Our Firm

Urbanite Capital is a real estate private equity firm based in San Francisco. With our global partners and investor base, we make investments across the United States in commercial real estate credit and equity strategies. We seek to develop long-term relationships with capital partners and developers to pursue attractive risk-adjusted real estate opportunities.

Our Team

Mark Jorgensen

Steven Kay

Hunter Rosenbaum

Carrie Zhou, CFP®

Kurtis Kludt

Riley Zhong

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Mark Jorgensen

Managing Partner & Cofounder

Mr. Jorgensen brings over a decade of institutional real estate investment and finance experience to the company. Mr. Jorgensen was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Point Lobos Capital, a value anchored, global, investment firm. He was previously at Farallon Capital Management, a global institutional asset management firm where he focused on opportunistic real estate investments and an Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Jorgensen earned his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and graduated summa cum laude with College Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Email: mark@urbanitecapital.com
Phone: 415.423.1222

Steven Kay

Managing Partner & Cofounder

Mr. Kay represents entities and individuals involved in the business of developing and owning improved and unimproved real property. Some of these include Lennar Homes, Lennar Community Builders and Mills Corporation Real Estate Trust. Mr. Kay is recognized as a special advisor to several government and business leaders in the City of San Francisco and the State of California, including the City of San Francisco Mayor’s Office, the 49ers, former Mayor Willie Brown, and many other elected government officials. He is also a founding member of Kay & Merkle, LLP, a widely respected San Francisco law firm. Mr. Kay received his A.B. from UC Berkeley and his LLB from the University of San Francisco.

Email: steven@urbanitecapital.com

Hunter Rosenbaum

Director

Mr. Rosenbaum is a Director at Urbanite Capital that oversees strategic aspects of deploying capital, in addition to various FP&A and accounting duties. Prior to Urbanite Capital, Mr. Rosenbaum was an Audit Associate in the public accounting industry. He worked in the assurance practice of Ernst & Young, serving a variety of clients in the consumer products, bioscience, solar, and aviation industries. His audit clients included Fortune 500 and other publicly traded companies as well as privately-owned companies. He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics & Accounting at the University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Letters and Science.

Email: hunter@urbanitecapital.com
Phone: 415.423.1221

Carrie Zhou, CFP®

Managing Director, Investor Relations

Ms. Zhou is the Head of Investor Relations at Urbanite Capital and a Managing Director at Golden Gate Global, an affiliated company of Urbanite Capital. Prior to Urbanite Capital, Ms. Zhou worked at Mercer Advisors, a leading wealth management firm, where she honed her skills to fulfill the financial needs of the clients, from investment management to assistance with other financial planning such as insurance, retirement, estate, and tax. Prior to that, Ms. Zhou was an Assistant Director at Elite Education Institute, a renowned college consulting firm.

Ms. Zhou earned an MSc degree in International Employment Relations and Human Resources Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. She is a CFP® professional and holds the FINRA Series 65 license and the California insurance agent license. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Shanghainese.

Email: carrie@urbanitecapital.com
Phone: 415.423.3307

Kurtis Kludt

Director

Mr. Kludt is a Director at Urbanite Capital and the Project Manager for Golden Gate Global, an affiliated company of Urbanite Capital. Mr. Kludt brings a decade of entrepreneurial, real estate, and project reporting experience to the firm. He manages key relationships with development partners, aids in project diligence, and helps monitor Urbanite Capital’s portfolio of projects. Mr. Kludt earned his B.A. with College Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Email: kurt@urbanitecapital.com

Riley Zhong

Manager, Investor Relations

Ms. Zhong is an Investor Relations Manager at Urbanite Capital and its affiliated company, Golden Gate Global. At Urbanite Capital, she provides exceptional client services and leads marketing initiatives and strategies. Ms. Zhong brings a strong background in real estate sales and marketing. Prior to Urbanite Capital, Ms. Zhong worked at Z&L Properties, an affiliate of a Hong Kong stock-listed real estate developer R&F Properties (HKG:2777). She was part of the North America team managing one of the most anticipated luxury condominium projects in downtown San Jose, California.

Ms. Zhong earned a master’s degree from the Academy of Art University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco. She holds a Caitriona insurance agent license.

Email: riley@urbanitecapital.com
Phone: 415.966.2253