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The Time To Explore Your Legal Options With One of Our Trusted Investor Losses Attorneys Is Now

If you are an investor who suffered losses in University Park Berkeley JV, LLC, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investor Losses Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) today. Unfortunately the property involved is now foreclosed, which could mean investment trouble for you.

What is University Park Berkeley, JV?

A value student housing investment acquired by Academy West Investments, University Park Berkeley, JV came with a floating rate, a full-term interest only loan, and stated maturity. This is a 112-bed, 97-unit student housing complex near the UC Berkeley campus, and it was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in a city that had strict reopening policies. Occupancy declines, delayed leasing cycles, operational disruptions, permit delays to renovation efforts, legacy tenant buyouts, and rising interest rates followed.

While refinancing in 2023 avoided an outright default for University Park Berkeley JV, new capital was hard to come by. Performance did improve, along with higher occupancy and revenue, but greater debt service and stricter lender controls didn’t help. Ultimately, even with efforts to stabilize the assets and assess other options, including working with an advisory group to go after recapitalization through University Park NBPC JV Partner (JV Partner), this investment did not prove sustainable.

University Park Berkeley JV filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2025. It is now in foreclosure.

How Can Our Alternative Investment Lawyers Help?

Real estate investments are generally unsuitable for most retail investors and retirees. But when there is trouble brewing, they may not be appropriate investment even for accredited investors.

Now that University Park Berkeley, JV is in foreclosure, it could prove very challenging, even impossible to recoup your investment from Academy West Investments. But you may be able to hold your financial advisor liable for your losses.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is investigating the brokerage firms that marketed and sold University Park Berkeley, JV to customers. Clearly, there were issues impacting this real estate investment for some time. Financial advisors had an obligation to conduct the necessary due diligence and assess whether this was a viable investment opportunity before promoting it to investors.

This is not the kind of legal claim that you want to pursue without trusted securities lawyers on your side. Our alternative investment law firm can assess whether unsuitability, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, overconcentration, breach of contract, misrepresentations and omissions, or other types of broker misconduct was involved. We have helped thousands of investors to recoup their losses from broker-dealers and investment advisers.

The Time To Explore Your Legal Options Over Your University Park Berkeley, JV Losses Is Now

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investor Losses Attorneys have secured awards and settlements for investors who have sustained losses in all kinds of alternative investments, including real estate properties. We have the skills, experience, and knowledge to maximize each of our clients’ chances for a full financial recovery.

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