Romano Capital

Founded in 2003

romanocapital.com

Overview

The Romano-owned companies began back in 2003 as a loan brokering business established by Kess Romano and his father Jerry Romano, originating residential mortgages and other loans secured by real estate in Washington State. When credit markets began disappearing across the country during the 2008 recession, Kess recognized a market need for alternative capital sources and pivoted to private equi...read more

investor capital managed

$86,587,696

Principal Experience

20 Years

Real Estate Experience

20 Years

Investment Programs Offered

GP Co-invest Fund, Open-Ended Fund, Opportunity Zone Fund, Close-Ended Fund, Joint Venture

Property Types

Diversified

Regions

West

Strategies Employed

Private Lending, SFR Build-to-Rent, Ground-up Development, Land Entitlement

Risk Profile

Value Add

Primary Markets

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Team

Kess Romano

CEO

· 2003 - Present

Kess graduated George Fox University in 2000 with a degree in Economics. His first job out of college was working for a company that brokered loans to hundreds of different banks. In 2003 Kess Romano ...read more

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Korban Romano

Principal, Director of Operations

· 2011 - Present

Korban grew up in and around Vancouver, WA and is happy to call the Northwest his home. After school he pursued several different entrepreneurial careers before deciding to move to Argentina to work f...read more

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Opportunities

Funded

Single Family

2 Creeks at Camas Meadows

2 Creeks is a luxury condominium community located between the Camas Meadows Golf course and the La...

Inception: 10/01/2016

Funded

Multifamily

Boulder Ridge

The Columbia Palisades is a master development project with the City of Vancouver. The site is loca...

Inception: 08/01/2020

Funded

Multifamily

Capital Preservation 200

The CP200 investment is designed to scale the existing lending business. Kess Romano, the Founder/M...

Inception: No date provided

Funded

Single Family

Pioneer East

Pioneer East is a 209-lot subdivision located east of I-5 in Ridgefield, WA across two phases. The ...

Inception: 06/01/2018

Funded

Single Family

Pioneer Select

The Pioneer Select Fund is a special purpose Fund modeled after several other successful Romano man...

Inception: 11/08/2019

Funded

Single Family

QHR Development

The QHR Development Fund was formed to purchase 25 improved lots and to subsequently construct and ...

Inception: 10/24/2017

Funded

Diversified

Romano Capital Investment Fund

Romano Capital is targeting up to $100 million in commitments for the Romano Capital Investment Fun...

Inception: 05/21/2019

Funded

Multifamily

Westridge Lofts

The Westridge Apartments is a proposed 100-unit multifamily residential community located on three ...

Inception: 04/10/2019

Investors