About Us

Before founding Ridgeview Realty LLC, Adam Gates was a Principal at Cypress Real Estate Advisors where he oversaw the investment and asset management teams. He was responsible for overseeing day to day investment due diligence and deal sourcing as well the management and operations of existing assets. During his time at Cypress he was responsible for over $250 million in equity invested across projects that included acquisition, rehab and development of over 3,500 apartments and single family homes in Texas, Colorado and Florida. Prior to Cypress, Adam was with ProLogis where he was responsible for acquisition and new development in the Ontario, California office. He also worked as a Development Manager with the Koll Company where he was responsible for the vertical development of several office and industrial projects in Southern California. Adam received his undergraduate degree in Construction Management and Business from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo and a Masters in Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

Silvia Gates, a Colorado transplant, calls South Austin home since 2008. She has her bachelors of Fine Arts in sculpture and Master in Urban and Regional Planning from the Univeristy of Boulder, CO. Before moving to Austin she worked with a prominent land design and planning firm in Denver and then moved to assist opening an office for an urban design firm in Austin. Later she transitioned to establish a wind development office and then obtained her real estate license in 2010. She dove into the real estate climate representing a private trust company purchasing over 400 homes throughout the country. The high volume of transactions gave Silvia a unique perspective in truly understanding the needs of buyers and sellers as clients. While she continues to work with the private trust in a much smaller capacity, she primarily assist her husband Adam with many of their real estate transactions including purchase and sale for friends and family.