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James Breitenstein

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Apr 7, 2010 → Aug 29, 2014

3deals (issuers)
$1.92Mreported sold
23investors
3Form D filings
2010–2014years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James Breitenstein is listed as an executive officer on 3 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Apr 2010 and Aug 2014: Landsmith at Cypress Woods, LLC (East Palo Alto, CA — residential — 2011; $1.48M reported sold to 21 investors), Landsmith Opportunity Fund III, L.P. (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2014; $438K reported sold to 2 investors) and LANDSMITH APPRECIATION FUND LLC (Palo Alto, CA — other real estate — 2010).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $1.92M sold in total.

Listed alongside Chang Kim (1 shared filing), Gary Miller (1 shared filing), James Gillette (1 shared filing) and Tony Rosenthal (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around James. Each name links to their own page.

All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Landsmith (3 issuers, $1.92M reported sold, 2010–2014).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Landsmith has 3 companies on file and $1.92M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 3 public filings for James Breitenstein and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Paid seller listed without a CRD number: No sales compensation; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for James Breitenstein has not run yet — it is joining a line of 17,170 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched James Breitenstein..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

4 differences found between the filings for James Breitenstein — 1 worth asking about (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Apr 7, 2010

Paid seller listed without a CRD number: No sales compensation — LANDSMITH APPRECIATION FUND LLC

No sales compensation is listed as receiving sales compensation on 1 filing (Apr 7, 2010) with no FINRA CRD number given.

What this means People paid to sell securities normally hold a FINRA registration with a CRD number. Without one we cannot look them up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.

Sources
Note · Feb 17, 2011 – Apr 11, 2011

Form D filed 53 days after the first sale — Landsmith at Cypress Woods, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Feb 17, 2011. The Form D was filed Apr 11, 2011 — 53 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 38 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Aug 15, 2014 – Aug 29, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Landsmith Opportunity Fund III, L.P. (latest filing Aug 29, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 29, 2014 (first sale Aug 15, 2014). It reports $438,000 sold of $5,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Feb 17, 2011 – Apr 11, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Landsmith at Cypress Woods, LLC (latest filing Apr 11, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Apr 11, 2011 (first sale Feb 17, 2011). It reports $1,477,500 sold of $1,500,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 3 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 29, 2014 D
Landsmith Opportunity Fund III, L.P.
File 021-223898
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 11, 2011 D
Landsmith at Cypress Woods, LLC
File 021-158112
$0$0$0
Use of Proceeds: purchase of apartment complex and working capital.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 7, 2010 D/A
LANDSMITH APPRECIATION FUND LLC
File 021-125371
$0$0$0No sales compensation no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 3

Every issuer that named James Breitenstein on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Landsmith

Landsmith Opportunity Fund III, L.P.

San Francisco, CA · Aug 29, 2014
  • Aug 29, 2014 · D · $438,000 sold of $5,000,000 · 2 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $438K from 2 investors (9% of the $5M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(c) (8,096 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Residential · group: Landsmith

Landsmith at Cypress Woods, LLC

East Palo Alto, CA · Apr 11, 2011
  • Apr 11, 2011 · D · $1,477,500 sold of $1,500,000 · 21 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer (Executive Officer of Landsmith, Inc. which is the General Partner of Landsmith, L.P. which is the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.48M from 21 investors (99% of the $1.5M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

Other Real Estate · group: Landsmith

LANDSMITH APPRECIATION FUND LLC

Palo Alto, CA · Apr 7, 2010
  • Apr 7, 2010 · D/A · $0 sold of $20,000,100 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer (Managing Member) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around James 4

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Person

Tony Rosenthal

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Breitenstein. Their page shows their other deals.

GM
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Person

Gary Miller

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as James Breitenstein. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

James Gillette

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as James Breitenstein. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Chang Kim

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Breitenstein. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Landsmith

3 issuers · 3 filings · $1.92M reported sold · 2010–2014

One team, 3 deal companies. James Breitenstein is listed on 3 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name James Breitenstein.

Same business address

37 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 3 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to James Breitenstein by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers James Breitenstein is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Landsmith at Cypress Woods, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #353,774 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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