About 954 Capital
954 Capital is a South Florida real estate holding company with interests spanning development, construction, acquisitions, and asset management. Through its operating companies, the firm builds, owns, and manages residential and commercial real estate across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Its development division, 561 Developers, delivers high-end ground-up spec homes in established and country club communities. 954 Capital brings capital, expertise, and execution across the full real estate lifecycle.
Real Estate Development
We acquire land and build high-end residential real estate across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Our focus is on ground-up development in established and country club communities.
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Sourcing development sites, infill lots, and teardown opportunities.
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Designing and building custom single-family and spec homes.
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Managing construction from permitting through certificate of occupancy.
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Partnering with licensed builders, architects, and trades of record.
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Delivering finished residences for sale or long-term hold.
WHAT WE DO
Real Estate Acquisitions
We acquire land, lots, and existing residential properties across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Our focus is on sites with strong development or repositioning potential in established and country club communities.
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Sourcing off-market land, infill lots, and teardown opportunities.
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Evaluating sites for development feasibility and resale value.
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Acquiring single-family homes for renovation or redevelopment.
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Closing directly with owners, estates, and fiduciaries.
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Building a pipeline of properties for development and long-term hold.
WHAT WE DO
Complex Title & Ownership Structures
We acquire interests in properties encumbered by litigation, probate, code issues, or fractured title—where ownership is clouded but the asset is fundamentally valuable.
• Reviewing chain of title, encumbrances, and court filings.
• Working through probate, heirship, or guardianship obstacles.
• Partnering with fiduciaries or successors to cure impairments.
• Resolving code enforcement fines, tax delinquencies, or municipal liens.
• Closing on assets others decline due to perceived legal friction.
WHAT WE DO
Project Development & Recovery Strategy
In targeted scenarios, we take on development or repositioning of distressed assets where entitlements, title, or capital structure require intervention.
• Acquiring and repositioning impaired or underutilized sites.
• Resolving development-stalled assets through capital + legal strategy.
• Managing entitlements, variance issues, or pre-foreclosure status.
• Partnering with stakeholders seeking resolution over return.
• Executing value recovery strategies aligned with long-term viability.
WHAT WE DO
Property Repositioning
We acquire and reposition residential properties that need work before they reach their full value, including homes with title cleanup, probate, or code issues to resolve. Our focus is on fundamentally good real estate that conventional buyers pass on.
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Reviewing chain of title, surveys, and recorded encumbrances.
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Coordinating probate, estate, and successor transactions with counsel.
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Curing open permits, code violations, and municipal liens.
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Renovating and improving properties for resale or long-term hold.
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Acquiring assets others decline due to perceived complexity.
WHAT WE DO
TEAM
Brian Cardozo
Founding operator and principal capital partner of 954 Capital
Brian Cardozo leads 954 Capital's real estate strategy across development, acquisitions, and construction throughout South Florida. With a background in private real estate and capital transactions, he oversees each project from land acquisition through final delivery. Brian works directly with builders, architects, engineers, and partners to execute ground-up development and property repositioning across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.
Brian Cardozo leads 954 Capital’s acquisition and resolution strategy across distressed debt, legal recovery rights, and title-compromised assets. With a background in both law and private capital transactions, he operates at the intersection of enforceability and execution.
Brian Cardozo leads 954 Capital’s acquisition and resolution strategy across distressed debt, legal recovery rights, and title-compromised assets. With a background in both law and private capital transactions, he operates at the intersection of enforceability and execution.
Our Strategy
Legal-Driven Underwriting
Principal-Backed Execution
Discretion by Design
Asset-Specific Structuring
We Acquire.
We Resolve.
We Exit.
Hours
Mon-Fri
From 09:00, Until 17:00