Invest in American Dynamism

You can invest in the projects that are rebuilding America and the most enduring asset class

Investment focus

High-Yield Multifamily in Supply Constrained Markets

Our current development strategy is Class A, market-rate multifamily in dense urban cores within the Phoenix MSA.

Product Type
Class A multifamilyMarket-rate apartments, townhomes, and mid-rises
Market
Urban CoreWe build where people want to live, work, and play
Return Optimization
Unfair AdvantageLegacy developers work manually, we leverage frontier AI

For real estate LPs, family offices, institutional investors, and private capital partners.

The HABU approach

Frontier AI Fluency Means Better Returns

Our AI-Native Operating Systems massively reduces manual work and cost, controls for risk and cost, completes projects faster so you can have higher returns.

  1. Find the best possible site

    We analyze 1,000's of properties and 1M+ datapoints to automate first-pass underwriting so our team can focus on only the best opportunities.

  2. Optimize the build and financials

    Zoning, physical constraints, and financial feasibility guide our highest-and-best-use analysis.

  3. Obessive project management to reduce risk

    We’re building connected workflows across diligence, design, construction, and operations, with the goal of reducing delays and cost.

The outcome: less avoidable cost and delay and more value for project investors.

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Let’s talk about your next real estate investment

Tell us what you want your capital to accomplish. We’ll discuss your goals, timeline, and fit with HABU’s development strategy. Multiple tax strategies are available depending on your financial situation.

Investor FAQs

I'm in tech and I'm about to have liquidity, how do I work with HABU?

If you have or about to experience a liquidity moment (congrats!) then it is likely that it will also be a taxable event, i.e- capital gains taxes are owed.

Depending on the investors personal situation some of the capital gains can be shifted to tax-optimized investments, such as Opportunity Zone projects, where the capital gains tax liability can be used as equity investment. Holding onto the investment for a long term can provide tax strategies. Reach out to the HABU team to discuss further.

Disclaimer- we are explicitly not offering tax advice, consult with your own tax specialist, accountant, and legal counsel.

How does investing in a HABU project work?

Each HABU project is held in its own legal entity. HABU serves as the general partner and sponsor, and investors come in as limited partners in that project. HABU sources the site, underwrites it, manages design, permitting, and construction, leases the property, and manages the sale. LPs receive regular reporting and distributions as set out in the project's operating agreement.

Does HABU invest its own money in its projects?

Yes. HABU invests alongside its LPs in every project as the general partner. We are open to fee-only projects where we help owner/operators manage their projects.

How does HABU make money?

HABU earns the same way any development sponsor does: a development fee for running the project and a 'promote', which is a form a profit-sharing. HABU does not charge for its software. Specific terms are set out in each project's offering documents.

Is HABU raising a fund?

Not yet. HABU raises capital project by project for the time being.

Can I invest in HABU the company instead of a project?

They are separate. Investing in a HABU project means holding limited partner interests in that project's entity. Investing in Build HABU, Inc. is a venture investment in the company, and HABU keeps the two apart. Investors interested in the company itself can use the same form to inquire.

What does HABU's AI mean for investors?

HABU's operating system is built to screen far more sites, cut pursuit costs, and move projects through underwriting, permitting, and construction faster than a traditional developer. Faster delivery and lower cost are what drive returns on a development project, and they are the goals of the system. These are goals for HABU's operating system, not reported results.

What kind of investors do you work with?

Our LPs are usually high-net-worth individuals from the technology industry (CEOs, founder, executives, and VC investors) as well as family offices, wealth managers, and mid-market private equity funds. At this time, we are raising LP equity on a project by project basis but will eventually move to a fund-level program.

How large are HABU's projects?

HABU's current projects are medium to high density infill multifamily developments, typically 12 to 100 units with total project costs of roughly $5M to $30M. That size lets HABU build by right on existing zoning, raise equity project by project, and run many projects at once.

Does HABU use debt on its projects?

Yes. Like most ground-up development, HABU projects are financed with a construction loan alongside equity. Loan terms are disclosed in each project's offering documents.

How does HABU find its projects?

We perform site sourcing using our own AI-native operating system while also working the top commercial brokers.

Does HABU rezone land?

As of right now, no. HABU develops only 'by right' parcels, meaning that the parcel already has the appropriate zoning. That keeps entitlement timelines shorter and more predictable which matters more to a project's outcome than the extra margin a rezoning might add.

Does HABU partner with other developers?

Yes. HABU welcomes co-GP and joint venture structures and works with established developers on select projects. HABU is also open to arrangements with experienced developers who want to run their own deal history through HABU's models.

What kind of tax benefits can investors receive?

Real estate is a particularly effective asset class for tax optimization. HABU is actively sourcing projects in Opportunity Zones and will participate in 1031 exchanges on the exit of a project.

Disclaimer- we are explicitly not offering tax advice, consult your own tax and legal counsel.

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