We at MacFarlane Partners are dedicated to providing our institutional capital partners with the highest-quality representation and services in the real estate investment management industry.

We also are strongly committed to being an active corporate citizen and socially responsible investor, working to improve the communities in which we are active through our real estate investments, business and employment practices, and support for local charities and non-profit organizations.

As an investment manager, MacFarlane Partners seeks to capitalize on the burgeoning smart growth movement -- which emphasizes the efficient use (and re-use) of land -- and other socioeconomic shifts that favor urban-style living over decentralized sprawl.

Moreover, high-density urban and suburban submarkets generally are less volatile and less prone to overbuilding than lower-density areas due to a combination of supply constraints and steady demand provided by high population densities.

In addition, urban real estate investments can produce a “double bottom line” that socially responsible investors seek by providing community and environmental benefits that last well beyond the holding period of most investors.

Such benefits include the efficient use of land and infrastructure; reduced traffic congestion; improved air quality (from shorter commutes); and revitalization that gives neglected neighborhoods and once staid business districts and suburbs a better “sense of place.”