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Northstar Commercial Partners is an American commercial real estate investment company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Brian Watson, an entrepreneur, founded Northstar in 2000. The company is notable for acquiring distressed or vacant commercial real estate assets nationwide and rehabilitating them for lease, in order to place them back into productivity in local communities.

History
Northstar CEO, Brian Watson, a former manager and director at Cushman & Wakefield, founded the company in Denver, Colorado, in 2000.

In October 2014, Northstar founded the "Education Opportunity Fund", a $100 million real estate investment fund for identifying and restoring old retail or education buildings. These buildings are restored and leased to charter schools. In addition, Northstar acquires, leases, develops and sells manufacturing, office, retail, senior care and medical facilities throughout the U.S. For its contributions, the Denver Business Journal included Northstar in the 2014 Powerbook Finalists.

On October 4, 2015, Northstar launches the “Northstar Real Estate Opportunity Fund II, LLC”. This is a $300 million private equity fund focused on institutional and private commercial real estate acquisitions with qualified or accredited investors.

Business Model
Northstar acquires vacant assets and properties from lenders, corporations, and other owners throughout the United States. Then, it rehabilitates these assets and lease or place them into productivity in their local communities. It buys vacant buildings, refurbishes them and place new tenants in these facilities, which create new job opportunities and economic stimulus.

Acquisitions
Northstar has purchased assets owned by several Fortune 500 companies including Shell Oil Co., GE, Columbia House, Ball Corporation, Loomis, Cargill, Benjamin Moore Paint Co. and a national portfolio of real estate across the country. Northstar has acquired almost 12 million square foot of commercial real-estate since its formation.