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Cadre secured its first real estate asset through partner Jared Kushner.

Ryan Williams · Building a dynamic network of mentors, with Cadre's Ryan Williams | Masters of Scale · Feb 13, 2025 · at 15:44

Ryan Williams, founder and former CEO of real estate investment platform Cadre, describes launching the company's proof of concept while still an employee at Blackstone.

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“The first actual asset was an asset that I was able to secure vis-a-vis a relationship with Jared Kushner. Who was one of my earliest partners as well.”

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The claim, plainly

Cadre secured its first real estate asset through a relationship with Jared Kushner, who was one of Ryan Williams' earliest partners.

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Assessment

The claim contains two related assertions: that Jared Kushner was an early partner of Ryan Williams in Cadre, and that Cadre's first real estate asset was secured via this relationship with Kushner. Both points are corroborated by public reporting and company history. Contemporary reporting from Forbes, The Real Deal, and Bloomberg confirms that Jared Kushner and Joshua Kushner co-founded Cadre with Ryan Williams in late 2014, with the startup initially operating out of Kushner Companies' Puck Building offices. Furthermore, Cadre's inaugural real estate deals—specifically a $55 million four-building multifamily portfolio in Queens, New York, and a $100 million Chatham, New Jersey multifamily property—were sourced and operated through Kushner Companies.

Forbes (January 31, 2019) and The Real Deal (March 24, 2015) confirm Jared Kushner co-founded Cadre alongside Ryan Williams and Joshua Kushner in late 2014.
Forbes and Bloomberg reporting established that Cadre's first transactions were sourced through Kushner Companies, beginning with a $55 million Queens apartment portfolio and a $100 million property in Chatham, New Jersey.

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