Sponsor profile
Nelson Brothers is a real estate sponsor whose Delaware statutory trust platform concentrated on student housing, with 11 DST programs tracked by Top1031 that first filed between 2014 and 2017. The firm traces to Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate, founded in 2007, which split in 2018; the Brian Nelson–led NB Private Capital later announced a rebrand to Versity Investments in 2021 and then to Crew Enterprises in May 2024. Its tracked offerings included NB Auraria, NB Loft Vue, and NB Taylor Bend.
Identity and lineage
Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate was founded in 2007 and split in 2018, after which the Brian Nelson–led NB Private Capital carried on the DST business 1. NB Private Capital announced its renaming to Versity Investments in 2021 2, and Versity rebranded to Crew Enterprises on May 6, 2024 3. Crew's corporate materials identify Brian Nelson as founder of the lineage entity 4.
Student housing DST programs
Top1031 tracks 11 Delaware statutory trust programs under the Nelson Brothers name, with initial filings between 2014 and 2017 5. Named programs include NB Darby Row, NB Auraria, NB Duck Abbey, NB Taylor Bend, NB The Plaza, NB Chateau Sera, NB Tuscany Place, NB Avalon, NB Stadium View, and NB Loft Vue, alongside the NB Sawmill TIC 2 vehicle 5. In November 2018, NB Private Capital reported raising $38.5 million for a student housing DST offering 6.
NB Taylor Bend, DST was foreclosed on September 1, 2021 at a sale price of $8 million 7.