Brownstone Capital is a self-managed commercial real estate investment and advisory firm that specializes in opportunistically acquiring, redeveloping, managing, and disposing of commercial real estate assets. The privately held firm, founded by Shawn Krantz and Stephen Carboni in 2000, has acquired 11 properties totaling over 730,000 square feet. Brownstone Capital's properties are located primarily in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The firm's target investment properties offer a potential for increased cash flow based on value-added through capital improvement and leasing programs.

Brownstone Capital maintains an active relationship with private equity investment partners who provide investment capital. Brownstone Capital actively locates suitable investment opportunities, completes all loan and real estate underwriting, contracts to purchase the assets, and utilizes private equity capital to acquire the assets. The investments are acquired in the name of an LLC formed for the acquisition with Brownstone Capital retaining asset management for the loans/properties.