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{{Infobox company

| name = World Class Capital Group
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| logo = [[Image:World Class Capital Group Logo.png|220px]]
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| industry = [[Real Estate Development]]
| type = Private
| founded = 2007
| location = [[Austin]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]
| key_people = {{ubl|Nate Paul, founder, president & [[chief executive officer|CEO]]| Sheena Paul, [[Chief operating officer|COO]]}}
| homepage = [http://www.wccapitalgroup.com wccapitalgroup.com]
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'''World Class Capital Group''' is a privately owned real estate company based in [[Austin, Texas]] with an additional office on [[Madison Avenue]] in [[New York]]. The company is owned by president and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Nate Paul.<ref>{{cite journal| journal=Austin Business Journal| date=January 3, 2014| title=14 to Watch in 2014| author=Jan Buchholz}}</ref><ref name=bizhouston>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/02/24/austin-real-estate-company-snags-big-houston-self.html| title=Austin real estate company snags big Houston self-storage portfolio| author=Jan Buchholz| date=February 24, 2014| publisher=Houston Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=rr>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2014/02/cypress-semiconductor-campus-sold-to-developer.html| title=Cypress Semiconductor campus sold to developer World Class Capital| date=February 12, 2014| author=Michael Theis| publisher=Austin Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>


==History==
In January 2011, World Class Capital Group purchased Teakwood Plaza shopping center in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/retail/2011/01/austinite-buys-burnet-road-shopping.html| title=Austinite buys Burnet Road Shopping Center| author=Francisco Vara-Orta| date=January 6, 2011| publisher=Austin Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> In October of the same year, the company acquired three Austin properties which previously held Spaghetti Warehouse, Katz’s Deli, and La Zona Rosa, a live music venue.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-firm-acquires-3-high-profile-downtown-build/nRgkL/| title=Austin firm acquires 3 high-profile downtown buildings| date=October 31, 2011| publisher=Statesman| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

World Class purchased a 1-acre lakefront property in Austin in August 2012 from Trinity Street Joint Venture.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.statesman.com/news/business/real-estate/firm-buys-lakefront-tract-near-four-seasons-deve-1/nRNDZ/| title=Firm buys lakefront tract near Four Seasons; development plans unclear| date=August 2, 2012| author=Shonda Novak| publisher=Statesman| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> The same month, the company acquired a 12-property self storage portfolio from Sovran Self Storage which had been operating under the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage brand. The properties in Dallas and the Houston area would be re-branded as Great Value Storage,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.insideselfstorage.com/news/2012/08/world-class-capital-group-acquires-12property-portfolio-from-sovran-self-storage.aspx| title=World Class Capital Group Acquires 12-Property Portfolio From Sovran Self Storage| date=August 24, 2012| publisher=Inside Self-Storage| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of World Class.<ref name=bizstorage>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/04/world-class-capital-picks-up-2500.html| title=World Class Capital picks up 2,500 self storage units| author=Jan Buchholz| date=April 3, 2013| publisher=Austin Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.sparefoot.com/1047-independent-storage-operators-to-watch-in-2015| title=8 independent storage operators to watch in 2015| author=Alexander Harris| date=December 30, 2014| publisher=The SpareFoot Storage Beat| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> World Class acquired a portfolio of eight [[self storage]] facilities in [[Ohio]] in November 2012, to be re-branded as Great Value Storage.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/11/15/world-class-capital-acquires-ohio.html| title=World Class Capital acquires Ohio portfolio| date=November 15, 2012| author=Sarah Drake| publisher=Austin Business Journals| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> Also in 2012, the company purchased shopping centers in [[Austin, Texas]] and [[Denver]], [[Colorado]].<ref name=bizworld>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/12/world-class-capital-purchases-another.html| title=World Class Capital buys another Texas shopping center| author=Jan Buchholz| date=December 10, 2013| publisher=Austin Business Journals| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

