Greg Kraut Design & Development
Fairfield County's Premier
Single Family Luxury
Investment Platform
Access · Vision · Execution · Results
The Platform
A middle market single family residential platform.
Three disciplines that compound into repeatable value creation.
01
Off-market sourcing
Relationships most investors and developers structurally cannot access. A repeatable process, not a one-time opportunity dependent on a single property.
02
Institutional underwriting
Institutional-grade discipline applied to boutique residential opportunities. Investor economics structured around aligned incentives and disciplined capital deployment.
03
Design as a value lever
Design is a deliberate value-creation lever, not an aesthetic afterthought. We upgrade existing houses or build new — catered to the middle-market consumer.
The Founder
Greg Kraut: capital markets expertise and local roots.
The founder behind the platform.
- Former CEO of KPG Funds, with deep commercial real estate investment and capital markets expertise. A record of local public service and civic involvement that reinforces community trust and access.
- Multi-cycle experience underwriting, structuring, and managing institutional-quality real estate assets. A hands-on operator — present on-site, in design meetings, and in every underwriting decision.
- Deep, multi-generational relationships across Fairfield County's legal, brokerage, and building communities.
Structural Advantages
Advantages that define the platform.
01
Best-in-class execution
Hands-on project management from acquisition to sale.
02
Enduring relationships
Repeat trust from sellers, brokers, and referral partners.
03
Exclusive deal sourcing
Off-market access through decades-deep local relationships.
04
Design excellence
Architecture and interiors deployed as deliberate value drivers.
05
Disciplined underwriting
Institutional risk standards applied to every acquisition.
Case Study
240 North Avenue, Westport.
Design discipline translated into underwritten returns.
Purchase Price
$1.625M
Off-market at ~14% below est. market value
Renovation Budget
$800k
Construction loan funded; GKDD-managed
Total All-In Cost
$2.525M
Equity invested: $420k (incl. debt service)
Projected Sale Price
$3.5M
Net proceeds after costs: ~$3.3M
Equity Multiple
1.9x
~$800k projected net profit on $420k invested
IRR
Pending
To be finalized at closing, targeted for August 2026
- Acquired for $1.625M, secured below market.
- Capitalized with $420k equity and $1.2M in debt against an all-in cost of $2.5M.
- Actively marketed at a $3.5M ask, with closing targeted for August 2026.
Access
Access is the advantage.
The sourcing network competitors cannot replicate.
- Long-standing relationships with Fairfield County estate attorneys and private property owners. A referral flywheel: completed projects generate the next off-market introduction.
- Trusted standing with local builders, architects, and town officials, reinforcing access at every stage of a deal.
- Direct relationships with Fairfield County's top-tier luxury brokers, built on established trust rather than cold outreach — access rooted in reputation and discretion, generating the intrigue and exclusivity that can move a property before it ever reaches the open market.
Momentum
A growing platform built on early, disciplined results.
2
Completed dispositions demonstrate the model start-to-finish: off-market sourcing, design-led renovation, disciplined exit.
~1.9x
240 North Ave alone illustrates the thesis with a ~14% acquisition discount and a projected ~1.9x equity multiple in less than 12 months.
2 + 1–2
Two projects currently active, with one to two further off-market opportunities under evaluation.
The Team
Institutional quality. Boutique in execution.
The functional expertise that supports every project.
Architecture & Design
Partners selected for design pedigree and Fairfield County fluency.
Construction in-house
Trusted sub-contractor relationships. Record of on-time, on-budget delivery.
Finance & Underwriting
Institutional-grade financial discipline applied to every acquisition.
The Market
A market structurally favoring this strategy.
Fairfield County: scarcity meets sustained demand.
- Continued migration of high-net-worth buyers from New York City into Fairfield County for the top schools, low crime, and low taxes.
- A persistent shortage of move-in-ready, design-forward luxury inventory in target towns. Long-term appreciation trends that reward disciplined, well-located acquisitions over market timing.
Legacy
Building Fairfield County's premier boutique development platform.
Legacy over transactions: what Greg is building, and the investors he's building it with.
- A platform designed to compound trust, access, and results over time — not a single transaction.
- Every project reinforces the relationships and reputation that source the next opportunity.
- An invitation to build enduring value alongside a platform still early in its growth curve.
