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VanTrust
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vantrustrealestate.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2010
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VanTrust is a privately held commercial real estate development firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 2010. The firm operates across the full development lifecycle, offering site acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and consultation services to real estate owners, tenants, and capital partners. With 101-250 employees, it is a mid-sized developer by headcount, supporting a multi-market operating footprint that includes a Columbus, Ohio office led by a dedicated Executive Vice President.

The firm's service stack spans the pre-development through stabilization phases of commercial real estate, implying a fee- and value-capture business model typical of developer-operators (acquisition fees, development fees, construction management fees, asset management fees, and equity promote on owned or co-invested projects). Publicly disclosed pricing, customer logos, contract structures, and partnership network are not available in the input data, so specific revenue mechanics cannot be confirmed.

VanTrust's leadership team includes a Chief Development Officer (Andy Weeks) and Executive Vice Presidents of Development and Columbus operations (Grant Harrison and Phil Rasey respectively), consistent with an organization staffed to run concurrent development pipelines across multiple Midwest markets. Beyond the leadership roster, the available data does not disclose technology platforms, proprietary tools, or formal partnerships, so claims about platform capabilities or strategic alliances would be unsupported.

Short descriptiontext

VanTrust is a privately held Kansas City-based commercial real estate development firm, founded in 2010, offering acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and consultation services across multiple Midwest markets including Columbus, Ohio.

Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersKansas City, United States
HQ citystring
Kansas City
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
commercial real estate development, real estate acquisition, asset management services, construction oversight, real estate consultation
NAICS code2 codes
  • Lessors of Other Real Estate Property53119
  • Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)531120
SIC code2 codes
  • Lessors Of Real Property, Nec6519
  • General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs1520
Product category
Commercial Real Estate Development
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

VanTrust is a privately held real estate development firm that provides acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and real estate consultation services. The company develops commercial real estate projects on behalf of clients and partners across multiple U.S. markets including Kansas City, Dallas, and Columbus.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Recent move3 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight2 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1McCarthy Building Companies
TypeRegional player
Description

U.S. construction and development firm with strong Midwest and Sun Belt presence, directly comparable to VanTrust in construction oversight capability and Midwestern geographic focus.

2Clayco
TypeDirect peer
Description

Full-service real estate development, design, and construction firm with national reach, directly comparable to VanTrust in its combination of acquisition, development oversight, and construction services.

3Lincoln Property Company
TypeDirect peer
Description

National real estate services firm offering development, investment, and property management across commercial and multifamily product types — directly comparable to VanTrust's integrated service model.

4CBRE Group
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Largest global commercial real estate services firm, providing investment, development, and asset management at national scale — a broad incumbent that competes with super-regional developers like VanTrust for capital and talent.

5Trammell Crow Company
TypeDirect peer
Description

One of the largest U.S. commercial real estate developers, providing acquisition, development, and asset management services across multiple product types and geographies — directly comparable to VanTrust's full-service development model.

6Panattoni Development Company
TypeDirect peer
Description

Privately held super-regional industrial and commercial real estate developer with a multi-market U.S. footprint, highly comparable to VanTrust in service scope (acquisition, development, asset management) and target client base.

7JE Dunn Construction
TypeRegional player
Description

Headquartered in Kansas City, JE Dunn is a major Midwest-headquartered builder and developer — directly comparable to VanTrust in core geography and in combining construction oversight with development services.

8JLL
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global commercial real estate services and investment firm with capital markets, development, and asset management capabilities — a larger, broader incumbent overlapping with VanTrust's service lines.

9Hunt Companies
TypeDirect peer
Description

Diversified real estate developer and investment manager covering multifamily, commercial, and mixed-use projects nationwide — comparable in service breadth and multi-market execution profile to VanTrust.

10Hillwood Development Company
TypeDirect peer
Description

Perot-family real estate developer active in industrial, office, and residential projects across multiple U.S. metros, with integrated acquisition, development, and asset management capabilities similar to VanTrust's.

Market position
Strengths3 records

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Weaknesses3 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks4 records

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Key highlights4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

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Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

VanTrust

Commercial Real Estate Developmentvantrustrealestate.com

VanTrust is a privately held Kansas City-based commercial real estate development firm, founded in 2010, offering acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and consultation services across multiple Midwest markets including Columbus, Ohio.

What VanTrust does

VanTrust is a privately held commercial real estate development firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 2010. The firm operates across the full development lifecycle, offering site acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and consultation services to real estate owners, tenants, and capital partners. With 101-250 employees, it is a mid-sized developer by headcount, supporting a multi-market operating footprint that includes a Columbus, Ohio office led by a dedicated Executive Vice President.

The firm's service stack spans the pre-development through stabilization phases of commercial real estate, implying a fee- and value-capture business model typical of developer-operators (acquisition fees, development fees, construction management fees, asset management fees, and equity promote on owned or co-invested projects). Publicly disclosed pricing, customer logos, contract structures, and partnership network are not available in the input data, so specific revenue mechanics cannot be confirmed.

