Ventures
Companies built with the structure that lets them run. Today: real estate investment with CityPlat. Before that: nearly two dozen hospitality concepts with Eschelon Experiences.
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CityPlat is a real estate investment firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The work spans acquisitions, development, asset management and investor relationships.
We pursue retail, industrial, office, mixed-use and land opportunities where active ownership creates value. Once we acquire an asset, we hold it, improve it and operate it with the same rigor we bring to our own businesses.
Our partners have built companies, met payroll and led through downturns. That experience informs every investment decision we make.
How we work
Value-add and core-plus opportunities, sourced through deep relationships and disciplined underwriting.
Ground-up projects, redevelopment and repositioning that turn overlooked sites into productive assets.
Hands-on oversight of every property to strengthen tenancy, control costs and grow net operating income.
Aligned interests and transparent reporting. We invest alongside our partners and communicate like owners.
Featured investment
For nearly a decade, the 12-acre former Kmart site at Western Boulevard and I-440 sat vacant. In 2025, CityPlat acquired it for $14 million.
Today it is becoming a community-centered destination anchored by fitness, entertainment and dining. CityPlat’s own headquarters sits on site.
Track record
Before real estate came nearly two decades of opening and operating restaurants and bars. That work revealed how tenants succeed, what drives traffic and why structure beats effort.
Founder. A Triangle hospitality group that opened nearly two dozen concepts, each with its own brand: sushi, Asian fusion, American grills, gastropubs and craft cocktail bars. Mura, The Haymaker, Cameron Bar and Grill and Edwards Mill Bar and Grill among them. More than 1,000 employees at its peak.
The first brick-and-mortar business, opened senior year at NC State. When it struggled, a hard look at the market and a rebrand for the student crowd turned it into a nightlife destination.
A spirits brand co-founded during the Eschelon years.
Co-launched during COVID-19 to give out-of-work hospitality workers a free meal every weekday.
From the writing
Business first, square footage second.
Read → BuildingLessons from the partner who opened the door to real estate investing.
Read → Real estateFive years from bankruptcy papers to a $14M acquisition.
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