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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Office · Charlotte strict MSA comparison

Ranked capital-allocation calls, with the thesis in view.

Office · Charlotte strict MSA comparisonProvisional · Conviction 2/5

Midtown/South End

01

Selective occupied income

Selectively advance occupied income; require current cash and funded capital

Investment condition
Verify collections, lease rollover and funded capital; require current cash to carry the debt. Fund tenant improvements and commissions.
Allocation stance
Selectively advance occupied assets. Verify collections, lease rollover and funded capital; require current cash to carry the debt. Fund tenant improvements and commissions.

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Across the other asset classes.

Leading call in each ranking

Multifamily · #1

NYC free-market multifamily

Overweight NYC free-market scarcity only where current income supports the acquisition basis.

Industrial · #1

Nashville

Advance only in proven tight Nashville corridors, and price the speculative pipeline explicitly.

Retail · #1

Charlotte

Overweight Charlotte grocery and service retail, in SouthPark / South End-quality trade areas.

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