Blue Thunder Fund: Impact-Driven Real Estate Investment
Overview of the Opportunity
The Blue Thunder Fund is a $20 million athlete-led private placement investment platform dedicated to transformative real estate development in Dayton, Ohio, and surrounding areas. Sponsored by former athlete Malik Zaire and powered by a network of experienced real estate professionals, the Fund’s mission is to deliver both competitive financial returns and measurable community impact.
Investment Thesis and Asset Focus
The Fund targets high-potential, impact-driven real estate assets across three core categories:
- Senior Living Development: An anchor project involving the construction of a senior living community on 9 acres in Ohio, leveraging demographic tailwinds and seeking strong exit opportunities with institutional operators.
- Downtown Revitalization: The ambitious San Marco Condotel project, which aims to transform a historic structure into a boutique hotel, condominiums, a rooftop bar, and a cultural marketplace in Dayton’s Wright-Dunbar District.
- Affordable Housing & Homeownership: Acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of residential properties, dedicating capital to innovative co-ownership and financing programs designed to empower local residents to become homeowners.
Key Investment Details
- Maximum Raise: $20,000,000
- Price per Unit: $50,000
- Legal Entity Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Fees: Management has structured the Fund to eliminate various common fees, including fund management fees, broker-dealer fees, and finder’s fees, to maximize investor returns.
IMPORTANT LEGAL DISCLOSURE: REGULATION D, RULE 506(c) OFFERING
This offering is a private placement of securities pursuant to Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The following conditions strictly apply:
- Accredited Investors Only: All securities offered by the Blue Thunder Fund are available only to Accredited Investors as defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D.
- Mandatory Verification: The Issuer is required to, and will, take reasonable steps to verify the accredited status of every purchaser. Your self-certification is insufficient. You will be required to provide evidence of your accredited status (e.g., income verification or professional certifications) before your investment can be finalized.
- General Solicitation: Due to the use of Rule 506(c), the Fund engages in general solicitation and advertising, including this website.
- Risk Disclosure: Investment in the Blue Thunder Fund involves a high degree of risk, is speculative, and is suitable only for accredited investors who can bear the entire risk of the loss of their investment. The securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws.
Review of the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) is required prior to any investment decision.
1. Statutory Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This legend protects the Fund’s management from liability under federal securities laws for projections and expectations, provided the statements were made with a reasonable basis and identified by specific cautionary factors.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This website, along with all associated materials, including the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) and all oral statements made by the management of the Blue Thunder Fund, contain certain “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than those of historical facts are forward-looking statements.
These statements generally relate to the Fund’s planned activities, projected performance, financial expectations, and investment goals, and can often be identified by words such as “will,” “aim,” “target,” “anticipate,” “project,” “expect,” “potential,” “goal,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “intends,” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results of the Fund, or the performance of its investments, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
- Risks inherent in real estate investment and development (e.g., construction delays, cost overruns, changes in zoning/permitting).
- Economic and market risks specific to the Dayton, Ohio, real estate market.
- The Fund’s ability to successfully raise the target capital of $20,000,000.
- Reliance on the expertise and continued involvement of key personnel, including the Fund’s sponsor and management team.
- General business, financial, and economic conditions.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Fund is under no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. All prospective investors must consult the “Risk Factors” section of the Private Placement Memorandum for a more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties associated with an investment in the Fund.
2. Mandatory Rule 506(c) Disclosure Legend
This is a non-negotiable compliance legend that must appear prominently on the website and all offering materials to maintain the integrity of the private placement exemption.
MANDATORY LEGAL DISCLOSURE (REGULATION D, RULE 506(c))
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE BLUE THUNDER FUND IS RELYING ON RULE 506(C) OF REGULATION D. ACCORDINGLY, ALL PURCHASERS MUST BE ACCREDITED INVESTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501 OF REGULATION D), AND THE ISSUER IS REQUIRED TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO VERIFY THAT PURCHASERS ARE ACCREDITED INVESTORS.
THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS OFFERING MEMORANDUM. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
INVESTMENT IN THE FUND INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND IS SUITABLE ONLY FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS WHO CAN BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF THE COMPLETE LOSS OF THEIR INVESTMENT.
