Institutional Real Estate Development

We Create Value
Before We Build.

Entitlement, design, and capital strategy under one accountable team. 30+ years, $3+ billion in development, 31 municipalities nationwide.

Why BelKat

Seen through an architect's eye. Underwritten by an investor. Delivered by a developer.

BelKat takes projects from raw land to stabilized asset across industrial, hospitality, mixed use, residential, and build to rent. Every project follows the same order: underwrite early, entitle first, and align capital before construction begins.

Value is created at entitlement and protected through delivery.
$3B+
Led or delivered

Institutional Standards

The rigor of a large sponsor, with the access and accountability of a principal led firm.

33
Rezonings across 31 municipalities

Entitlement Expertise

Zoning and approvals secured before construction capital is at risk, which is where most of a project's value is created.

$1.5B
Capital raised for partners

Capital Alignment

Equity, debt, and landowners aligned around one plan, one budget, and one timeline from underwriting to exit.

Who We Partner With

One team accountable to every stakeholder.

01

Equity Partners & Family Offices

Invest alongside a sponsor who leads entitlement, design management, and delivery, and who has led or delivered $3+ billion in development.

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02

Landowners

Unlock your land's highest value through rezoning and entitlement, with a clear path to a sale, a joint venture, or a ground lease.

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03

Municipalities & Corporate Users

A development partner who works through the public process with respect, transparency, and follow through, from first meeting to ribbon cutting.

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Current BelKat Projects

In development now.

The Backyard
In Development

The Backyard, Bee Cave, TX

In partnership with John Paul DeJoria
In Development

NOKOSI

In partnership with Jack Nicklaus & Family
In Development

Spiderwood, Bastrop, TX

In partnership with Legacy Oak
In Development

Blanco River, Kyle, TX

In partnership with Avenida Capital
Selected Principal Experience

Delivered across asset classes and market cycles.

Projects led or delivered by BelKat's founder, Felipe Castillo, across hospitality, mixed use, office, residential, build to rent, and industrial.

75+
Years of Combined Experience
Across commercial, office, residential, retail, and energy development.
$3B+
Projects Completed
Multi-billion-dollar projects delivered.
33
Rezonings
Across 31 municipalities nationwide.
$1.5B+
Capital Raised for Partners
Combined, for family offices and institutional investors.
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: it is this that, in all things, distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”
Thomas Carlyle
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Vision executed with discipline.

Austin, Texas. Let's talk about what you're building.

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