SlingshotReal Estate
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Building Rochester’s entrepreneurial infrastructure

Building the places where Rochester works, lives, and grows.

Slingshot acquires, repositions, and operates the spaces where local businesses launch, grow, and scale. Real estate is the platform, The Hub Network is the operating system, and Rochester’s entrepreneurs are the community.

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By the numbers

A platform built to compound

Each acquisition adds to a connected operating platform — more space, more businesses, and more shared systems working together.

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And growing

What we do

Acquire. Improve. Operate. Hold.

We don't simply manage property. We own it, improve it, and operate it ourselves — aligning every decision with the long-term health of the asset and the community around it.
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Acquire

Disciplined underwriting and patient capital. We buy quality assets at the right basis — in a market we know better than anyone.

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Improve

Hands-on repositioning. We invest in the building, the experience, and the operations so every asset performs better than we found it.

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Operate

Boots-on-the-ground management. As owner-operators, leasing, service, and operations all answer to the same standard.

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Hold

We are long-term owners. We compound value over years, not quarters — and reinvest in the neighborhoods we own.

How we invest

The Platform

One owner-operator, built to grow

Slingshot is building a durable platform across commercial, workspace, and residential real estate — with the systems to grow into new properties and select services over time.

Commercial Real Estate

Owning and operating commercial office assets in Rochester.

The Hub Network

A connected private office ecosystem and small business platform.

Residential & Furnished Rentals

The Center Street residential portfolio, improved and operated.

Property & HOA Services

Operational systems that may support select third-party work over time.

Selective / future

Local Partnerships

Working with local institutions, builders, and businesses.

The Hub Network

A connected small business ecosystem

The Hub Network connects Slingshot’s private office locations, tenants, conference rooms, virtual offices, part-time offices, and small business resources across Rochester. Rather than operating isolated office buildings, we’re building a connected platform where entrepreneurs, clinicians, consultants, and local companies can start, grow, meet, and move across locations.
The Hub on 3rdDowntown RochesterRochester Executive SuitesNorthwest RochesterFuture locationRochester
RochesterFuture

Future Hub Network location

Built to add locations as the platform grows

  • Conference rooms
  • Virtual offices
  • Part-time & day offices
Explore The Hub NetworkVisit thehubofficenetwork.com

Portfolio Transformations

We buy underperformance and build value

Every acquisition is a transformation story — what we bought, what we changed, and what it became. These case studies are the playbook.
All case studies
The Hub on 3rd grand opening in downtown Rochester
Stabilized

Downtown Rochester, MN

The Hub on 3rd

An underperforming office condominium — 2 of 12 offices leased and cash-flow negative — repositioned into The Hub and fully occupied in 55 days.

Aerial view of the Rochester Executive Suites campus
Stabilized

Northwest Rochester, MN

Rochester Executive Suites

A ~69% occupied office campus pre-leased during due diligence — seven five-year leases signed before closing, then connected into The Hub Network.

826 E Center Street
In Progress

Historic Center Street, Rochester, MN

Center Street Assemblage

Two adjacent duplexes assembled into a long-term redevelopment position — with four residential units being converted into professionally operated short-term rentals.

Our story so far

A fast, disciplined first year

In under a year, Slingshot assembled residential and commercial assets, repositioned underperforming buildings, and launched The Hub Network — the operating platform that connects them.

  1. 2025

    Founded Slingshot Real Estate

    A founder-led owner-operator built to acquire, reposition, and connect Rochester real estate.

  2. May 2025

    Acquired the Center Street Assemblage

    816 & 826 E Center Street

  3. June 2025

    Acquired The Hub on 3rd

    Four office condominiums

    Approximately 3,000 square feet

  4. November 2025

    Acquired Rochester Executive Suites

    Eight office condominiums · approximately 12,000 square feet

    Established The Hub Network — created the platform and connected locations

  5. March 2026

    Acquired Suite 206

    Ironwood Square · 700 square feet

    Modernized and integrated into The Hub on 3rd portfolio

Portfolio Philosophy

Stronger together than apart

Every acquisition is evaluated not only as an individual investment, but as part of a larger operating ecosystem. Properties should make the whole portfolio stronger than they would be on their own.

Each property should improve:

  • Operating efficiencies
  • Tenant experience
  • Cross-property value
  • Purchasing power
  • Brand recognition
  • Technology integration
  • Long-term scalability

Community

Local ownership that strengthens neighborhoods

We measure success by more than the bottom line. Community-first, without being charitable about it — strong neighborhoods make for strong assets.
Our community work

Small business

Supporting small businesses

More than 120 members operate across The Hub Network — from consultants and clinicians to founders taking their first step out of the home office.

120+ Hub Network members

Entrepreneurship

Backing the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Rochester’s innovation economy is accelerating. Slingshot builds the practical, on-the-ground space and support that early-stage businesses need to put down roots.

Neighborhood

Long-term neighborhood investment

On historic Center Street, Slingshot is assembling and improving adjacent properties — removing blight and strengthening a walkable neighborhood for the long term.

Partnerships

Local partnerships

Slingshot works alongside local banks, builders, brokers, and institutions — aligning private investment with the people and organizations who make Rochester work.

Andrew Robinson, Founder & Principal of Slingshot Real Estate

Founder-led

“Local ownership creates faster decisions, stronger relationships, and better outcomes. We invest with discipline and conviction, and we hold for the long term — in the place we call home.”

Founder and Principal of Slingshot Real Estate. A background in institutional real estate, asset management, and local operations — now applied to disciplined ownership and hands-on execution in Rochester.

Andrew Robinson

Founder & Principal

Meet the founder

Let’s build something lasting in Rochester.

Whether you’re looking for space, exploring a partnership, or want to talk about a property, we’d like to hear from you.

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Rochester, MN · andrew@slingshot-realestate.com · 507-533-5280