About Us
It’s Your Choice

To date owning a 30-story, Class A office building or a thriving, successful mall has been beyond most peoples means. Such opportunities are now within reach. With Butters Real Estate Funds, you can invest in specific real estate ventures handpicked by experts with over two decades of experience in commercial real estate development.
Unlike REITs, which represent a portfolio of properties, each Butters Real Estate Fund targets a single high-quality property selected for its potential to produce dividend income as well as capital appreciation. You’ll be supplied with extensive information to help you make a prudent decision, including market data, financial projections, operating statistics, and photographs. And you can complete your due diligence by visiting the property and sizing it up for yourself. There are few assets more tangible than an investment property.

The Real Estate Difference

A real estate investment is a great way to add just the right amount of diversification to the stocks, bonds, and mutual funds that typically are found in the investment portfolios of most individuals. The Butters Real Estate Fund provides a way for ordinary investors to accomplish this goal and reduce their portfolio risk.
In addition, real estate has historically appreciated over time. Compare property values today in most metropolitan areas with prices 10 years ago, and you’ll find a substantial difference. Participation in a Butters Real Estate Fund can put you in a position to make the most of this trend. At the same time, real estate investments also provide an opportunity to benefit from a steady income stream.

"Over the years, Butters has grown to become one of the areas top real estate firms specializing in build-to-suit and multi-tenant industrial, office, and retail properties."

The Team
The Butters Advantage

The management team at the Butters Real Estate Fund has been in the real estate business for many decades, developing, managing, and leasing industrial, office, and retail properties. We have been successful because we are patient and have been able to identify the fundamental elements that make a commercial property a wise investment. Butters also recognizes the changes that constantly take place in each market, and are looking to seize opportunities when they arise. This expertise is a key differentiator for the Butters Real Estate Funds.
Our decades in commercial real estate are also important because they provide a perspective on the market that can only be gained with experience. We know what it takes to remain focused and to manage commercial properties through a variety of real estate cycles. We apply this long-term discipline to all properties in Butters Real Estate Funds.

Malcolm Butters

Malcolm Butters, the president and founder of Butters Real Estate Funds, is well-known for his integrity, professionalism, and keen sense of the dynamics that drive the real estate market. These qualities were recognized by the National Association of Office & Industrial Properties (South Florida Chapter), which named him Developer of the Year in 1999 and 2003. He was also a Diamond Award Finalist in 2002, numbering among the top ten CEOs in Broward County chosen by the South Florida Business Journal.

“We have been successful because we are patient, and we have been able to identify the fundamental elements that make a commercial property a wise investment.”

Jeffrey Lapidus

Jeffrey Lapidus is Director of Acquisitions for Butters Real Estate Funds with direct responsibility for the identification and underwriting of investment opportunities, obtaining debt and equity, negotiating acquisition and financing documents, overseeing outside counsel, and investor relations. Mr. Lapidus has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, both as a commercial real estate attorney with a major international law firm and as an investment broker with two national brokerage companies. He is a graduate of Stanford University and New York University School of Law.