World Class Capital Group (World Class) is a privately owned investment firm that focuses on global real estate. The firm is based in Austin, Texas, with additional offices located in Dallas and New York City. World Class primarily invests in real estate equity, debt, and securities. Investments are made across the US and are made in various asset classes - including retail, office, industrial, self-storage and multifamily. World Class Mortgage Capital originates senior mortgages, mezzanine loans and preferred equity on a fixed-rate and floating-rate basis. The company is owned by President & CEO Nate Paul. Paul was listed in the 2016 edition of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in Finance for having built a $1 billion real estate portfolio across the United States by the age of 28. World Class currently owns more than 120 properties totaling over 10 million square feet across 16 states nationwide. History In January 2011, World Class Capital Group purchased Teakwood Plaza shopping center in Austin, Texas. In October of the same year, the company acquired three Austin properties which previously held Spaghetti Warehouse, Katz’s Deli, and La Zona Rosa, a live music venue. World Class purchased a prime lakefront property in downtown Austin in August 2012. The same month, the company acquired a 12-property self-storage portfolio from Sovran Self Storage. The properties in Dallas and the Houston area operate under the Great Value Storage flag, a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of World Class. World Class acquired a portfolio of eight self storage facilities in Ohio in November 2012, which also operate under Great Value Storage. Also in 2012, the company purchased shopping centers in Austin, Texas and Denver, Colorado. In 2013, World Class purchased Nellis Self Storage facility in Las Vegas, and a five-property self-storage portfolio in Houston, Texas and Indianapolis, and re-branded under the Great Value Storage flag. Later that month, it acquired the retail center Huron Plaza in Denver, Colorado. In March 2013, World Class purchased a prime 1.3-acre property surrounding the Austonian skyscraper in the heart of downtown Austin. That same month, it acquired Galleria Oaks, a shopping center in Austin. The company purchased two commercial properties in June 2013 including North Oaks shopping center in Houston, Texas, and Andrita Media Center in Los Angeles. World Class bought a student housing complex, State Flats, in San Marcos, Texas in December of that year. In the same month, it purchased Culebra Crossing,