Sentinel Net Lease - NV
About the Company
Founded in 2019 by industry veterans Fred Lewis and Dennis Cisterna, Sentinel Net Lease is a privately held commercial real estate investment firm specializing in long-term, cash-flowing single-tenant assets. Employing a thematic, low-risk approach, Sentinel targets complex, middle-market opportunities often overlooked by institutions—prioritizing mission-critical properties with strong tenant credit and resilient markets. Leveraging institutional-caliber underwriting, robust operations, hands-on diligence, and advanced technology, Sentinel delivers stable income, downside protection, and long-term value across market cycles.
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Company Benefits
Sentinel provides a variety of benefits to its employees, including healthcare, 401K, generous PTO allowance, remote work, and profit sharing for senior employees.
About the CEO
Fred Lewis is the co-founder of Sentinel Net Lease and serves as our Chief Executive Officer and provides strategic guidance and oversight regarding the firm’s mission with a focus on capital relationships and building out the platform. A serial entrepreneur, he founded the Dominion Group in 2002, a vertically integrated real estate platform comprised of nine operating companies and five business segments that have investments in residential real estate, commercial net lease assets, private lending, property management, and insurance. The Dominion Group of companies have acquired or financed over 6,000 real estate assets valued at over $3.3 Billion. Fred is also the founder of RMN Investment Holdings and Hill Crest Investments which primarily invest in alternative investments including construction loans, ground rents, GP/LP investments, and net lease assets. Fred is a Director on the Bank Board of Capital Bank of Maryland, the Chair of their Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO), and a member of their Board Loan and Finance Committees. He has also served on the Board of Synagogue B’nai Shalom of Olney in Maryland for over 15 years and is its past President and Chairman of the Board for four years. Fred is a graduate of the George Washington University in DC with a B.A. degree in Business Finance.
Dennis Cisterna is the co-founder of Sentinel Net Lease and serves as our Chief Investment Officer and guides the firm’s investment strategy and growth. One of the most well-known executives in the real estate investment sector, he has completed more than $3.7 billion worth of real estate transactions across the U.S. and Europe. He previously served as the CEO of Investability Solutions, a vertically integrated service provider to institutional real estate investors. Prior to that, Dennis served as Managing Director of FirstKey Lending, a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management. Over his 20-year career, Dennis has held a wide variety of management positions within the real estate investment and development sectors including key roles at notable firms such as Johnson Capital, Lennar, and Toll Brothers. He currently serves or has served as a member of NAIOP, ICSC, the National Rental Home Council, ULI, the National Association of Home Builders, and the National Multi-Housing Council. A requested speaker at economic and real estate conferences across the nation, Dennis has given his investment insights to tens of thousands of investors over the past several years and is regularly cited in the media as one of the foremost real estate experts in the United States. He has served as a monthly contributor for U.S. News & World Report and Builder & Developer and previously hosted The Investability Podcast. He is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in California and has a B.A. in Political Science from San Diego State University.