At Crosland, we plan for the future by honoring our past. Shaped by the vision of John Crosland, Sr., our company
is known for fairness, honesty and delivering on promises. The values we've inherited from our founder serve as
a blueprint that has guided us since 1937.
Each day, we make the most of our opportunities. This serves our clients and partners
well. But, it's also a tribute to Mr. Crosland, who said at the end of his
career, "A well-founded reputation for scrupulous dealing is itself a priceless
company asset." For us, that lights the way to tomorrow.
Our History In Brief | 1937
John Crosland, Sr. founds John Crosland Company to continue his homebuilding activities.
|  | 1938
The company builds its first retail center at the corner
of Colony Road and Selwyn Avenue in Charlotte.
| 1942
John Crosland Company moves its operations to Eastern North Carolina to build housing for WWII defense
industry workers
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| 1954
The company builds Village Shopping Center at Scaleybark Road and South Boulevard in Charlotte.
| 1955
After service as an Army officer, John Crosland, Jr. joins the Company.
|  | 1956
John Crosland Realty is formed to develop and manage shopping centers on property owned by the company.
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| 1963
John Crosland Realty joins Allen Tate to form Center Properties and develop Sharon Corners shopping center in
Charlotte.
|  | 1965
John Crosland, Jr. becomes president of the company.
|  | 1968
John Crosland Management is formed to manage 19 apartment properties in nine Carolina cities.
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| 1971
The first affordable housing community is built under a HUD program.
| 1977
The Commercial and Industrial Brokerage Division is formed to manage the many commercial and industrial properties
the company has acquired.
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| 1982
Crosland/Erwin is created to develop, manage and expand the Commercial and Industrial
Brokerage Division.
| 1983
John Crosland, Jr. is founding chair of Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte.
|  | 1987
John Crosland Company sells the single-family homes division to Centex. The firm is reorganized
as The Crosland Group: Crosland/Erwin (commercial properties), Crosland Land
(residential lot development) and Crosland Properties (apartments).
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| 1990
The Crosland Group adds a general contracting division, Crosland Contractors.
| 1991
Crosland/Erwin divides into Crosland Commercial (office and industrial) and Crosland Retail (shopping centers).
| 1995
Thirteen apartment communities with 2,023 units are sold to Summit Properties.
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 | 1997
The Crosland Group celebrates 60 years of diverse real estate development and value-added investment.
|  | 1999
Todd W. Mansfield is appointed CEO. John Crosland, Jr. becomes chairman.
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| 2000
An office is opened in Raleigh to serve the Triangle.
| 2000
The company re-enters the for-sale homebuilding business through the formation of
Lillian Floyd Homes.
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The company brand is re-cast as Crosland with the tagline, “It’s our place to improve yours.” Division names
become Office and Industrial, Retail, Apartments, Land Development, and Contracting.
| 2001
A strategic alliance is formed with Celebration Associates to collaborate on select real estate projects.
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| 2002
Crosland announces combination of Lillian Floyd Homes and Turnberry Homes LLC of Nashville, TN.
| 2002
Crosland's Retail Division is reorganized
| 2003
Lillian Floyd Homes becomes wholly owned by Turnberry Homes
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 | 2004
Crosland opens Florida regional office in Orlando and relocated its headquarters to the Carillon Building in Uptown Charlotte.
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2005
Crosland acquires Armistead Barkley and opens Tennessee regional office in
Nashville.
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