Joshua Brown
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Leads firm strategy, acquisitions, capital formation and development oversight.
11+ years across residential, multifamily & mixed-use real estate
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.
See how our platform works01 / The people behind the work
Local knowledge.
Accountable leadership.
Meet the people responsible for turning a development plan into coordinated action.
Alex Lopez
Chief Operating Officer
Coordinates operations, team alignment, resource planning and delivery.
17+ years in real estate operations & sales leadership
Gabriel Gonzalez
Chief Investment Officer
Connects investment analysis and underwriting with capital deployment.
Real estate, private ventures & operating businesses
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.
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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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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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.
View our development portfolioSelected 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
U.S. footprint: Hidalgo · Cameron · Starr · Willacy
Industrial parks
A broad regional industrial footprint.
International bridges
Connections for cross-border movement.
Companies
Business activity across RioPlex.
Countries investing
International participation in the region.
Airports
Regional aviation connections.
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.
Places for people to live.
We evaluate housing opportunities around employment access, infrastructure, household budgets and local absorption.
Assets built for everyday demand.
We assess rental communities through property-level income, operating costs, occupancy and improvement potential.
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.
Move the plan
through approvals.
Coordinate due diligence, civil design, municipal review and the approvals required for the intended use. Scope and timing depend on the property and jurisdiction.
Create the infrastructure
that makes a site usable.
Coordinate horizontal development, including roads, drainage, water and utilities, against the project’s approved scope, contracts and budget.
Deliver the asset.
Manage the details.
Depending on the strategy, coordinate selective vertical construction, property improvements or ongoing asset oversight. Track cost, schedule and operating performance.
Match the exit
to the project.
Evaluate finished-lot sales, asset sales, operating income or refinancing as applicable. Timing, distributions and any reinvestment are governed by market conditions and the project documents.
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 ReviewLandowners
See what your land could become.
Discuss your property, your objectives and whether a development partnership could make sense.
Explore landowner partnershipsBuilders & project partners
Connect with the next project.
Explore lot opportunities and discuss how your team could participate in community development.
Explore builder opportunitiesBuilding communities. A broader purpose.
Discover the vision behind the Capital Advisors Foundation.
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