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Zion Equities

Value-Add CRE
Assets Managed
$150,000,000
Asset Class
Commercial
Headquarters
New York, NY
Overview

Zion Equities is a private real estate investment sponsor focused on acquiring, managing, and optimizing value-add income producing assets across strategic markets. The firm seeks opportunities where operational improvements, capital structure optimization, and long term cash flow prospects align with defined risk-adjusted return objectives.


The platform emphasizes disciplined underwriting and comprehensive due diligence to identify assets with measurable improvement potential. By combining market insight, financial analysis, and hands-on asset oversight, the firm positions investments for both current income generation and long term equity growth.


Zion Equities works with institutional and private capital partners to structure investments that balance income and appreciation, with an investment process designed to support stability, transparency, and repeatability throughout the investment lifecycle.

Investment Strategy

Focuses on sourcing real estate opportunities where operational inefficiencies, below market performance, or capital structure misalignment can be addressed through active management and strategic improvements. The firm evaluates potential acquisitions based on market fundamentals, asset condition, and the potential to improve net operating income through targeted actions.


Investment structures are designed with a focus on balancing current cash flow with long term equity growth potential, leveraging financial analysis and conservative risk assumptions to guide capital deployment decisions. Zion Equities emphasizes asset level oversight and performance monitoring to ensure alignment with defined investment objectives.


Exit strategies are planned at acquisition, considering market cycles, performance thresholds, and value realization opportunities through refinance, sale, or recapitalization, with the goal of optimizing investor outcomes while managing downside risk.

Leadership
Lav Bauta
Lav Bauta

Founder, Managing Partner

Izzy Bauta
Izzy Bauta

Founder, Managing Partner

Assets Managed
$150M
Strategy
Value-Add CRE
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