Our Company

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With a forward-thinking strategy and fully integrated in-house expertise, The Green Cities Company acquires, manages, and develops multifamily and mixed-use assets.


ZO, Oakland, CA
ZO, Oakland, CA
ZO, Oakland, CA

Our mission is to cultivate competitive returns through a differentiated combination of proprietary data analysis, in-house vertically integrated expertise, and value-creative environmental and social strategies.

Utilizing deep investment and asset management experience, we capitalize on data-driven market opportunities, providing multiple platforms to invest in real estate strategies across the United States.

Bower, Boston, MA
Bower, Boston, MA
$1.3B
equity raised
$3.0B
in gross assets(1)
5
discretionary funds /
2 separate accounts(2)
37
total investments / 22 fully
realized investments
4.9M
sq. ft. of LEED
certified properties
2.3M
sq. ft. of Fitwel
Certified Buildings

(1) Gross Assets includes current unrealized gross assets as well as realized gross assets since Green Cities Investment Management was formed. Realized gross asset values are based on the sale price at disposition. Current Regulatory Assets Under Management are $1.3 billion as described in our most recent Form ADV filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The past performance of portfolios managed by Green Cities Investment Management is not necessarily indicative of future performance. This material does not constitute an offer of securities which will only be made by prospectus or offering memorandum
(2) Incudes current and realized investment vehicles.

Building the Firm for Future Opportunities

Green Cities’ predecessor firm was Gerding Edlen, a development-focused investor – one of the first in the U.S. to use sustainable design strategies – founded in Portland, Oregon in 1996.

The Green Cities Company’s Managing Partners – Molly Bordonaro, Brent Gaulke, and Kelly Saito – worked together at Gerding Edlen for over a decade, bringing leadership and advancement in development strategies, acquisitions, capital markets, and investment management.  In 2020, in order to fully position the company for alignment with our investors and build a firm for the future, Molly, Brent, and Kelly bought the firm and rebranded to The Green Cities Company.

Today, we have invested into a new era for our company, with a culture anchored by a commitment to recruiting top talent, developing innovative uses of data, broadening the Firm’s ESG expertise to drive value at the asset level, and deepening rigorous processes for underwriting, risk management, operations, and reporting.

5 MLK, Portland, OR
5 MLK, Portland, OR
5 MLK, Portland, OR
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ZO, Oakland, CA
ZO, Oakland, CA