Experience That Shapes Our Approach
Silverstone Capital Partners was founded in 2014 as a New York-based real estate investment platform built around direct participation in investment, capital, development and advisory.
The firm’s approach has been shaped by working across different markets, capital structures and operating environments, with an emphasis on disciplined underwriting, alignment of interests and active participation.
Our Approach
Disciplined Underwriting
Silverstone’s investment approach has been shaped by direct participation in real estate ownership, development, capital deployment and advisory across multiple market cycles. A rigorous evaluation process focused on fundamental asset quality, basis, market dynamics, capital structure and long-term value.
Capital Preservation
An emphasis on understanding downside risk first and protecting invested capital through disciplined structuring, active participation and risk management.
Alignment of Interests
A preference for structures in which principals invest alongside partners and investors, creating alignment around execution, capital preservation and long-term value creation.
Strategic Partnerships
Working with experienced local operating partners and developers who contribute market-specific knowledge, sourcing capabilities and execution experience.
Active Participation
Direct involvement in investment strategy, capital structure, asset positioning and major operating decisions rather than passive capital deployment.
How We Work
SCP has historically pursued opportunities through a combination of direct investment, joint ventures, Co-GP structures, debt and strategic advisory assignments.
Rather than relying on a single asset class or geography, the firm has worked with local operating partners and developers who bring market-specific expertise, while Silverstone contributes investment judgment, capital relationships, underwriting and strategic oversight.
The focus has remained consistent: understand the downside first, structure capital thoughtfully and participate actively in execution.
A Cross-Border Perspective
Silverstone’s perspective is shaped by real estate experience in both the United States and Asia.
The firm’s principal has worked across investment, development and advisory environments in New York, California and China, providing first-hand perspective on how capital, ownership expectations and decision-making differ across markets.
This background has informed Silverstone’s approach to cross-border transactions and relationships with international private investors, family offices and business owners.
Leadership
Maximus Wang
Founder & Managing Principal
Maximus Wang is a real estate investor and executive with more than two decades of experience across investment, development, capital markets, advisory and asset management in the United States and China.
Before founding Silverstone Capital Partners (SCP), Max held senior investment and advisory roles on both sides of the Pacific. He served as Associate Director with Jones Lang LaSalle’s investment team in Beijing, advising investors on acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate in China and the United States, and previously led the investment team at Cushman & Wakefield’s Beijing office. From 2012 to 2014, he led the New York investment activities of an international real estate developer and investor, evaluating development and acquisition opportunities across the New York market.
Earlier in his career, Max worked with a Los Angeles-based private equity real estate investment firm and served in California state government as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Real Estate. His experience also includes real estate lending and underwriting, providing him with perspective across both the equity and debt sides of the capital structure.
Since establishing SCP, Max has participated in principal investments, GP equity, structured debt, residential development, multifamily acquisitions, asset management and strategic advisory assignments across New York and multiple U.S. markets.
His experience spans residential condominium, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, land and development opportunities, working alongside developers, operating partners, family offices and high-net-worth investors. His experience across the United States and China provides a distinctive perspective on cross-border capital and U.S. real estate investment.
Education
Columbia University — Master of Science in Real Estate Development
Michigan State University — Bachelor’s Degree in Finance