Our topic on today’s episode of Everybody’s Crushing It, is commercial real estate, and my guest is Eric Hayden, Founder and Managing Director of Urban Catalyst. Urban Catalyst is a real estate equity fund focused on ground-up development projects in San Jose, California. They are also an opportunity zone fund, and can therefore pass along the opportunity’s own tax benefits along to their investors. In today’s episode, Eric and I discuss

Eric’s origin story & why he started Urban Catalyst
Did the pandemic work-from-home model ruin commercial real estate?
How San Jose and commercial real estate are evolving, and what is coming next
How Urban Catalyst’s funds work, and the tax benefits their investors see

We also discuss how Urban Catalyst supports multiple initiatives in downtown San Jose community. Among other causes, they donate space in buildings waiting to be renovated to homeless shelters and local artists. They are also active with the Urban Confluence initiative, which envisions an impressive symbolic structure appropriate for this unique region that is recognized as the world-wide center of innovation. Please visit the Urban Confluence website to learn more or to donate.

Resources: Urban Catalyst | Urban Confluence

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