatest good. Our tested methodology and approach to investing provide better than average IRR, principal protection and most importantly a finished product that allows our communities to remain modern and all inclusive. We believe a business that can be profitable while still serving the greater good, is not only possible, but can be preferable.
