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	'''Felipe Ernst''' is an American real estate developer, investor, and academic based in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jacobson \|first=Andrew S. \|date=2023-03-29 \|title=Real Estate Roundup \|url=https://www.washingtoninformer.com/real-estate-roundup/ \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=The Washington Informer \|language=en-US}}</ref> He is the founder and Managing Partner of Ernst Equities and serves as a faculty member at Georgetown University.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘Great Time To Buy’: Growing D.C. Firm Scoops Up 3 Properties \|url=https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/great-time-to-buy-growing-dc-firm-scoops-up-3-properties-amid-distress-122935 \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=Bisnow \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Parker \|first=Kevin \|date=2022-08-01 \|title=Marcus & Millichap Announces $5M Sale Of Columbia Heights Apartments \|url=https://www.citybiz.co/article/301400/marcus-millichap-announces-5m-sale-of-columbia-heights-apartments/ \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=citybiz \|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''Felipe Ernst''' is an American real estate developer, investor, and academic based in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jacobson \|first=Andrew S. \|date=2023-03-29 \|title=Real Estate Roundup \|url=https://www.washingtoninformer.com/real-estate-roundup/ \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=The Washington Informer \|language=en-US}}</ref> He is the founder and Managing Partner of Ernst Equities and serves as a faculty member at Georgetown University.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=‘Great Time To Buy’: Growing D.C. Firm Scoops Up 3 Properties \|url=https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/great-time-to-buy-growing-dc-firm-scoops-up-3-properties-amid-distress-122935 \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=Bisnow \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Parker \|first=Kevin \|date=2022-08-01 \|title=Marcus & Millichap Announces $5M Sale Of Columbia Heights Apartments \|url=https://www.citybiz.co/article/301400/marcus-millichap-announces-5m-sale-of-columbia-heights-apartments/ \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=citybiz \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Early Life and Education ==		== Early Life and Education ==
	Ernst attended Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later completed his Master's degree in Real Estate Development & Finance from Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lai \|first=Stephanie \|last2=Kodé \|first2=Anna \|date=2022-12-19 \|title=Gen Z Problems: Maxwell Frost Is Struggling to Rent an Apartment \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/realestate/maxwell-frost-gen-z-rent-credit.html \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|work=The New York Times \|language=en-US \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Partner \|first=Ernst Equities,LLC, Managing \|date=2019-02-27 \|title=30 Under 30: Felipe Ernst \|url=https://www.marejournal.com/post/2019/02/27/30-under-30-felipe-ernst \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=marejournal \|language=en}}</ref>		Ernst attended Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later completed his Master's degree in Real Estate Development & Finance from Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Partner \|first=Ernst Equities,LLC, Managing \|date=2019-02-27 \|title=30 Under 30: Felipe Ernst \|url=https://www.marejournal.com/post/2019/02/27/30-under-30-felipe-ernst \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=marejournal \|language=en}}</ref>

			Beyond his development portfolio, Ernst is dedicated to training the next generation of real estate leaders. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies.

			His teaching philosophy favors practical execution and localized risk analysis over rigid, theoretical financial modeling—emphasizing how capital structure, entitlement nuance, and hands-on operational discipline govern real-world outcomes.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	He is a licensed real estate broker in Maryland and Washington, D.C., as well as a Class A General Contractor.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Felipe Ernst {{!}} ERNST Equities Founder \|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/felipe-ernst-ernst-equities-founder/id1499280661?i=1000485378299 \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=Apple Podcasts \|language=en-US}}</ref>		He is a licensed real estate broker in Maryland and Washington, D.C., as well as a Class A General Contractor.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Felipe Ernst {{!}} ERNST Equities Founder \|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/felipe-ernst-ernst-equities-founder/id1499280661?i=1000485378299 \|access-date=2026-07-08 \|website=Apple Podcasts \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			In 2025, Ernst Equities rebranded to '''Capitol Rock Partners''', sharpening its long-term strategy to expand acquisition and development of workforce housing serving the 80%–120% Area Median Income (AMI) band across the D.C. metropolitan region. Today, the firm’s portfolio spans '''over 2,300 rental units'''.<ref>[https://scs.georgetown.edu/faculty/4122183/felipe-ernst/#:~:text=He's%20since%20grown%20to%20%2B2%2C300%20rental%20apartment,helped%20build%20the%20Loan%20Accounting%20System%20platform. https://scs.georgetown.edu/faculty/4122183/felipe-ernst/#:~:text=He's%20since%20grown%20to%20%2B2%2C300%20rental%20apartment,helped%20build%20the%20Loan%20Accounting%20System%20platform.]</ref>

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	In 2024, he received the ''Tropaia Award'', which recognizes the university's most outstanding faculty member.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Felipe Ernst {{!}} Faculty {{!}} Georgetown SCS \|url=https://scs.georgetown.edu/faculty/4122183/felipe-ernst \|access-date=2026-07-09 \|website=scs.georgetown.edu}}</ref>