World Class purchased Nellis Self Storage facility in [[Las Vegas]] in January 2013 to be re-branded as Great Value Storage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/01/world-class-capital-nabs-las-vegas.html| title=World Class Capital nabs Las Vegas storage facility| date=January 18, 2013| author=Jan Buchholz| publisher=Austin Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> In April of the same year, the company purchased a five-property self-storage portfolio in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] and [[Indianapolis]]. The companies would also be re-branded under the Great Value Storage name.<ref name=bizstorage/> Later that month, it acquired the retail center Huron Plaza in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] from Capmark Finance.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/04/world-class-capital-adds-denver-retail.html| title=World Class Capital adds Denver retail center to portfolio| date=April 12, 2013| author=Sarah Drake| publisher=Austin Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> In March 2013, World Class purchased a 1.3-acre property surrounding the Austonian skyscraper.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-firm-buys-high-profile-parcel-downtown/nWd7L/| title=Austin firm buys high-profile parcel downtown| date=March 1, 2013| author=Shonda Novak| publisher=Statesman| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> That same month, it acquired Galleria Oaks, a shopping center in Austin, from Los Angeles-based Galleria Associates Ltd.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Local-Investor-World-Class-Capital-Buys-Galleria-Oaks-Retail-Center/146645| title=Local Investor World Class Capital Buys Galleria Oaks Retail Center| date=March 14, 2013| publisher=CoStar| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> The company purchased two commercial properties in June 2013 including North Oaks shopping center in Houston, Texas, and Andrita Media Center in [[Los Angeles]] in the acquisition.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/06/world-class-capital-nabs-properties-in.html| title=World Class Capital nabs properties in Houston, Los Angeles| date=June 12, 2013| author=Jan Buchholz| publisher=Austin Business Journal| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> World Class bought a student housing complex, State Flats, in [[San Marcos, Texas]] in December of that year.<ref name=bizworld/> In the same month, it purchased Culebra Crossing, a retail center in [[San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/article/Austin-based-firm-buys-retail-center-on-Northwest-5042641.php| title=Austin-based firm buys retail center on Northwest Side| author=Valentino Lucio| date=December 6, 2013| publisher=My SA| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> The company purchased the former [[Cypress Semiconductor]] campus in Round Rock, Texas in February 2014. The 118-acre facility had been closed since 2009.<ref name=rr/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.statesman.com/news/business/real-estate-firm-buys-former-cypress-semiconductor/ndLB6/| title=Real estate firm buys former Cypress Semiconductor campus in Round Rock, plans mixed-use development| author=Shonda Novak| date=February 11, 2014| publisher=Statesman| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://impactnews.com/blogs/round-rock-pflugerville-impacts/in-the-news%3A_4/| title=In the News: World Class Capital Group| date=April 24, 2014| publisher=Community Impact| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> That same month, it acquired six self-storage properties in Houston from MMD Group. The properties were re-branded from Magi Self Storage into Great Value Storage.<ref name=bizhouston/> In March of that year, World Class Capital acquired the [[KPMG Center]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Downtown Dallas' KPMG Centre tower bought by Austin Investor |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/20140325-downtown-dallas-kpmg-centre-tower-bought-by-austin-investor.ece|publisher=The Dallas Morning News |date=2014-03-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bisnow.com/dallas-ft-worth/news/office/behind-the-deal-kpmg-centres-rebranding--rebirth-42462| title=Behind the Deal: KPMG Centre's Rebranding & Rebirth| date=January 29, 2015| publisher=BisNow| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> In September 2014, World Class Capital bought former pool club Revive Uptown Dallas from Pearl Realty Holdings.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.benzinga.com/14/09/4866718/world-class-capital-adds-new-property-to-texas-property-portfolio| title=World Class Capital Adds New Property to Texas Property Portfolio| author=Alessandra Rose Miguel-Descalso| date=September 22, 2014| publisher=Benzinga| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> The company expanded into [[Louisiana]] when it bought Manhattan Place in [[Harvey, Louisiana]] for $18.5 million in October from [[Weingarten Realty|Weingarten Realty Investors]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/manhattan_place_shopping_plaza.html| title=Manhattan Place shopping plaza in Harvey sells for $18.5M; new owner plans children's stores| author=Ben Myers| date= October 23, 2014| publisher=NOLA.com| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> A portfolio of eight [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] shopping centers was acquired in November. The purchase from [[Kimco Realty]], a New York based real estate investment trust, included shopping centers in [[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Missouri]], and [[Oklahoma]]. With this investment, the company increased its holdings to 15 states.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.costar.com/News/Article/World-Class-Capital-Group-Finalizes-Acquisition-of-12-Million-SF-Midwest-Retail-Portfolio/166514| title=World Class Capital Group Finalizes Acquisition of 1.2 Million-SF Midwest Retail Portfolio| author=Bryce Meyers| date=November 24, 2014| publisher=CoStar| accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wccapitalgroup.com Official website]

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