About Us
Sayo Kamara is Founder and Managing Principal of Rockacre Capital and serves on the National Board of Directors of Girls Inc., a national nonprofit focused on empowering girls and young women.
Prior to founding Rockacre, Kamara brings a decade of institutional commercial real estate experience at Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, and The Durst Organization, where he leads commercial leasing for One World Trade Center. Sayo grew up in a nondenominational household where his father led in-house fellowship meetings; a background that directly inform’s Rockacre’s approach to faith institution partnerships.
He previously served as Chairman of the Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association (YM/WREA), a 78-year-old industry organization, where he became the first Black chairman in the organization's history and led efforts to expand access and visibility for underrepresented professionals in commercial real estate.
Kamara has been recognized by Crain's New York Business as a Notable Leader in Real Estate and was named a Rising Star in Commercial Real Estate in 2019.
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Rockacre Capital was founded on the belief that institutional capital discipline and community stewardship are not only compatible, they are essential to building durable housing and neighborhood infrastructure at scale.
Too often, community-anchored real estate is treated as a binary: maximize financial returns through displacement, or preserve mission at the cost of financial viability.
That is a false choice.
Rockacre exists to prove a different model - one where sophisticated capital, creative structuring, and genuine stakeholder alignment can produce both financial sustainability and long-term community benefit.
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Long-Term Orientation
We measure success in decades, not quarters. Our structures prioritize durability of use and stakeholder alignment over short-term returns.Institutional Rigor
We bring sophisticated underwriting, development management, and capital structuring to assets that have historically been undercapitalized.Mission Alignment
We are not the cheapest capital, and we are not the highest bidder. We are the partner that mission-driven institutions can trust to execute with both financial discipline and respect for their long-term community role.Founder-Led
Direct principal involvement in every transaction ensures accountability, transparency, and alignment from initial concept through long-term asset management. -
From smaller organizations to seasoned institutions, we partner with people who care about doing things right, and doing them well.
