Mr. Jacobs is the managing partner of Aspirant Development and a principal of The Empire Group of affiliated companies. He oversees all of Aspirant’s luxury high-rise residential and core mixed-use projects. In addition, he directs all of Empire’s single-family build-for-rent (SFBFR) projects in Texas, Colorado and Indiana. In his role with Aspirant, Mr. Jacobs was responsible for building the first high-rise multifamily project in the history of Phoenix when Aspirant completed The Stewart, a 19-story, 312-unit, luxury apartment project, in 2019. The success of Stewart is often credited with jump-staring the explosion of new development in downtown Phoenix. Aspirant continued to add to the downtown Phoenix skyline with its recently completed Aspire high-rise; and its upcoming projects include luxury residential communities in downtown Scottsdale, downtown Phoenix, and downtown Tempe. In his role with Empire, Mr. Jacobs oversees all aspects of Empire’s SFBFR projects in Austin, DFW, Denver, Colorado Springs and Indianapolis. Previously, Mr. Jacobs was a principal with Progress Residential, one of the largest single-family rental real estate funds in the country. He was one of the original partners in both the general partnership and the management company and helped Progress grow from a startup, including active involvement in a $1.2 billion equity raise, to an organization with over $3.5 billion in assets and nearly 20,000 single-family rental homes in over 20 markets. Prior to partnering with Progress, Mr. Jacobs was one of the early pioneers in the single-family rental real estate fund strategy. Between 2009 and 2012, he raised close to $150 million from high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors in a series of funds dedicated to this strategy at a time when the SFR business was a nascent, “mom and pop” industry. Mr. Jacobs oversaw all aspects of Empire’s single-family rental fund business, from capital raising to capital deployment and asset management. In 1991, Mr. Jacobs graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in international finance. In 1992, Mr. Jacobs graduated from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he earned his master’s degree in international management. Mr. Jacobs has called Phoenix home for over 30 years and is a graduate of Brophy College Preparatory High School.
Geoffrey Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs is the managing partner of Aspirant Development and a principal of The Empire Group of affiliated companies. He oversees all of Aspirant’s luxury high-rise residential and core mixed-use projects. In addition, he directs all of Empire’s single-family build-for-rent (SFBFR) projects in Texas, Colorado and Indiana. In his role with Aspirant, Mr. Jacobs was responsible for building the first high-rise multifamily project in the history of Phoenix when Aspirant completed The Stewart, a 19-story, 312-unit, luxury apartment project, in 2019. The success of Stewart is often credited with jump-staring the explosion of new development in downtown Phoenix. Aspirant continued to add to the downtown Phoenix skyline with its recently completed Aspire high-rise; and its upcoming projects include luxury residential communities in downtown Scottsdale, downtown Phoenix, and downtown Tempe. In his role with Empire, Mr. Jacobs oversees all aspects of Empire’s SFBFR projects in Austin, DFW, Denver, Colorado Springs and Indianapolis. Previously, Mr. Jacobs was a principal with Progress Residential, one of the largest single-family rental real estate funds in the country. He was one of the original partners in both the general partnership and the management company and helped Progress grow from a startup, including active involvement in a $1.2 billion equity raise, to an organization with over $3.5 billion in assets and nearly 20,000 single-family rental homes in over 20 markets. Prior to partnering with Progress, Mr. Jacobs was one of the early pioneers in the single-family rental real estate fund strategy. Between 2009 and 2012, he raised close to $150 million from high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors in a series of funds dedicated to this strategy at a time when the SFR business was a nascent, “mom and pop” industry. Mr. Jacobs oversaw all aspects of Empire’s single-family rental fund business, from capital raising to capital deployment and asset management. In 1991, Mr. Jacobs graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in international finance. In 1992, Mr. Jacobs graduated from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he earned his master’s degree in international management. Mr. Jacobs has called Phoenix home for over 30 years and is a graduate of Brophy College Preparatory High School.
