Multifamily & Senior Housing Investment

Built on rock. Surrounded by green.

Sylvan Rock Capital acquires and improves residential communities in Ohio, Florida and Texas, with a patient, disciplined approach to every property and every partnership.

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Contemporary residential high-rise overlooking a landscaped urban neighborhood

$750K–$5MMPurchase price

10–300Units per community

1–4Stories, low-rise

OH · FL · TXTarget states

Sylvia A. Johnson, Founder, Broker and Investment Strategist

Meet Our Founder

Experience you can sit across the table from.

20+ years of professional experience behind every decision we make

Sylvia A. Johnson is a real estate broker with 20 years of experience and leads Sylvan Rock Capital as Founder, Broker & Investment Strategist. Her team uses disciplined, forward-looking evaluation to identify the strongest opportunities.

What sets our investment firm apart is its concierge approach: convenient, direct support for clients and personal access to the people accountable for each decision.

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Investment Focus

Two residential sectors. One standard of care.

We concentrate on places where people live: well-located apartment communities and housing designed for older adults. A narrow focus lets us understand each property deeply.

Well-maintained garden-style multifamily apartment community

Multifamily Real Estate

01

Garden-style and low-rise apartment communities, typically Class B and C, where thoughtful improvements and steady management can strengthen the property over time.

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Welcoming senior living residence with landscaped accessible grounds

Senior Housing

02

Residential communities serving older adults, a sector shaped by long-term demographic change across the country and in our target states.

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Where We Invest

Ohio, Florida and Texas.

Three states with distinct strengths, chosen for their housing demand, business climate and room for disciplined growth.

Ohio

OH

Established Midwestern metros with affordable housing costs and steady employment.

Florida

FL

Ongoing population growth and a large retiree population supporting rental and senior housing.

Texas

TX

Large, diverse economies and continued in-migration across major metropolitan areas.

Our Approach

A four-stage process, applied the same way every time.

From the first look at a property to its long-term stewardship, each stage has a clear purpose and a clear standard.

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01

Acquire

Source promising communities in our selected markets through trusted relationships.

02

Underwrite

Test financial fundamentals, market conditions and risk before committing capital.

03

Optimize Development

Plan and carry out improvements that strengthen the property and its operations.

04

Optimize Returns

Manage the asset responsibly with a focus on long-term value.

Investors & Partners

Let's explore opportunities together.

Whether you are considering your first real estate investment or bringing us a property, we would be glad to hear from you. A conversation is the best place to start.

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Speak with Sylvia directly 407.904.9657

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About Sylvan Rock Capital

Solid ground for long-term investors.

We are a real estate investment company focused on residential communities, built on the belief that durable results come from careful selection, honest communication and patient ownership.

Established multifamily community surrounded by mature landscaping

Who We Are

A focused firm with a personal touch.

Sylvan Rock Capital, LLC acquires and improves multifamily and senior housing properties in Ohio, Florida and Texas. Our name reflects what we look for in every investment: the strength of rock, meaning sound fundamentals and conservative judgment, and the calm of a green setting, meaning communities where residents want to stay.

We work with brokers and wholesalers who bring us properties, investors who want to participate in carefully chosen real estate, and partners who share our standards.

Our Mission

Why we do this work.

To build long-term value for our investors by owning residential communities with care, and by improving the places people call home.

Investment Philosophy

How we think about risk and value.

Our philosophy is simple to state and demanding to practice. It guides which properties we pursue and which we decline.

Fundamentals first

We buy for the property's real income, condition and location. Projections must rest on what can be verified today.

Discipline over volume

A clear buy box keeps our decisions consistent. If a property does not fit, we say so quickly and move on.

Long-term stewardship

We think like owners who intend to hold. Good maintenance and fair management protect residents and investors alike.

Leadership

The people behind Sylvan Rock.

Investors deserve to know who is making decisions on their behalf. Here is our leadership team.

Sylvia A. Johnson

Founder, Broker & Investment Strategist

20+years of professional experience

Sylvia A. Johnson is a real estate broker with 20 years of experience. She leads Sylvan Rock Capital's work to evaluate opportunities and serve clients through a convenient, high-touch concierge program.

She holds an MBA in Marketing and the ABR, SRS, CDPE, GRI and e-PRO professional designations. Sylvia is also a licensed Mortgage Loan Specialist with NEXA Mortgage LLC (FL NMLS #2328931).

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Georgy Marrero

Strategic Advisor

Georgy serves as Strategic Advisor to Sylvan Rock Capital. He is the founder and principal of Equis Capital, an experienced commercial real estate operator, a former AI engineering leader at Meta and a UC Berkeley Computer Science graduate.

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Values & Partnership

Three relationships. One standard.

We hold every relationship to the same expectations: clear answers, timely follow-through and respect for your time.

Brokers & wholesalers

Bring us properties that match the buy box. We review quickly and tell you where we stand.

Investors & LPs

Join the investor list to hear about new acquisitions as they come together, and speak with us directly before you decide.

Partners

Operators, lenders and advisors who share our focus on well-kept residential communities.

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Let's explore opportunities together.

We welcome questions about who we are, how we invest and whether a partnership makes sense for you.

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What We Do

Residential real estate, chosen with care.

We invest in two sectors where housing demand is rooted in everyday life: multifamily apartment communities and senior housing, in three states we know well.

Garden-style multifamily community framed by mature trees

Landscaped apartment community pool and clubhouse amenity

Professionally landscaped apartment community grounds

01 · Sector

Multifamily Real Estate

Our core focus is garden-style, low-rise apartment communities: multiple buildings of one to four stories, set among open lawns and mature trees.

We look for Class B and C properties in A and B submarkets, where location is sound and the property itself has room to improve. Better upkeep, practical renovations and attentive management can raise the quality of the community for residents and the strength of the investment for partners.

10 to 300 units, $750K to $5MM purchase price
90%+ occupied, or rents 10%+ under market
No vintage cutoff; condition and location matter more than age

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Senior living residence designed around comfort and community

Older adults enjoying a walk through a welcoming senior community

Refined senior residence set within accessible landscaped grounds

02 · Sector

Senior Housing

As the number of Americans over 65 continues to grow, so does the need for comfortable, well-located housing designed around the needs of older adults.

Senior housing spans a range of property types, from independent and age-restricted communities to residences that offer assisted living or memory care. Our interest is in the real estate itself: its location, physical condition and fit with local demand. Properties that include care services are typically run by licensed, experienced operators, and the quality of that operator is a central part of how such an asset is evaluated.

Long-term demand driven by demographic change
Particular relevance in Florida and other retiree-friendly markets
Evaluated with the same underwriting discipline as multifamily

Target Markets

Three states. Distinct strengths.

We concentrate where we can build relationships, visit properties and understand submarkets street by street.

Ohio

OH · Midwest

Established metros with affordable costs of living, steady employment and a deep base of renters, offering stable fundamentals and attractive entry prices.