Meet Our Team
Northside Capital Partners is led by a seasoned team with decades of Bay Area multifamily experience. We combine strategic vision and hands-on expertise to deliver long-term value and consistent returns for our investors.
Trent Moore
Chief Executive Officer
Trent Moore has more than 20 years of success sourcing, operating, financing, and selling multifamily properties in San Francisco. He began his career in the early 2000s as a multifamily sales agent at Marcus & Millichap in the San Francisco office and since 2008, he has operated his own real estate investments, syndications, and companies. He brings extensive expertise in San Francisco rent control and real estate syndication. Trent’s simple investment philosophy is to buy during lulls in the real estate market and refinance or sell during the boom times.
Trent earned his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994 and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco in 2001.
Manoj Kapoor
Principal
Manoj Kapoor is a Principal at Northside Capital Partners, where he focuses on acquisitions, capital formation, and strategic investment opportunities. He brings more than 20 years of Bay Area real estate experience and has been involved in approximately $300 million of transactions across multifamily units and office buildings. Prior to joining Northside, Manoj founded Bandon Capital, where he has acquired, repositioned, and managed multifamily and mixed-use properties throughout San Francisco. He brings extensive experience in sourcing investments, structuring transactions, raising capital, and executing value-add business plans.
JD Figone
Operations Manager
JD Figone is the Operations Manager at Northside Capital Partners and the Lead Property Manager for Marina Real Estate. He oversees firm-level office operations as well as the day-to-day management of Northside’s multifamily portfolio, working closely with ownership, accounting, and vendors to ensure efficient execution across the portfolio.
He previously spent three and a half years in investment sales with Marcus & Millichap’s Hospitality Division and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Riverside.
He is a seventh-generation San Francisco native.
Clark Schmutz
Legal Counsel
Clark Schmutz is Legal Counsel for the group, where he manages the legal aspects of real estate acquisitions, sales, and landlord-tenant issues. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Clark completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and received his law degree from UCLA in 2022.
His professional background includes time at the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office and work in commercial litigation at a firm in San Mateo. Clark now uses his experience with legal disputes and transactions to support the group’s real estate projects and operations throughout San Francisco.
Carrie Jeske
Investment Relations
Carrie Jeske began her real estate career working for global commercial real estate leader JLL. Having worked for start-ups and growth companies prior to real estate, Carrie was hired to support the commercial and more recently the residential needs for the founders and the companies she worked with. Carrie’s multi-faceted real estate background ensures Northside Capital Partners’ clients receive tailored solutions aligned with both their lifestyle and investment goals.
Kora Spiak
Construction Manager
Kora is the Construction Manager at Northside Capital Partners, providing administrative and operational support to the firm’s leadership team. She works closely with ownership, property management, accounting, and construction management to coordinate day-to-day operations and ensure efficient execution across the firm and its real estate portfolio.
She previously held roles with private startups in the Bay Area and worked as a paralegal at a property-focused firm, giving her a strong foundation in business operations, real estate, and executive support. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science from San Francisco State University, along with numerous professional certifications.