Third and Urban

Third and Urban shapes the next chapter of the modern South by blending design, culture, and market intelligence to create enduring projects that deliver value for communities and investors.

What Third and Urban does

• Invests in and develops adaptive reuse and ground-up real estate projects.
• Creates mixed-use, multifamily, office, and retail environments where people and businesses can thrive.
• Manages properties with a long-term stewardship mindset, focusing on experience, community-building, and asset performance.

Geographic focus

• Primary focus on cities and growth markets across the Southeast and the broader modern South.
• Emphasis on infill, urban, and emerging districts with strong connectivity and long-term growth potential.

Scale and track record

• Portfolio of dozens of investments across multiple markets.
• Millions of square feet developed or repositioned across mixed-use, office, industrial, and multifamily projects.
• Total project value in the portfolio is in the billions of dollars.

Philosophy

• Balance performance with purpose, seeking both strong returns and positive impact on neighborhoods.
• Invest in context, character, and connection rather than isolated buildings.
• Focus on projects that can become lasting, meaningful parts of their cities.

Investments

• Identifies and invests in opportunities that shape the future of urban life across the Southeast.
• Focuses on adaptive reuse of existing buildings and select ground-up development.
• Targets projects that can add long-term value to both surrounding neighborhoods and investment partners.
• Uses research, local relationships, and design-driven insight to guide decisions.

Development

• Manages projects from concept to completion, including planning, design, financing, construction, and activation.
• Designs spaces to serve the broader fabric of the city, not just a single site.
• Emphasizes creating places that attract people, nurture culture, and elevate everyday experiences.
• Draws inspiration from leading adaptive reuse and urban mixed-use precedents while respecting local context and history.

Management and stewardship

• Treats delivery as the beginning of a property's life, not the end.
• Focuses on experience-driven management that maintains the integrity and character of each asset.
• Uses active engagement, thoughtful programming, and a hands-on, on-the-ground presence to help properties evolve with their users over time.
• Aims to build communities that are resilient, high-performing, and positioned for long-term growth.

Partnership orientation

• Works closely with capital partners, lenders, tenants, and service providers to align around clear business plans.
• Combines strategic insight with hands-on leadership to guide every decision from acquisition through asset management.
• Seeks to create meaningful, lasting places that also deliver strong, risk-aware performance for partners.

Office and mixed-use campuses

• Georgia 400 Center (Alpharetta, GA) – Portfolio of three Class A office buildings totaling approximately 430,000 square feet in a dynamic suburban submarket, positioned as a value-add opportunity with strong connectivity and convenient access to GA-400.
• Northbend (Brookhaven, GA) – Assemblage of multiple office buildings on a large, contiguous land site positioned for long-term growth and future redevelopment, adjacent to major institutional anchors and innovation districts.
• Dunwoody Park (Dunwoody, GA) – Collection of office buildings on a multi-acre site in an established suburb, offering a covered land play with stable income and clear long-term redevelopment optionality.

Adaptive reuse and creative commercial

• Westside Paper (Atlanta, GA) – Mixed-use redevelopment of a historic industrial facility, providing character-rich commercial space with abundant outdoor areas and direct connectivity to a future Atlanta BeltLine trail.
• COMPLEX (Atlanta, GA) – Reclaimed warehouse space repositioned into a flexible mixed-use environment supporting retail, new commerce, creative office, and showroom concepts.
• Inland Tract (Atlanta, GA) – Conversion of former industrial buildings into creative commercial space in West Midtown, with strong connectivity to nearby neighborhoods and city amenities.
• Lower Tuck (Charlotte, NC) – Adaptive reuse of former distribution buildings into creative office, dining, and showroom space in an emerging west side commercial node.
• Sylvan Supply (Nashville, TN) – Adaptive reuse campus transforming vintage industrial buildings into modern creative office, retail, and dining spaces.
• Common Ground (Atlanta, GA) – Reimagined warehouse overlooking the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta BeltLine, designed for ambitious retail and office concepts with strong connectivity to nearby parks and amenities.
• Armour Yards (Atlanta, GA) – Former industrial park transformed into a vibrant mixed-use campus focused on wellness, collaboration, and quality of life.

Multifamily and mixed-use residential

• Hillcrest (Sandy Springs, GA) – Mixed-use development featuring hundreds of luxury apartments and townhomes combined with ground-floor retail, designed to create a connected live, shop, and gather environment.
• Sorella at The Pass (Charlotte, NC) – Multifamily project with a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom units, direct light rail access, trail adjacency, and a robust amenity package including communal work areas and a rooftop lounge.
• The Denham Building (Birmingham, AL) – Mixed-use building combining office, retail, and residential space in a rapidly revitalizing district, positioned as a western anchor for urban growth.

Neighborhood retail and flex/industrial

• Atkins Park Collection (Atlanta, GA) – Multi-building neighborhood portfolio focused on food, beverage, and retail operators in a walkable, established intown neighborhood.
• Northridge Commons (Atlanta MSA, GA) – Portfolio of flex/office buildings on a large acreage site, with a planned conversion to flex-industrial space to meet strong demand for adaptable formats.
• The Pass (Charlotte, NC) – Commercial development adjacent to a light rail station, mixing restaurants, retail, and creative office in adaptive reuse and new construction buildings with strong outdoor connectivity.

These examples are illustrative and do not represent the full portfolio. For current projects, availabilities, or partnership discussions, prospective partners should contact Third and Urban directly.

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