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GTIS Partners
Company typePrivate
IndustryReal Estate
FounderTom Shapiro
Headquarters
New York
,
United States
Area served
United States
Brazil
Key people
Tom Shapiro
Rob Vahradian
Tom Feldstein
Joao Teixeira
Ed McDowell
Robert McCall
Peter Ciganik
Maristella Val Diniz[1]
ServicesReal Estate Investment, Development, Asset Management, Private Equity
AUM$4.7 billion[2]
Websitewww.gtispartners.com

GTIS Partners is a real estate investment firm that was founded by Tom Shapiro in 2005. The company specializes in the acquisition, development, and management of real estate assets.

The company's portfolio includes notable US developments such as the Viceroy Brickell and Baccarat Residences in Miami, industrial developments across the United States and Tavalo build to rent residential brand. In Brazil, GTIS’ notable developments include Palacio Tangara hotel and Infinity office building.

Overview

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GTIS was founded in 2005 by Tom Shapiro, who previously worked at Tishman Speyer.[3] The company is managed by President Tom Shapiro and partners Rob Vahradian, Tom Feldstein and Joao Teixeira, Ed McDowell, Robert McCall, Peter Ciganik and Maristella Diniz.[1]

GTIS has offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Phoenix, Arizona, Dallas and Houston, Texas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Munich, Germany.[4]

As of June 2024, GTIS has $4.7 billion of gross assets under management and has made 223 investments totaling $16 billion dollars across 45 major markets in the United States.[2][5]

Notable Projects

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United States

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Viceroy and Baccarat Residences, Miami

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GTIS collaborated with Related Group to purchase a 4-acre site in Brickell, Miami, Florida.[6] The two firms broke ground on the 420 unit Viceroy Residences and 355 unit Baccarat Residences projects in 2023 and 2024 respectively.[7] The projects together represent over $1 billion in total sellout. Related and GTIS Partners secured a $328 million loan from Bank OZK to fund the Baccarat Residences project and a $164 million loan from Truist Bank to fund the Viceroy Residences project.[6][8]

Hovnanian Homebuilding Joint Ventures

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As of May 2024, GTIS expanded on a joint venture portfolio with Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. for 12,600 homes valued at $6 billion across the United States.[2] To date, the partners have invested in approximately 70 home building communities.The joint venture began in 2010.

Tavalo Build-to-rent projects

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In April 2023, GTIS Partners launched Tavalo, a dedicated build-to-rent community development company and a subsidiary of GTIS. Tavalo had already completed its first build-to-rent community in December 2020 in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, Arizona called Tavalo Cadence.[9]

From September 2022 to July 2023, GTIS built the Tavalo Tradition, a build-to-rent townhome community in Port St. Lucie, Florida.[10]

In May 2024, GTIS Partners launched the Tavalo Queen Creek Commons project in metro Phoenix.[2] Its build-to-rent portfolio in the Phoenix metro area exceeds 1,100 units and is part of 19 investment portfolio in metro Phoenix by the firm, including build-to-rent communities, for-sale homebuilding communities and industrial investments.[2]

CalSTRS Residential Housing Joint Venture

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In December 2017, GTIS began a partnership with the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) to invest in homebuilding and residential land subdivisions and masterplan communities across the United States. The partnership has an opportunistic investment strategy.[11] The investment increased by another $200m in 2020.[12]

Port 225

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In May 2023, GTIS acquired 26 acres of land for an industrial development in Pasadena, Texas in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area, for the development of 355,000-square-foot, cross-dock building and a 129,000-square-foot, rear-load building with a construction start in February 2024.[13][14]

Brazil

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Infinity Tower

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GTIS developed the tower which began operations in 2012.[15] In May 2022, the company sold its 62% stake in the Sao Paulo office building Infinity Tower, marking the largest single asset property sale in Brazil. With a strategic location in the Faria Lima region in São Paulo, 233,500 square feet of the 376,700 square foot property was sold by GTIS Partners for $172 millio.[16]

Palacio Tangara

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In 2013, GTIS purchased the site that subsequently became the location of Palacio Tangara, a hotel located in Burle Marx Park in Sao Paulo overlooking a 26-acre stretch of rainforest. The company developed the property and the hotel was opened to the public in 2017 to become a 5 star luxury destination and part of the Oetker Collection.[17][18]

