Modern multifamily development
Multifamily Real Estate Investment, Development & Management

Building conviction
where others see
complexity

The Tanbic Company acquires and develops multifamily real estate, with a focus on disciplined basis, market timing, and execution. Through our management platform, Stellar Residential, we operate more than 5,000 units across the Sunbelt. We exited our investment portfolio in 2022, ahead of the broader market correction. With rents resetting, supply absorbing, and pricing finally reflecting reality, we are selectively re-entering the market.

Market Insights
17.8% · 26.3% · 63.4% · 61.9%
Last Four Multifamily Exit IRRs
Investment Thesis

Discipline first, then conviction

We combine a data-driven focus on high-growth markets with careful risk mitigation, moderate use of leverage, and thoughtful portfolio construction. The result: over 40% average NOI growth across our multifamily portfolio. In 2022, we elected to sell our entire portfolio rather than execute 1031 exchanges — the decision to preserve significant capital ahead of the broader market correction.

01
Supply-Demand Asymmetry

We target markets where population growth, wage expansion, and regulatory barriers create durable rental demand that consistently outpaces new supply. We look for submarkets with strong household formation, limited competitive pipeline, and favorable rent-to-income dynamics — and we actively seek mismanaged assets where hands-on operations can immediately impact the bottom line.

02
Cycle Discipline

In 2021 and 2022, we elected to sell our entire multifamily portfolio rather than execute 1031 exchanges, concluding that market conditions would decline further than the cost of capital gains tax. We apply the same discipline to entry: conservative assumptions on rent growth and operations, stress-tested exit scenarios, and a clear path to value creation before committing capital.

03
Vertical Integration

Through our proprietary property management platform, Stellar Residential, we maintain direct control of asset performance from day one. This alignment eliminates the agency risk inherent in third-party management and accelerates stabilization timelines.

04
Capital Partner Alignment

We invest meaningful GP equity alongside our partners and structure performance-based promotes that ensure alignment through the hold period. Our partners include family offices, institutional allocators, and high-net-worth co-investors.

Performance

Most Recent Multifamily Exits

Every Tanbic-sponsored multifamily investment has been exited profitably. The portfolio operated at an average of 4.3% below original proforma operating expenses throughout the hold period.

Centerra Apartment Homes, Scottsdale
Value-Add Multifamily
Centerra
Scottsdale, Arizona
61.9%
Deal IRR
3.50×
Equity Multiple
+68%
NOI Growth
2.7 yr
Hold Period
$14.0M equity → $49.3M distributed. Acquired for $36.25M, sold for $74.75M. Record price per unit in the Sunbelt for pre-1990s product.
Winfield at the Ranch, Prescott
Ground-Up Development
Winfield at the Ranch
Prescott, Arizona
63.4%
Deal IRR
3.92×
Equity Multiple
$35M
Sale Price
2.9 yr
Hold Period
$5.4M equity → $22.1M distributed. Sold for $35M. Highest price per square foot in Arizona for garden-style at time of sale.
Timberline Place, Flagstaff
Core-Plus Multifamily
Timberline Place
Flagstaff, Arizona
26.3%
Deal IRR
2.46×
Equity Multiple
+13.6%
NOI Growth
4.0 yr
Hold Period
$7.5M equity → $18.5M distributed. Consistent quarterly distributions at ~7-8% annual cash yield throughout hold.
The Winfield of Scottsdale
Value-Add Multifamily
The Winfield of Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona
17.8%
Deal IRR
1.73×
Equity Multiple
+39%
NOI Growth
3.6 yr
Hold Period
$7.7M equity → $13.3M distributed. Consistent quarterly distributions averaging approximately 7% annual cash yield throughout the hold period.
Other equity investments include Arlington Tower (office, Arlington TX), Parsons House Frisco (senior living, Frisco TX), Friendship Villas (senior housing, Tucson AZ), Rockwell (land, Rockwell TX), SAVE (fintech), RESC Renewables (SAF production), Sherman, TX and Prescott, AZ (self storage).
How We Operate

Every multifamily asset we touch, we manage

Whether acquired or built from the ground up, every Tanbic multifamily asset is managed in-house through Stellar Residential. There is no handoff to a third party. The result: operational expenses averaging 4.3% below proforma and over 40% average NOI growth across the portfolio.

Investment & Development
The Tanbic Company

Sourcing, acquisition, entitlement, capital structuring, construction oversight, and investor relations. Tanbic serves as General Partner across all partnership structures, maintaining fiduciary alignment and hands-on control from acquisition through disposition.

In-House Management
Stellar Residential

Our management team is led by Dale Phillips, who served as President of Mark-Taylor Residential for 17 years, and Ben Carter, CFO, whose prior roles at Ventura Investment Company and Wedgewood spanned a $2 billion portfolio. Together they bring decades of experience across Prudential, UBS, Wood Partners, Trammell Crow Residential, Triumph, and Empire.

Today the platform manages more than 5,000 units with another 2,000 in the development pipeline.

EmpirePrudentialUBSWood PartnersTrammell CrowTriumph
Tanbic | Stellar
61
Properties
in Track Record
5K+
Units Under
Active Management
2K+
Units in
Development Pipeline
45%
Weighted Avg.
Deal IRR
4.3%
Average OpEx
Below Proforma
Target Markets

South and Southwestern United States

We concentrate capital in high-growth markets with strong demand drivers, limited competitive supply, and a clear path to value creation. Our deepest operating history is in Arizona, and we remain actively opportunistic across the broader South, Southwest, and Mountain West.

Phoenix Arizona sunset — South and Southwestern United States
Phoenix Metro
Arizona
Anchor market with deep operating history and top-decile NOI performance across realized investments. Headquarters of Stellar Residential.
Prescott
Arizona
Arizona's most supply-constrained rental market: 1 unit per 94 residents. Home to the 209-unit Palmer and the prior Winfield at the Ranch exit (63.4% IRR).
Boise Metro
Idaho
Compelling growth dynamics across the Treasure Valley with strong household formation, favorable regulatory environment, and growing institutional buyer appetite.
Salt Lake / Provo
Utah
Nation-leading population growth, tech-sector wage expansion, and persistent rental supply shortage across the Wasatch Front.
Nashville
Tennessee
Top-tier job growth, corporate relocations, and strong in-migration driving durable multifamily demand across the MSA.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Texas
Largest domestic net migration in the U.S., diverse economic base, and suburban growth corridors with favorable development economics.
Reno / Sparks
Nevada
Industrial and logistics-driven population growth with constrained land supply and strong rent fundamentals relative to the West Coast.
Leadership

Built from operations, not from a desk

Tanner Bickelhaupt
Tanner Bickelhaupt
Founder & CEO

Tanner Bickelhaupt founded The Tanbic Company in 2015 after serving as Director of Real Estate for Black Rock Development, where he managed a portfolio of over 44 entities with a combined real estate value exceeding $550 million. Over his career he has been involved in 61 properties representing 11,529 units and raised over $250 million in private equity from accredited investors.

He co-founded Stellar Residential alongside Dale Phillips, who served as President of Mark-Taylor Residential for 17 years, to bring property management in-house. Today the platform manages more than 5,000 units with another 2,000 in the development pipeline. He serves as General Partner across all Tanbic partnerships.

Outside of real estate, Tanner serves as a board member of Save®, an SEC-regulated fintech platform backed by BNP Paribas. He lives in Scottsdale with his wife and family.

Education
Gonzaga University
B.A., Business Administration & Marketing
Prior Role
Director of Real Estate
Black Rock Development
Capital Raised
$250M+ in private equity
$450M+ in acquisitions
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