Family Offices
The hard part was never finding a fund.
It was finding alignment.
Most funds are built to gather assets. Society Hill develops student housing at large flagship universities and commits its own capital alongside yours in every deal, structured for the long, tax-efficient hold a family office actually wants, with our own capital invested alongside yours.
Book a CallThe hardest part isn't patience. It's finding something worth being patient for.
Most of what reaches a family office is packaged, picked over, and priced for asset gathering rather than long compounding. The cost of settling isn't dramatic. It's quiet: capital parked in the same commoditized exposures as everyone else, taxed inefficiently, working less hard than it could over the decades that matter most to the family.
Why Student Housing
An asset that behaves the way patient capital wants it to
Student housing sits where real estate and higher education meet. Its demand is driven by university enrollment, which has historically been resilient at the large flagship universities we target, including through broader economic downturns. Leases are commonly backed by a parent or guarantor, and demand resets with every incoming class. At these universities, demand has deepened while new supply has been constrained. The result is a real asset with resilient, recurring income, held for the long term rather than traded on a quarterly clock. Like any private real estate investment, these are long-term, illiquid commitments: there is no public market for fund interests, distributions are not expected during the development period, and investors may lose some or all of their invested capital.
Why It Fits
The things a family office actually weighs
Generational Horizon
We structure for long-term cash flow compounding, not forced exits on a fund's timetable. Decisions are made for the health of the asset, so it can be held across generations rather than sold to hit a return date.
Tax and Estate Efficiency
Development-side real estate carries meaningful tax advantages, from depreciation to long-term capital gains treatment, that matter more to a family balance sheet than to any other investor. We structure with an eye to trust, estate, and legacy planning, and work alongside your tax and legal advisors rather than around them.
Alignment Through Co-Investment
We invest our own capital alongside yours in every deal, and a portion of our compensation is tied to the performance of the assets. Complete fee and compensation details are set out in each fund's offering documents.
Discretion
We treat partner identities and capital sources with strict confidentiality, consistent with our legal and regulatory obligations. A family's affairs are the family's business, and our relationships are held in confidence.
Track Record
The full picture, wins and all
We show the whole distribution, not just the highlights. Our track record includes deals that outperformed and deals that underperformed. A manager who only shows you winners is showing you an incomplete picture. We would rather you see all of it.
Track record reflects the development experience of Society Hill's principals through various ownership entities. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Individual deal results are not representative of overall fund performance.
Trusted Alongside
The same institutions, in the same deals
Street
Institutional investors including Harrison Street, Kayne Anderson, and Canyon Partners have committed capital alongside our principals in these development projects. These institutions invested in prior projects led by Society Hill's principals; they have not invested in, and do not endorse, any current Society Hill offering.
What to Expect
A direct, unhurried process, on the family's terms
A First Conversation
An informational call to understand the family's objectives and share how we invest. No commitment.
Diligence for You and Your Advisors
Full access to the fund materials and the complete track record, structured so you can share it with your investment committee, your next generation, and your tax and legal advisors.
Principal Involvement When It Counts
Early questions are handled by our dedicated team so your first conversation is fast and low-friction. As things move toward a real decision, you'll have direct time with Justin Wilson, the founder, on the specifics that matter most.
Subscription, If It's a Fit
A streamlined, confidential process if and when the family decides to move forward.
How We Operate
A boutique team, an institutional operating model
Society Hill runs on a technology-enabled operating model that supports our sourcing, underwriting, and investor reporting — with every investment decision and compliance judgment made by our team. It lets a focused team deliver the rigor, transparency, and reporting quality a family office expects, with the continuity and discretion a family's capital deserves.