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Multifamily & Industrial
$100K Minimum
20%+ GP Co-Investment

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Where Smart Accredited Investors Go for Private Real Estate

Where are savvy accredited investors allocating in 2026? Private real estate is once again in focus, but with a new emphasis on manager selection.

For decades, private real estate at this level was largely reserved for institutions and longstanding sponsor relationships. Lightstone DIRECT opens that door to qualified individuals through a structure built around alignment, clarity, and direct access.

This is not a marketplace. It is not a feeder into someone else’s deal. And it is not a platform that steps back after funding. It is a direct relationship with an institutional GP sourcing, underwriting, closing, and managing the investment.

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Assets Under Management

$12B+

GP Co-Investment

20%+

Net IRR on Realized Investments Since 2004

27.6%

Lightstone has spent four decades building, acquiring, financing, and managing real estate through changing markets. Lightstone DIRECT brings individual investors into that platform through thoughtfully selected single-asset opportunities in sectors where we have deep operating conviction.

Most important: these are the same deals Lightstone pursues on its own balance sheet. Your capital, right alongside the capital of a $12B AUM owner/operator.

FAQs

Common questions from Lightstone DIRECT investors

What is the minimum investment amount?

The minimum investment starts at $100,000, though this may vary depending on the specific deal. All minimums will be clearly stated in the offering documents, and investors will have the opportunity to review these before committing capital.

Why did Lightstone decide to open investment opportunities to individual investors?

There are a few reasons we decided to open opportunities to accredited investors, the main one being that we identified a gap in the market for direct real estate investments. Over the past decade or so, many “real estate crowdfunding” platforms have underdelivered, plagued by poor risk controls, lack of transparency, misalignment with sponsors and fee-heavy structures. As an established institution with four decades of experience and $12B+ AUM, we saw an opportunity to take advantage of this dislocation in the market to empower individual investors while also increasing our own AUM.

How is Lightstone DIRECT different from a real estate crowdfunding platform?

Lightstone DIRECT is built around a direct-to-sponsor model. Instead of browsing deals from many unrelated sponsors on a marketplace, investors are investing alongside Lightstone itself, with a direct relationship to the team behind the investment. The site repeatedly emphasizes “no middlemen,” sponsor alignment, and the backing of Lightstone’s vertically integrated platform from acquisition through ongoing management. While other real estate managers operate a similar model, no other firm in the space can offer the scale or operating history that Lightstone brings as a vertically integrated owner/operator.

What live investments are available now?

You can find information about live investments on Lightstone DIRECT on our Investments Page at any time. You will have to register to obtain full offering materials, and we will suggest that you schedule time to speak with your designated representative thereafter. https://lightstonedirect.com/investments

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