EQS Group-News: W5 Group GmbH / Key word(s): Acquisition 
W5 Group closes innovative living transactions with a total capitalization 
of $800 million in 2020 
 
2021-01-12 / 07:00 
 
*W5 Group closes innovative living transactions with a total capitalization 
of $800 million in 2020 
 
Miami (Florida, USA), January 12, 2021 -* W5 Group (www.w5-group.com [1]) is 
pleased to announce the closing of real estate transactions in the US with a 
total market capitalization of approximately $800 million during 2020. The 
properties, all in the innovative living sector, feature 2,535 beds and 
Gross Square Footage of 1.3M. W5 Group is a single-family investment office 
focused on innovative investments in the residential real estate space. W5 
Group targets equity, preferred equity, or mezzanine investments of $20 
million or greater in ground-up developments and existing assets/portfolios 
in innovative real estate sectors including multifamily, student housing, 
single-family rentals, co-living and micro-apartments in major urban and 
high-growth markets in the US. 
 
W5 Group has a long-term investment horizon and was an active investor in US 
real estate in 2020. Notable transactions included: a 602-bedroom, ground-up 
student housing development located at the University of Central Florida, 
Orlando, Florida; i5 Union Market a newly built 318 unit 12 story building 
located in the heart of D.C.'s Union Market district, Washington; the 
acquisition of a discounted performing loan secured by a 430-unit luxury, 
newly built multifamily building in Brooklyn, New York; a 217-bedroom, 
ground-up multifamily development in the heart of Wynwood, Miami; and a 
691-bed, ground-up student housing development near a major university 
campus in Washington, D.C. 
 
"Despite the difficult operating environment due to the pandemic, we were 
successfully active in the United States last year. I expect us to be even 
more active in 2021 and beyond", said Ralph Winter, principal and founder of 
W5 Group. 
 
*About W5 Group LLC * 
Established in 2009, W5 Group is the single-family office of prominent 
European real estate investor and entrepreneur Ralph Winter. W5 Group has 
investment teams in US and Europe with offices in New York, Miami, and 
Switzerland. Ralph Winter was a pioneer in student housing and micro 
apartments in Europe where he amassed a large-scale portfolio of over 40,000 
beds. W5 Group seeks long-term value creation and invests across asset 
classes and capital structures with a focus primarily on innovative 
residential investments in multifamily, student housing, single-family 
rentals and micro-apartments. W5 Group has permanent capital and seeks to 
create enduring value and long-term partnerships with high quality operating 
partners. Ralph Winter is also a founder of 777 Capital Partners, an 
investment boutique for off-market deals in the innovative residential and 
commercial real estate segments in the DACH region in Europe. 
 
For more information about W5 Group see our website at www.w5-group.com [1] 
 
*Pressekontakt 
Omaar Yemini * 
Head of Operations 
M +1 (786) 487 9609 
o.yemini@w5-group.com 
 
End of Media Release 
1159930 2021-01-12 
 
 
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