JLH Capital is a commercial real estate investment and advisory firm focused on the acquisition, development and management of strategically located properties in California, with a focus on coastal communities. We believe in building trusted relationships, and value long-term partnerships over any specific transaction. JLH Capital was founded by Jen Holm in 2016 and is based in Cardiff by the Sea, CA.
JEN HOLM, MANAGING PARTNER
Jen founded JLH Capital in 2016 and began the General Partnership in 2021. Jen was formerly the Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for HP Investors, a San Diego based real estate investment firm. Prior to joining HP Investors, Jen was a Principal at Pontus Capital and ran the firm’s capital markets efforts, including equity and debt capital raising initiatives, as well as contributing to the sourcing and underwriting of investments. Jen has managed over $250 million in commercial real estate acquisitions since 2016.
Before moving back to California, Jen was Deputy Head of Credit Sales for Société Générale in NYC, where she managed a team of eleven institutional fixed income salespeople focused on the placement of public and private corporate debt. Jen began her career at Credit Suisse in the Global Credit Products and Real Estate Finance and Securitization groups. Jen holds a BBA, with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from the University of San Diego and a MBA from the University of Minnesota.
JAMES BOLT, PRINCIPAL
James leads asset management at JLH and is responsible for business plan development and execution including all leasing transactions, pre-development and construction activities.
James has over twenty years of experience executing institutional real estate asset management. During his time in New York City, James served as Senior Vice President at LXP, a national REIT, and later as Vice President of Asset Management at Treeview Realty Advisors, a private asset management and direct investment syndicate company. James left New York for Southern California in 2016 to take the role as Head of Asset Management at HP Investors where he served from 2017 – 2024.
Mr. Bolt holds a BS in Economics from Hope College in Holland, MI.
LOUISA HAMELINE, PROPERTY MANAGER
Louisa is responsible for property management across the JLH Capital portfolio, including tenant relations, maintenance coordination, and property accounting. Louisa comes to JLH with more than three years of experience in commercial real estate and her people skills are evident in all of her interactions.
Louisa is originally from upstate New York, and has lived in San Diego for 10 years.