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Gordon Road Capital specializes in real estate investments located in growing, dynamic markets across the United States. We identify emerging opportunities in urban, walkable neighborhoods through a disciplined, data driven approach. We believe in creating responsible, shared value through a commitment to all our partners and the communities within which we invest.

We are anchored and guided by an advisory board that includes some of the most seasoned real estate executives.

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North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Current Markets

Georgia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

North Carolina

South Carolina

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Justin P. Coulter

Managing Partner

Justin is responsible for the firm’s day-to-day activities. Prior to founding GRC, Justin led acquisitions, dispositions, and asset management activity for Brookfield Asset Management and Brookfield Properties in its office business in New York and Boston. During his time at Brookfield, Justin executed over $19 billion in equity and debt transactions and led the completion of over one million square feet of commercial leases.

Justin has also consulted for Tidewater Capital in San Francisco, CA, the Boundary Companies in Washington, DC and WeWork in New York where he advised on multifamily acquisitions and development, the development of single-family rental communities, industrial acquisitions, self-storage acquisitions and coworking/coliving concepts.

Justin is a graduate of Harvard Business School where he was Copresident of the Real Estate Club. He completed his undergraduate studies at Haverford College where he studied political science and economics, graduated cum laude and played varsity baseball.

Martin J. Pawlik

Managing Partner

Martin is responsible for the firm’s day-to-day activities. Prior to founding GRC, Martin led sourcing, financing, acquisitions and developments across asset types and geographies for Drake Real Estate Partners.

Martin was also a member of the acquisitions team at Canyon Partners, working on both debt and equity investments across asset types and geographies. Martin first started his real estate career at J.P. Morgan in the real estate investment banking group.

Martin graduated with distinction from Harvard Business School where he was Copresident of the Real Estate Club. He completed his undergraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of his class. He is also an adjunct instructor at New York University teaching real estate courses.

Brian Coulter

Chairman

A former Managing Partner, Chief Development Officer, and member of the Investment and Executive Committees at the JBG Companies (“JBG”) (now JBG Smith, NYSE: JBGS).

Brian has over 38 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. During his time with JBG, he focused primarily on managing pre-development and development activities as well as on other value creation strategies for existing properties.

He received his Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Rob Stewart

Chairman

A former Managing Partner, Chair of the Investment Committee, and member of the Executive Committee at the JBG Companies (“JBG”) (now JBG Smith, NYSE: JBGS).

Rob has over 38 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. Over the course of Rob’s career at JBG, he led acquisition, financing, and disposition efforts for JBG’s real estate private equity and development business and was integrally involved in conceiving the development programs for JBG projects.

Rob received his Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.