A. Walker & Co Launches JV Equity Investment Fund

A. Walker & Co., a minority-owned and operated, institutionally backed investment manager, launched its inaugural vehicle, A. Walker & Co. Real Estate Opportunity Partners I, LP (REOP I).

The vehicle launched with a $24 million capital commitment from an institutional investor.

REOP I seeks to invest through the private real estate market. It has deployed $2.282 million into two transactions located in Los Angeles, CA and New Port Richey, FL. REOP I has a pipeline of approximately $64 million in transactions under active review for potential investment; they consist of 14 properties totaling 2,381 units and a total capitalization of $937 million.

REOP I primarily focuses on small- and middle-market multifamily and affordable housing transactions and deploys capital alongside emerging operators as a co-general partner, a limited partner, a preferred equity investor, and/or a mezzanine lender.

The fund is managed by an A. Walker & Co. investment committee led by Austin Walker, CEO.

“Inflationary pressure on rents nationwide, housing inventory challenges, as well as tailwinds provided by the widening gap between cost of home ownership versus renting have created an optimal investment environment for affordable and workforce (“attainable”) housing,” said Walker.