CityVest

What CityVest does

CityVest is an online investment marketplace that gives SEC-accredited individual investors access to institutional-quality real estate private equity funds at minimums of $25,000-$150,000, well below the $1 million-plus institutional minimums that historically gatekept these products. The platform is operated by CityVest Platform Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CityVest Capital Inc. (Delaware C-corp), and currently lists approximately 18 named funds spanning multi-family, self-storage, distressed debt, senior residences, workforce housing, medical real estate and student housing, with target IRRs from 11% to 30% and preferred returns of 6%-12% per annum. Technology is a web-based marketplace with an internal underwriting review layer that approves fewer than 1% of submitted projects; no AI, API, SDK, or mobile app is offered.

Monetization is supply-side rather than investor-side: CityVest charges fixed platform listing fees to the investment-management funds that advertise on the marketplace, plus administrative services fees (AML and accreditation verification) billed to funds rather than to investors. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer via cityvest.com with a Join-Browse-Select self-serve funnel for accredited investors, augmented by a high-touch callback channel for family offices and institutional investors deploying $500,000 or more. Marketing relies on the company website's content library and earned media coverage from The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, which position the platform as a JOBS Act-era real estate crowdfunding venue.

Customer segmentation is horizontal: the primary segment is HNW individuals meeting accredited-investor criteria (net worth over $1 million or $200,000/$300,000 income thresholds), with a secondary institutional/family-office tier at $500,000+. The firm is privately held, founder/management-controlled, with a leadership team of roughly five named executives (Founder/CEO Alan Donenfeld, CTO Chris Pisano, General Counsel Jack Donenfeld, Director of Marketing Dan Sullivan, Financial Officer Mike Stupay), a headcount range of 1-10, cumulative disclosed funding of approximately $2.1 million across 2016-2017, and a single headquarters at 110 East 59th Street, New York.

Name

CityVest

Legal name

CityVest Capital Inc.

Website

https://cityvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CityVest is an online marketplace that gives accredited investors access to institutional real estate private equity funds at minimums from $25,000, listing roughly 18 vetted funds spanning multi-family, distressed debt, self-storage, senior housing, and medical real estate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Marketplace

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers (52231), Finance and Insurance (52)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Capital Markets Brokerage (Debt & Equity Placement) (FSAEAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Funds — Core (Stabilized, Income) (FSANAEAF), Real Estate Funds — Opportunistic / Development (FSANAEAI), Debt Capital Raising Intermediation (Private Debt/Mezzanine/Bonds) (FSAEALAM)

Keywords

• Real estate crowdfunding
• Investment marketplace
• Private equity funds
• Accredited investor access
• Alternative investments

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Platform Fees: CityVest Platform Services LLC receives fixed platform fees from investment management funds for listing and advertising investment opportunities on the platform
2. Administrative Services Fees: Fees charged to investment management funds for administrative services including anti-money laundering (AML) verification and accreditation verification. Note: These fees are not paid by investors directly

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CityVest operates an online investment marketplace that connects accredited individual investors with pre-vetted institutional real estate private equity funds. The platform lists approximately 18 named funds across self-storage, multi-family, senior residences, distressed debt, workforce housing, student housing, and medical real estate, with minimum investments ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 and target IRRs of 10% to 30%. CityVest Platform Services LLC charges fixed platform fees to funds for listing their offerings and administrative fees for AML and accreditation verification, while the company's internal diligence process approves fewer than 1% of reviewed projects for listing.

Product overview

CityVest is an online marketplace platform for accredited investors to access institutional real estate private equity investments. The platform offers access to approximately 18 named investment funds across various real estate sectors including self-storage, multi-family, senior residences, workforce housing, distressed debt, medical real estate, and student housing. These funds are structured as limited liability companies with minimum investments ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, targeting returns from 11% to 30% IRR. The platform acts as an intermediary connecting individual accredited investors with pre-vetted institutional real estate fund opportunities that would traditionally require $1 million+ minimums.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self Storage Real Estate Opportunity Fund A $150 million automated self-storage real estate private equity fund with a 5-year term, targeting a 14% to 16% IRR, available to accredited investors on the CityVest platform with a $25,000 minimum subscription.
• Distressed Real Estate Opportunity Fund A $100 million real estate fund focused on distressed debt, rescue capital, non-performing loans (NPL), and GP co-investments, structured with a 12% preferred return, 5-year term, and a $100,000 minimum investment on CityVest.
• Croatan Access Fund A $150 million multi-family real estate private equity fund targeting a 17% investor IRR, with quarterly distributions, offered to accredited investors on the CityVest platform.
• Catalyst Access Fund II A $30 million multi-family real estate fund targeting 20-25% returns with quarterly distributions, available to accredited investors through CityVest.
• AmRoc Access Fund A $250 million multi-family real estate fund targeting an 18% investor IRR, with quarterly distributions, offered on the CityVest platform.
• KCAP Access Fund A $50 million multi-family real estate fund targeting a 25% investor IRR, with quarterly distributions, offered through CityVest.
• CalNeva Access Fund A multi-family real estate fund targeting 13%-18% returns, with quarterly distributions, available to accredited investors on CityVest.
• Catalyst Access Fund A $20 million multi-family real estate fund targeting a 30% investor IRR, with quarterly distributions, offered on the CityVest platform.
• McFarlin Access Fund A $100 million real estate fund focused on senior residences, targeting 20%+ returns with quarterly distributions, available on CityVest.
• Clairmont Access Fund A $50 million real estate fund focused on multi-family residences, targeting 25%+ returns, with quarterly distributions, available through CityVest.
• Trion Access Fund A real estate fund listed on the CityVest platform with a $50,000 minimum investment for accredited investors.
• JKV Access Fund A single-family residences real estate fund available to accredited investors through the CityVest platform.
• Apex Access Fund A workforce-housing-focused real estate fund targeting 13-15% returns, available on the CityVest platform.
• DLP Access Fund 2 A real-estate-backed-loans fund targeting 11%+ returns, available to accredited investors through CityVest.
• New Era Access Fund A medical real estate fund targeting 15% returns, available to accredited investors via the CityVest platform.
• Pathfinder Access Fund A San Diego-based real estate fund targeting 16% to 18% returns, offered on the CityVest platform.
• DVO Access Fund A New York-based real estate fund targeting 12% to 16% returns with a $250,000 minimum investment, offered through CityVest.
• CityVest ApexOne Fund II LP A $55 million student-housing-focused real estate fund based in Houston targeting 15.6% returns, available to accredited investors on the CityVest marketplace.

Quantifiable outcome

• Target returns of 10%-25% IRR on investments
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RECrowdInvest
• Facebookfacebook.com/cityvestcapital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/citivest-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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