Expertise in Acquisitions, Operations, and Asset Management

Meet Our Team

Industry veterans united by a passion for excellence in real estate investment.

Leadership
Team

Seventh Street Capital is led by a strong and highly experienced Management and Investment team.

Sara Shank

Sara Shank, CFA

Founder and CEO

Sara brings more than 25 years of institutional real estate experience to Seventh Street Capital, spanning strategy, acquisitions, portfolio management, and innovation at global investment platforms. She previously served as Managing Director and Global Head of Innovation at PGIM Real Estate and held senior investment and portfolio leadership roles at Beacon Capital Partners. Sara combines deep real estate expertise with significant proptech experience to shape the firm’s proximity-driven strategy and its evolving technology platform.

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Sara Shank, CFA

Founder and CEO

Sara brings more than 25 years of institutional real estate experience to Seventh Street Capital, spanning strategy, acquisitions, portfolio management, and innovation at global investment platforms. She previously served as Managing Director and Global Head of Innovation at PGIM Real Estate and held senior investment and portfolio leadership roles at Beacon Capital Partners. Sara combines deep real estate expertise with significant proptech experience to shape the firm’s proximity-driven strategy and its evolving technology platform.

Brent Luster

Brent Luster

VP, Acquisitions

Brent oversees acquisitions and investment analysis, drawing on institutional experience underwriting more than $20B of multifamily and development deals at Brookfield and CPP Investments. His background in financial modeling, due diligence, and portfolio strategy ensures that each property aligns with our proximity-driven thesis and long-term operating vision.

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Brent Luster

VP, Acquisitions

Brent oversees acquisitions and investment analysis, drawing on institutional experience underwriting more than $20B of multifamily and development deals at Brookfield and CPP Investments. His background in financial modeling, due diligence, and portfolio strategy ensures that each property aligns with our proximity-driven thesis and long-term operating vision.

Advisory
Board

Seventh Street Capital is led by a strong and highly experienced Management and Investment team.

Jeff Brown, CFA

Jeff Brown, CFA

Chief Investment Officer
Acquisitions Beacon Capital Partners

Jeff is based in Boston and oversees all of Beacon’s acquisitions and dispositions, as well as certain strategic initiatives.

Jeff has been with Beacon since 1996, joining as a Financial Analyst for Beacon Properties. He began his commercial real estate career as a consultant with E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group, with responsibility for valuation analysis and due diligence assignments for various clients.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Jeff Brown, CFA

Chief Investment Officer
Acquisitions Beacon Capital Partners

Jeff is based in Boston and oversees all of Beacon’s acquisitions and dispositions, as well as certain strategic initiatives.

Jeff has been with Beacon since 1996, joining as a Financial Analyst for Beacon Properties. He began his commercial real estate career as a consultant with E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group, with responsibility for valuation analysis and due diligence assignments for various clients.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Stephen Pilch

Stephen Pilch

Executive Managing Director
Stockbridge Capital Group, LLC

Stephen is a Managing Director for Stockbridge’s Platform Business, responsible for investment strategy client service and marketing activities.

Prior to joining Stockbridge, Stephen served as Chief Operating Officer of Divco West Properties (Divco), where he was responsible for the oversight of all operations at Divco and its Page Mill Properties Fund, including investment services, asset management, property management, construction management, leasing, and marketing.

Previously, Stephen served as Senior Vice President at Cornerstone Properties and Managing Director of West Coast Real Estate Investments at Aetna Life & Casualty.

Stephen received a B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University.

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Stephen Pilch

Executive Managing Director
Stockbridge Capital Group, LLC

Stephen is a Managing Director for Stockbridge’s Platform Business, responsible for investment strategy client service and marketing activities.

Prior to joining Stockbridge, Stephen served as Chief Operating Officer of Divco West Properties (Divco), where he was responsible for the oversight of all operations at Divco and its Page Mill Properties Fund, including investment services, asset management, property management, construction management, leasing, and marketing.

Previously, Stephen served as Senior Vice President at Cornerstone Properties and Managing Director of West Coast Real Estate Investments at Aetna Life & Casualty.

Stephen received a B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University.

James Stultz

James Stultz

Owner

CBS Rentals

James Stultz is the owner and founder of CBS Rentals, a prominent property management and real estate development company based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Under Stultz’s direction, CBS Rentals has grown into one of the University of Virginia’s leading housing providers, renting to approximately 1,200 University of Virginia tenants and professional tenants in the greater Charlottesville community.

With a diverse portfolio built over 50 years of strategic development and investment, CBS Rentals has built and manages more than 16 apartment complexes, 45 historic houses, and a range of commercial properties that contribute to Charlottesville’s economic and community landscape. These holdings include a shopping center, two self service storage facilities, a 40,000 sq. ft. office building leased to the University of Virginia Hospital, the University Hospital Hospitality House serving low income patient families, and a 50-unit condominium building located adjacent to the University of Virginia Hospital rented to medical professionals and medical students.

CBS Rentals is known for combining thoughtful development with dedicated property management.  CBS Rentals has cultivated a reputation for quality, reliability, and long-term community partnership.  CBS Rentals continues to shape residential and commercial spaces that support both the University of Virginia and the broader Charlottesville area.

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James Stultz

Owner

CBS Rentals

James Stultz is the owner and founder of CBS Rentals, a prominent property management and real estate development company based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Under Stultz’s direction, CBS Rentals has grown into one of the University of Virginia’s leading housing providers, renting to approximately 1,200 University of Virginia tenants and professional tenants in the greater Charlottesville community.

With a diverse portfolio built over 50 years of strategic development and investment, CBS Rentals has built and manages more than 16 apartment complexes, 45 historic houses, and a range of commercial properties that contribute to Charlottesville’s economic and community landscape. These holdings include a shopping center, two self service storage facilities, a 40,000 sq. ft. office building leased to the University of Virginia Hospital, the University Hospital Hospitality House serving low income patient families, and a 50-unit condominium building located adjacent to the University of Virginia Hospital rented to medical professionals and medical students.

CBS Rentals is known for combining thoughtful development with dedicated property management.  CBS Rentals has cultivated a reputation for quality, reliability, and long-term community partnership.  CBS Rentals continues to shape residential and commercial spaces that support both the University of Virginia and the broader Charlottesville area.

Focus on
Partnership

Partnership is core to everything we do. We thoughtfully structure long-term ownership models that support multi-generational investment goals, align incentives, and deliver stable performance across market cycles.