FII

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In 2021, GTIS Partners launched its first Brazil-listed real estate investment trust (REIT), the GTIS Brazil Logistics Real Estate Investment Fund, with the acquisition of $248 million in logistics assets in São Paulo's metropolitan area.[19] The acquisition, structured through the creation of a Brazilian REIT called Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário (FII), included equity investment of $130 million and $118 million in real estate receivables certificates.[19]

BHG

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In 2015, GTIS Partners acquired Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG), Brazil's largest hotel operator.[20] At the time of the acquisition, BHG owned and operated 52 hotels with 10,000 rooms in oceanfront areas of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.[20]

DCC

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In 2022, GTIS Partners, in collaboration with Etoile Desenvolvimento Imobiliário, developed the Distribution Center Cajamar (DCC), a logistics facility located in Cajamar, São Paulo. The center comprises modular warehouses available for rent and includes a rooftop solar farm with a 2.5-megawatt capacity.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GTIS Partners (Real Estate Homepage) - Overview". Reference Hub. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gonzales, Angela (2024-05-06). "Global real estate investment firm adds more build-to-rent units in metro Phoenix". Phoienix Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  3. ^ Clarke, Katherine (2016-02-11). "GTIS aims for $126M sellout at condos near Museum of Natural History". The Real Deal. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  4. ^ Martin, Florian (2023-05-16). "New York-based GTIS Partners purchases land for new distribution center in Pasadena". Houston Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  5. ^ Clark, Patrick (2022-05-20). "GTIS's Shapiro Sees Homebuyer Challenges Getting 'a Lot Worse'". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  6. ^ a b Echikson, Julia (2024-03-29). "Related Scores $328M From to Build Baccarat Residences in Brickell". Commercial Observer. Archived from the original on 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  7. ^ Bandell, Brian (2024-04-01). "Baccarat Brickell condo with ancient remains on site secures loan". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  8. ^ Kallergis, Katherine (2024-04-11). "Viceroy reborn: Related launches sales of branded Brickell condo tower". The Real Deal. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  9. ^ Steele, Jeffrey (2020-12-07). "GTIS Partners Breaks Ground on Phoenix-Area OZ Community". MHN Multi-Housing News.
  10. ^ Rice, Cameron; McCune, Robert (2024-03-27). "Tavalo Tradition Expands Family Housing Options in South Florida Planned Community". CoStar.
  11. ^ Peterson, Jon (2017-12-08). "CalSTRS leads the charge in investing pension capital into US homebuilding". Real Assets. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  12. ^ Peterson, Jon (2020-09-04). "CalSTRS puts $400m into homebuilding, real estate debt JVs". Real Assets. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  13. ^ "GTIS Partners Begins Construction on 484,000 SF Industrial Project in Southeast Houston". REBusinessOnline. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  14. ^ Little, Luke (2023-05-16). "New York-based GTIS Partners Purchases Land for New Distribution Center in Pasadena". DMRE. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  15. ^ "GTIS Partners sells Infinity Tower in Brazil". Real Assets. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  16. ^ Marques, Felipe (2022-05-19). "GTIS Sells Stake in Brazil Office Building for $172 Million". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2024-08-28.
  17. ^ Wrathall, Claire (2017-06-06). "Inside Palacio Tangara, the hotel setting new standards of luxury in Sao Paulo". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  18. ^ Dorbian, Iris (2022-05-20). "GTIS Partners sells Brazilian property for $172m". PE Hub. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  19. ^ a b "GTIS buys $248m logistics portfolio for new Brazilian REIT". Real Assets. 2021-10-19. Archived from the original on 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  20. ^ a b Rapoza, Kenneth. "Brazil's Biggest Hotel Chains No Longer Brazilian Owned". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  21. ^ "GTIS Partners: Again Named The Most Sustainable Private Equity Real Estate Firm in South America". AP News. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  22. ^ "Novo centro logístico de Cajamar alia infraestrutura de ponta à qualidade de vida dos seus usuários". Revista Buildings (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2025-04-10.

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