G1 Capital Partners: Redefining Affordable Housing Solutions

Affordable housing is an extensive problem throughout the United States, and Christian Gore wants to work on providing a solution and putting families in homes. With G1 Capital Partners, his private equity firm has vast experience in institutional real estate investments, he is actively investing heavily in affordable housing.

“Much of what we do is residential, across the southeastern U.S. specifically,” Gore explains. “It is an investment product that aligns well with current fundamentals. Many large metros have experienced significant growth in the last cycle and there is a strong need for affordable housing.”

Christian Gore is the founder and managing partner of G1 Capital Partners in Dallas, a private equity firm that both invests on the principal side and operates an advisory arm. Christian brings a wealth of experience working for over a decade in various private equity shops encompassing over $9 billion in transactions over the last decade.

One major issue he is working on now is housing. Many factors have driven up the cost of housing and reduced supply. People who need it cannot always find affordable housing, especially in cities with expanding economies, like Dallas, where the housing block is not keeping up with the influx of new residents and/or the rising prices.

As Gore points out, many proposed projects run up against local rules put in place at different times or circumstances, proving a stumbling block for many construction plans. However, G1 Capital Partners is discovering ways to provide a solution.

“We provide public/private partnership solutions to bring capital to the underserved industry,” Christian explains. “Ultimately, we set rent limits at properties to allow local professionals in the community to afford to live and work nearby. We operate specific programs for teachers, firefighters, and other local employers that are crucial to our communities.”

Meanwhile, the Pew Charitable Trusts found that most Americans support zoning policies to boost housing availability and affordability. The nationally representative survey, conducted in September 2023, showed bipartisan support for many proposed rules and regulations to ease the expensive housing crisis.

Pew says: “At the high end, nearly 9 in 10 (86%) say they would back efforts to expedite permitting processes, while at the lower end, about half (49%) support the concept of allowing smaller lots and homes to be built closer together.”

Christian Gore’s plans run along the lines of building more housing that will be affordable and building it in locations that will be convenient to the people who need it. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “Reducing the shortage of deeply affordable rental housing, implementing a housing developer-focused renters’ tax credit, and reversing restrictive local zoning practices,” which is what Gore and G1 Capital Partners are proposing.

Gore can accomplish this because G1 Capital Partners uses a data-driven investment approach, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning for data aggregation. This strategic use of technology enables the firm to make informed decisions about where and why to invest in specific opportunities.

“From the ground up, we’re very technology-forward for all of our processes, all of our internal processes, all of our external processes with our partners,” Christian says. “We utilize data partners that are relatively new startups, which give us an edge.”

Christian Gore created G1 Capital Partners to provide a channel for private capital to access institutional quality real estate investments. Gore and his team strongly believe in their ability to execute for clients and deliver outsized risk-adjusted returns.

“Our people and culture are a key component to success and allow us to objectively make streamlined decisions in a complex environment with the proprietary data and tools we use to execute our investments,” Gore says.

G1 Capital Partners’ strategies and innovative approaches to making housing more accessible and affordable come through strategic partnerships along with utilizing big-data. Gore sees it working already in Dallas and surrounding markets of Texas.