Sponsorship.
Collaborating with experienced, highly skilled sponsors who need additional capital to complete the general partner's contribution to their projects.
Interport Capital's sponsorship strategy is built on a simple but powerful premise: the best commercial real estate outcomes are achieved when experienced operators are paired with institutional-grade capital. We sponsor and collaborate exclusively with experienced, highly skilled sponsors who need additional capital to complete the general partner's contribution to their projects, enabling them to pursue transactions that would otherwise exceed their individual capital capacity.
This approach enables us to partner directly with top-tier development teams, creating sponsorship entities that manage and develop high-quality assets. The resulting structures combine the sponsor's operational expertise and market knowledge with Interport's institutional capital, risk management framework, and investor infrastructure, including our AppFolio-powered investor portal that provides 24/7 transparency on every asset in the portfolio.
Our sponsorship relationships are not transactional. Many of our closest partners, including the principals of Cypress 16, have become integrated members of our leadership team, reflecting the depth of alignment that defines our approach. When we back a sponsor, we are committing not just capital but the full resources of the Interport platform.
“We sponsor and collaborate exclusively with experienced, highly skilled sponsors who need additional capital to complete the general partner's contribution to their projects.”
How Sponsorship Works
Sponsor Identification
We identify experienced operators with proven track records in our target sectors (hospitality, self-storage, and aviation infrastructure) who have sourced compelling investment opportunities.
Entity Formation
A sponsorship entity is formed to jointly manage and develop the asset, with governance rights, capital commitments, and economics structured to align all parties' interests.
Capital Deployment
Interport provides the additional GP-level capital needed to complete the general partner's contribution, enabling the transaction to proceed with institutional-grade capitalization.
Active Management
The sponsor leads day-to-day operations and development execution while Interport provides institutional oversight, capital markets support, and investor reporting infrastructure.
Strategic Sponsor Relationships
Institutional partnerships built on shared expertise and aligned capital
Cypress 16
Gary Roffe & Leon Hurley
Core Development Partner
Founded in January 2018, Cypress 16 is a real estate development, investment, and project management firm whose principals have raised over $600 million in equity and managed properties valued at over $1 billion. Gary Roffe, previously Managing Principal and COO of Miller Global Properties, now serves as Interport Capital's Head of Development. Leon Hurley, a licensed architect and former SVP of Development at Miller Global, serves as Project Sponsor.
- eastKimpton Claret Denver
- eastKimpton Mirador Pacific Grove
- eastResidence Inn Steamboat Springs
Business Aviation Group
Iver Retrum, Partner & Managing Director
Aviation Infrastructure Partner
The nation's leading aviation real estate development and consulting firm, providing end-to-end development, marketing, and consulting for hangar, FBO, airpark, and aviation campus projects. The partnership was formalized at NBAA BACE in October 2022, with BA Group providing sourcing expertise and Interport providing equity and debt solutions for general aviation infrastructure across the western United States.
- eastAeroFNL, Loveland, CO
- eastAeroHDN, Hayden, CO
- eastAeroColorado, Centennial Airport
Coulton Creek Capital
Founded 2013, Greenwood Village, CO
Capital Solutions Partner
A private investment firm created by a select group of entrepreneurial families, Coulton Creek provides capital solutions for real estate and commercial enterprises in the $1 million to $25 million range. With over 190 investments since inception and an aggregate 14% IRR, they invest across debt, preferred equity, and equity structures , complementing Interport's capital deployment across the stack.
- eastPortfolio-Wide Capital Solutions
S3 Capital Partners
Robert Schwartz & Joshua Crane, New York City
Debt Capital Partner
A private bridge lender providing debt to real estate developers, S3 Capital has originated over $8.5 billion across 850-plus loans since its founding in 2013. As a lending partner, S3 provides the construction and bridge financing that enables Interport's development pipeline to move from concept to completion with institutional-grade debt structures.
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Become a Sponsor Partner
Experienced operators and development teams seeking institutional GP-level capital are invited to explore partnership opportunities with Interport Capital.
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