Creating New Housing Supply and Optimizing Returns Through Thoughtful Densification.
We call this Stok Living.
Our why
There is a significant shortage of attainable housing options for moderate-income individuals, couples, and families, creating a barrier to upward mobility and wealth creation. This is no surprise given many housing developments exist to maximize profit by providing poorly designed, low quality housing that churns through residents. Traditional real estate development practices often fail to prioritize sustainability and thoughtful densification, leading to sprawl and negative environmental and social impacts.
We believe this problem can be solved by redeveloping underutilized places and transforming them into vibrant, sustainable communities. We are creating communities that people want to live and spend time in; where we bridge wealth disparity, foster social interaction, and improve overall quality of life - all while delivering healthy returns to our investors.
As a developer and asset manager, our approach not only meets most needs of middle-income residents but also provides attractive investment opportunities for conscious capital investors and municipalities seeking to enhance their urban environments.
Our values
Persistence
We are inherently persistent. We work until it’s right.
Connection
Our investors are proud to back Stok Investment Group projects while our residents feel proud to call our spaces home.
Quality
We work with High Quality Individuals to delivery High Quality Spaces.
Fiduciary
We intentionally operate lean and in the long term interest of our stakeholders and investors.
Team
Run by Ross Holbrook and Matt Macko, two highly seasoned industry professionals, we target a new generation of young professionals: Those who value sustainability, and are looking for more intentional living environments with a strong sense of community.
With over 40 years of combined experience and 50+ projects delivered to date, Ross, Matt and the sIG team are now dedicating their expertise to building the Thoughtful Densification movement, delivering high quality living experiences and higher yields.
Ross Holbrook
Before founding stok Investment Group, Ross spent the entirety of his career building experience in all aspects of the commercial real estate business. Early on in his career he spent several years at various national commercial real estate brokerages (CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Marcus & Millichap) and then transitioned to learning the development business at publicly traded, Vail Resorts (MTN) where he oversaw the development of over $500M in ground up residential and entitlement projects.
Matt Macko
A decade into business, Matt has built 2 successful companies receiving the honor of being named a Bay Area Fastest Growing Company 5 times over as well as the Business Journals 40 under 40 achievement in 2019. Due to his leadership, authorship and expertise, his clients now include corporate giants such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon as well as institutional owners developers and managers of commercial real estate such as Boston Properties, Tishman Speyer, Kilroy Realty, Irvine Company, and Grosvenor.
Advisory Board
Mike Green
David Hood
Scott Muldavin
Doug Brown
Betsy Martens
Sara Neff
Executive
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