Development
Ground-up and value-add residential development with disciplined underwriting and governance.
Capital · Development · Stewardship
Disciplined development. Long-term wealth architecture.
Jewelled is a capital platform focused on disciplined real estate development and long-term wealth architecture, operating at the intersection of public finance insight and private capital deployment.
Founder
Julie Knight
Founder & Principal
Julie Knight, MBA, is the founder and principal of Jewelled, a privately held real estate firm she launched in 2021 to acquire and manage single-family rental properties across Alabama. The portfolio spans long-term and short-term rentals built for quality housing, steady cash flow and value that compounds over time.
Julie brings more than 15 years of public finance experience to every deal. Her career includes budget and fiscal analysis roles with the Alabama Executive Budget Office, the Alabama Legislative Services Agency and Montgomery County, Maryland. That background shapes how she underwrites: disciplined, governed and built for the long term.
She is also a partner and the Finance & Investment Lead at Capital City Development Group, where she leads financial strategy, underwriting and capital structuring for workforce housing and community-anchored development in Montgomery.
Julie writes The Jewelled Letter, a newsletter on capital, stewardship and long-term wealth. She attended Alabama State University as a Presidential Scholar and was named to ASU's 50 Under 50, Class X.
“Capital is a responsibility before it is an opportunity. Jewelled is built on governed capital and stewardship: clear structures, aligned partners and patient execution, so that value compounds and is revealed over time.”
Investment focus
Capital strategy with discipline at every layer.
Syndication
Structured co-investment alongside aligned partners, with clear reporting and defined roles.
Structured Capital Strategy
Capital stacks designed around the project, drawing on public finance insight and private capital.
Selected portfolio
Focused assets. Considered execution.
A selected view of Jewelled’s development activity. Click an asset to view its gallery.
01
Montgomery, Alabama
Dalraida Infill Home
- Asset type
- New construction
- Status
- In progress
- Thesis
- A new single-family infill home on a vacant lot in Montgomery's Dalraida neighborhood, built with Capital City Development Group MGM LLC in partnership with the City of Montgomery and Liberty Bank. First home expected Q4 2026.
02
Montgomery, AL
Cozy Cottage on Camellia
- Asset type
- Short-term rental
- Thesis
- Entire home in Montgomery, Alabama: 2 bedrooms, 2 beds, 1 bath, sleeps 4. A quiet-neighborhood short-term rental near downtown Montgomery, built for both personal getaways and business travel, minutes from Montgomery Whitewater, the Legacy Sites and the city's college campuses.
03
Montgomery, Alabama
1629 Limestone Ct
- Asset type
- Townhouse
- Specs
- 2 bed / 2.5 bath / 1,320 sq ft
- Thesis
- Two bedroom, two and a half bath townhouse with 1,320 square feet in east Montgomery.
04
Montgomery, AL
Walton
- Asset type
- Single-family residential
- Thesis
- Single-family home in Montgomery, fully remodeled, including a new kitchen.
DEVELOPMENT
Finance oversight for infill housing
Julie Knight leads finance oversight for Capital City Development Group MGM LLC, the Montgomery infill housing developer building new homes on vacant lots in partnership with the City of Montgomery and Liberty Bank.
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Insights
The Jewelled Letter
The Jewelled Letter is Julie Knight's newsletter on capital, development and long-term wealth. Insights worth waiting for.
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Moonlight Real Estate
Podcast
The Moonlight Real Estate Side Hustles and Syndications Show
Julie shares how she partnered with the city to build homes while working full-time, using W-2 income as an acquisition tool, building aligned partnerships and staying disciplined in landlord-friendly markets. March 2026.
ListenGIAC Africa Impact Summit
Speaker
GIAC Africa Impact Summit 2026
Guest speaker at the inaugural Global Impact Accelerator Corps summit in Dallas, April 10 to 11, 2026, focused on advancing Africa's future through strategic collaboration, innovation and investment.
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