Illustrative residential and commercial development concept
South Texas real estate investment & development

Local conviction.
Regional ambition.

We connect capital, land and execution to develop the places South Texas needs next. Residential communities. Multifamily assets. Mixed-use destinations.

Based in McAllen, Texas · Invested in the Rio Grande Valley
Illustrative development concept · Not completed work
$10.5MPaid to investors & debt partnersCumulative since 2019
$22MHeld real estate assetsGross value of active holdings
$46MActive development pipelineProjects at varying stages
165Doors under managementOperating real estate experience

Platform figures reported by management, October 2026; door count from the August 2026 operating snapshot. Payments include debt and equity partners and are not a measure of investment profit. Held assets and development pipeline are separate measures and should not be added together. These figures are not Fund I performance.

The firm

Building opportunity.
Grounded in execution.

Capital Advisors & Associates is a McAllen-based real estate investment and development firm. We bring together acquisitions, underwriting, capital formation and project oversight—with development and construction coordination through Meridian and specialist engineering support.

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01 / The people behind the work

Local knowledge.
Accountable leadership.

Meet the people responsible for turning a development plan into coordinated action.

Joshua Brown

Joshua Brown

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Leads firm strategy, acquisitions, capital formation and development oversight.

11+ years across residential, multifamily & mixed-use real estate
Alex Lopez

Alex Lopez

Chief Operating Officer

Coordinates operations, team alignment, resource planning and delivery.

17+ years in real estate operations & sales leadership
Gabriel Gonzalez

Gabriel Gonzalez

Chief Investment Officer

Connects investment analysis and underwriting with capital deployment.

Real estate, private ventures & operating businesses
Mario Varela

Mario Varela

Head of Development

Leads planning, engineering coordination, municipal approvals and project oversight.

Development planning & execution coordination

Technical depth.
Delivery experience.

Engineering leadership through G&H and project professionals.

Jacob Garza, P.E.

Principal Engineer · G&H

10+ years across civil design, drainage, utilities, technical review and quality control.

Rogelio Hernandez, P.E.

Development · G&H / Primera

10+ years in construction management, field engineering and owner representation.

02 / Selected projects

Real assets.
A clear development focus.

An operating multifamily property and two development programs show the range of our work.

Existing Royal Oaks apartment buildings and courtyard
Existing property photograph
Operating multifamily asset

Royal Oaks

81 apartments

Acquired for $3.7 million in August 2025. An operating property in the sponsor’s real estate track record.

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Moras de Mayo subdivision lot layout
Subdivision plan · Not completed work
Residential development

Moras de Mayo

50 planned residential lots

A development program focused on infrastructure, finished lots and opportunities for homebuilders.

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Illustrative commercial plaza concept for Reserva Del Sol
Conceptual rendering
Planned mixed-use development

Reserva Del Sol

63 residential lots + 4 commercial sites

A planned 18.09-acre community bringing residential neighborhoods and commercial opportunities together.

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Selected sponsor projects, not a complete portfolio or Fund I holdings list. Programs, counts, approvals and timing may change. Plans and renderings are illustrative and do not establish completion or final approvals. Current project materials are available on request.

03 / Why we build here

One region.
Connected to the world.

RioPlex connects the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas with northern Tamaulipas, Mexico. Its scale and infrastructure give our local development focus a much wider economic context.

The binational RioPlex region
3.5M

People. Possibility. Connection.

A regional population spanning communities on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border.

South Texas + Northern Tamaulipas
U.S. footprint: Hidalgo · Cameron · Starr · Willacy
75

Industrial parks

A broad regional industrial footprint.

13

International bridges

Connections for cross-border movement.

900+

Companies

Business activity across RioPlex.

20+

Countries investing

International participation in the region.

7

Airports

Regional aviation connections.

3

Seaports

Access to maritime trade.

Source: RioPlex, regional overview, accessed October 4, 2026. Figures describe the wider binational region, not McAllen or the U.S. Rio Grande Valley alone. RioPlex does not specify a measurement year for these homepage figures. This source reference does not imply an endorsement of Capital Advisors.

01 / RESIDENTIAL

Places for people to live.

We evaluate housing opportunities around employment access, infrastructure, household budgets and local absorption.

02 / MULTIFAMILY

Assets built for everyday demand.

We assess rental communities through property-level income, operating costs, occupancy and improvement potential.

03 / MIXED-USE

Communities with more within reach.

We consider residential and commercial uses together, with attention to access, utilities and market demand.

Capital Advisors’ investment thesis. Regional scale provides context; every project still requires its own underwriting, feasibility review and execution.

04 / From land to execution

A plan is the beginning.
Execution is the work.

Explore the stages we coordinate and the responsibilities behind them.

Find the opportunity.
Underwrite the realities.

Assess land or operating assets, market demand, access, utilities, costs and capital needs before deciding how a project may move forward.

Capital Advisors & Associates

Strategy, acquisitions, underwriting, capital formation and investment oversight.

Meridian Construction & Development

Development and construction coordination, from horizontal infrastructure to selective vertical delivery.

Specialist engineering leadership

Civil design, technical review, diligence and construction-phase coordination through engaged professionals.

05 / Build with us

Bring capital. Bring land.
Bring the next possibility.

Investors & capital partners

Understand the opportunity.

Explore our strategy, the team behind it and the materials you need to evaluate participation.

Schedule a Private Fund Review
Landowners

See what your land could become.

Discuss your property, your objectives and whether a development partnership could make sense.

Explore landowner partnerships
Builders & project partners

Connect with the next project.

Explore lot opportunities and discuss how your team could participate in community development.

Explore builder opportunities

Building communities. A broader purpose.

Discover the vision behind the Capital Advisors Foundation.

Our community commitment
Start with a conversation

Get to know the people.
Then evaluate the plan.

Explore how our strategy aligns with your objectives. Bring your questions about the projects, the fund and the work behind both.

15-minute introduction · Complimentary · No obligation to invest

This page is a corporate overview, not an offer to sell securities or personalized investment advice. Any investment is subject to eligibility, review, acceptance and definitive offering documents. Private real estate investments are illiquid and involve risk, including possible loss of all invested capital. Returns, distributions and timing are not guaranteed.

Platform statistics and career experience are management-reported. Gross asset value is not net equity or regulatory assets under management. Pipeline value is not completed work, invested capital or realized revenue. Historical activity does not assure future results. Regional information is attributed to RioPlex; it does not establish demand or returns for an individual project.