	~~He has also been recognized industry~~-~~wide, being named a "~~Rising Star of Commercial Real Estate" by ''DCA'' ~~(2020) and a two~~-time honoree of the ''Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal's'~~' "30 Under 30" list~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=D.C. Small Residential Owner & Operator Summit \|url=https://www.bisnow.com/events/washington-dc/washington-dc-small-landlord-summit-8172 \|access-date=2026-07-09 \|website=Bisnow \|language=en}}</ref>		* '''Tropaia Award (2024):''' Awarded as the most outstanding faculty member in Georgetown’s Real Estate graduate program.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Felipe Ernst {{!}} Faculty {{!}} Georgetown SCS\|url=https://scs.georgetown.edu/faculty/4122183/felipe-ernst\|access-date=2026-07-09\|website=scs.georgetown.edu}}</ref>
			* '''Rising Star of Commercial Real Estate (2020):''' Recognized by ''DCA Live''.
			* '''"30 Under 30" Honoree:''' Two-time honoree by the ''Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=D.C. Small Residential Owner & Operator Summit\|url=https://www.bisnow.com/events/washington-dc/washington-dc-small-landlord-summit-8172\|access-date=2026-07-09\|website=Bisnow\|language=en}}</ref>

			== Personal life ==
			He is the son of [[wikipedia:Ricardo_Ernst\|Ricardo Ernst]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Ernst</ref>

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{{Infobox person|name=Felipe Ernst|nationality=American|occupation=Real estate developer, Entrepreneur|image=Felipe.jpg}}
'''Felipe Ernst''' is an American real estate developer, investor, and academic based in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Andrew S. |date=2023-03-29 |title=Real Estate Roundup |url=https://www.washingtoninformer.com/real-estate-roundup/ |access-date=2026-07-08 |website=The Washington Informer |language=en-US}}</ref> He is the founder and Managing Partner of Ernst Equities and serves as a faculty member at Georgetown University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Great Time To Buy’: Growing D.C. Firm Scoops Up 3 Properties |url=https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/multifamily/great-time-to-buy-growing-dc-firm-scoops-up-3-properties-amid-distress-122935 |access-date=2026-07-08 |website=Bisnow |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Kevin |date=2022-08-01 |title=Marcus & Millichap Announces $5M Sale Of Columbia Heights Apartments |url=https://www.citybiz.co/article/301400/marcus-millichap-announces-5m-sale-of-columbia-heights-apartments/ |access-date=2026-07-08 |website=citybiz |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early Life and Education ==
Ernst attended Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later completed his Master's degree in Real Estate Development & Finance from Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lai |first=Stephanie |last2=Kodé |first2=Anna |date=2022-12-19 |title=Gen Z Problems: Maxwell Frost Is Struggling to Rent an Apartment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/realestate/maxwell-frost-gen-z-rent-credit.html |access-date=2026-07-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Partner |first=Ernst Equities,LLC, Managing |date=2019-02-27 |title=30 Under 30: Felipe Ernst |url=https://www.marejournal.com/post/2019/02/27/30-under-30-felipe-ernst |access-date=2026-07-08 |website=marejournal |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2015, Ernst founded Ernst Equities after acquiring a 3-unit residential property in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. He expanded the real estate portfolio to more than 2,300 rental apartment units across the Washington DC metropolitan region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-18 |title=Georgetown faculty member pays $15M for Mount Pleasant apartment building |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2025/06/18/ernst-equities-mount-pleasant-apartments-sale.html |access-date=2026-07-09 |website=Washington Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

Prior to his career in real estate, Ernst worked as an associate management consultant within the technology enablement group at KPMG, where his largest client asset was Fannie Mae.

He is a licensed real estate broker in Maryland and Washington, D.C., as well as a Class A General Contractor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Felipe Ernst {{!}} ERNST Equities Founder |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/felipe-ernst-ernst-equities-founder/id1499280661?i=1000485378299 |access-date=2026-07-08 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In 2024, he received the ''Tropaia Award'', which recognizes the university's most outstanding faculty member.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Felipe Ernst {{!}} Faculty {{!}} Georgetown SCS |url=https://scs.georgetown.edu/faculty/4122183/felipe-ernst |access-date=2026-07-09 |website=scs.georgetown.edu}}</ref>

He has also been recognized industry-wide, being named a "Rising Star of Commercial Real Estate" by ''DCA'' (2020) and a two-time honoree of the ''Mid-Atlantic Real Estate Journal's'' "30 Under 30" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=D.C. Small Residential Owner & Operator Summit |url=https://www.bisnow.com/events/washington-dc/washington-dc-small-landlord-summit-8172 |access-date=2026-07-09 |website=Bisnow |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==