Rowland Taylor

Rowland Taylor

Rowland Taylor was established in Houston in 2015 by H. Kerr Taylor. The firm manages proceeds from the sale of AmREIT, the REIT Taylor built and took public. Wealth origin traces directly to that transaction rather than inherited capital from prior generations. The office deploys across commercial real estate, private equity, and agriculture. Holdings include direct ownership of Ella Oaks Shopping Center, South Bank on the San Antonio River Walk, Sunset Ridge Shopping Center, Garden Oaks Center, and Sugarland Plaza. Additional vehicles are Fifth Corner for real estate, Five Stone for investment management, Rowland Taylor Vineyards, and Old Three Wagyu. A Berry Farm operates in Ukraine. Allocations occur through direct co-investments and SPVs rather than broad fund commitments. Geographic reach centers on Texas with one international holding. Team size and total deployment remain undisclosed. The firm maintains its headquarters at 9 Greenway Plaza in Houston. Adjacent structures include the Kerr & Jill Taylor Family Foundation and Pathways for Little Feet, which focus on children’s initiatives. In 2015 the AmREIT sale closed at what the firm describes as peak market pricing. The structural differentiator is the explicit multi-generational mandate tied to a documented family heritage. Taylor traces lineage to the 16th-century martyr Rowland Taylor and applies a 5C cultural framework—core values, character, competence, communication, community—to every operating company. This produces a closed loop in which real-estate assets, agricultural businesses, and philanthropic vehicles share the same ownership and governance standards.