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FAQ: MacFarlane Partners' Strategic Spinout of LegacyFirst
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MacFarlane Partners' spinout of LegacyFirst creates new investment opportunities in urban real estate transformation, offering competitive advantages in major gateway markets.
LegacyFirst operates as a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm that transforms underutilized assets through institutional-grade investment management and development strategies.
This partnership advances equitable urban revitalization by preventing displacement and creating shared prosperity through mixed-income housing and community-focused development.
The $2.3 billion Freedom West 2.0 project preserves 1,000+ homes while building a STEM innovation center in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District.
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MacFarlane Partners has announced the strategic spinout of LegacyFirst, a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and services company founded by Landon Taylor that helps client partners transform real estate assets into engines of economic prosperity.
Victor MacFarlane, Founder and CEO of MacFarlane Partners, and Landon Taylor, CEO of LegacyFirst, are the primary individuals involved. They have worked together for six years on projects including Freedom West 2.0.
LegacyFirst is a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and services company that helps client partners transform their real estate assets into engines of economic prosperity across major U.S. gateway cities.
They have built a trusted partnership over the past six years, working on transformative projects together, with Landon joining MacFarlane Partners in 2022 as CEO of its Investment Management Group.
Freedom West 2.0 is a $2.3 billion revitalization of four city blocks in San Francisco's historic Fillmore District, which is home to the largest housing cooperative in the western United States.
This spinout represents the latest example in MacFarlane Partners' long tradition of entrepreneurial leaders emerging from their platform, continuing Victor MacFarlane's 47-year career of mentoring executives who launch successful institutional-grade investment companies.
Notable leaders include Jair Lynch of Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners, John Green of Blackstar Stability, Lorenzo Brooks of Apiary, Bryant Sparkman of Century | Urban, and Francis Abrao of Sahara Investment Group.
MacFarlane Partners will continue operating under its established investment strategy and operational structure with Victor MacFarlane resuming his role as CEO and head of investments to guide the execution of the firm's investment funds.
Victor MacFarlane pioneered institutional investment in urban markets, beginning with his groundbreaking 1996 joint venture with Magic Johnson, and his commitment to community-building and mentorship has become a cornerstone of his professional legacy.
You can visit MacFarlane Partners, LegacyFirst, and Freedom West for more detailed information about these organizations and projects.
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