VanTrust's leadership team includes a Chief Development Officer (Andy Weeks) and Executive Vice Presidents of Development and Columbus operations (Grant Harrison and Phil Rasey respectively), consistent with an organization staffed to run concurrent development pipelines across multiple Midwest markets. Beyond the leadership roster, the available data does not disclose technology platforms, proprietary tools, or formal partnerships, so claims about platform capabilities or strategic alliances would be unsupported.

VanTrust firmographics

Firmographics
Name
VanTrust
Website
https://vantrustrealestate.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2010
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
VanTrust is a privately held Kansas City-based commercial real estate development firm, founded in 2010, offering acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and consultation services across multiple Midwest markets including Columbus, Ohio.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where VanTrust is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Kansas City
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

VanTrust business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

VanTrust product offering

Product offering

Core offering

VanTrust is a privately held real estate development firm that provides acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and real estate consultation services. The company develops commercial real estate projects on behalf of clients and partners across multiple U.S. markets including Kansas City, Dallas, and Columbus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Companies that use VanTrust

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

VanTrust technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

VanTrust partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

VanTrust competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

  • McCarthy Building Companies: U.S. construction and development firm with strong Midwest and Sun Belt presence, directly comparable to VanTrust in construction oversight capability and Midwestern geographic focus.
  • JE Dunn Construction: Headquartered in Kansas City, JE Dunn is a major Midwest-headquartered builder and developer — directly comparable to VanTrust in core geography and in combining construction oversight with development services.

Direct peers

  • Clayco: Full-service real estate development, design, and construction firm with national reach, directly comparable to VanTrust in its combination of acquisition, development oversight, and construction services.
  • Lincoln Property Company: National real estate services firm offering development, investment, and property management across commercial and multifamily product types — directly comparable to VanTrust's integrated service model.
  • Trammell Crow Company: One of the largest U.S. commercial real estate developers, providing acquisition, development, and asset management services across multiple product types and geographies — directly comparable to VanTrust's full-service development model.
  • Panattoni Development Company: Privately held super-regional industrial and commercial real estate developer with a multi-market U.S. footprint, highly comparable to VanTrust in service scope (acquisition, development, asset management) and target client base.
  • Hunt Companies: Diversified real estate developer and investment manager covering multifamily, commercial, and mixed-use projects nationwide — comparable in service breadth and multi-market execution profile to VanTrust.
  • Hillwood Development Company: Perot-family real estate developer active in industrial, office, and residential projects across multiple U.S. metros, with integrated acquisition, development, and asset management capabilities similar to VanTrust's.

Broad incumbents

  • CBRE Group: Largest global commercial real estate services firm, providing investment, development, and asset management at national scale — a broad incumbent that competes with super-regional developers like VanTrust for capital and talent.
  • JLL: Global commercial real estate services and investment firm with capital markets, development, and asset management capabilities — a larger, broader incumbent overlapping with VanTrust's service lines.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

VanTrust social profiles

Digital presence

VanTrust financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

VanTrust leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

VanTrust funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

VanTrust M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about VanTrust

What does VanTrust do?

VanTrust is a privately held real estate development firm that provides acquisition, asset management, construction oversight, and real estate consultation services. The company develops commercial real estate projects on behalf of clients and partners across multiple U.S. markets including Kansas City, Dallas, and Columbus.

When was VanTrust founded?

VanTrust was founded in 2010. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is VanTrust based?

VanTrust is headquartered in Kansas City, United States, in the North America region.

Who are VanTrust's main competitors?

Regional players on record are McCarthy Building Companies and JE Dunn Construction. Direct peers are Clayco, Lincoln Property Company, Trammell Crow Company, Panattoni Development Company, Hunt Companies and Hillwood Development Company. Broad incumbents are CBRE Group and JLL.

Does VanTrust have an API?

No public API is recorded for VanTrust.

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American City Business JournalsVanTrust Real Estate proposes Metro Air Park industrial projectVanTrust Real Estate filed plans for a second industrial project in the region, this one for more than 300,000 square feet in Metro Air Park. The Kansas City-based firm is proposing the development in the area.AInvestVanTrust Breaks Ground on Industrial Park. Here's What It Actually Signals for the Sector.VanTrust Real Estate broke ground on a three-building industrial park in Sacramento, signaling developer confidence amid sector stabilization. National industrial vacancy fell to 6.9% in 2026, while western U.S. vacancy remains at 8.4% with 278 million square feet of sublease space. Modern facilities with automation-ready infrastructure outperform older properties.PR NewswireVanTrust Real Estate Breaks Ground on industrial development in Rancho CordovaVanTrust Real Estate broke ground on Rio Del Oro Business Park in Rancho Cordova, Calif., a Class A industrial development with 282,435 square feet of shallow-bay space. The project includes three buildings totaling 282,435 square feet, with construction starting this week and delivery anticipated in summer 2027.American City Business JournalsVanTrust starts work on Rancho Cordova industrial parkVanTrust Real Estate announced it has begun construction on three Class A, small-bay buildings for Rio Del Oro Business Park in Rancho Cordova, with completion targeted for summer 2027. The 19-acre site, bought for about $6.8 million in late 2025, will total roughly 30,000 square feet of office space and warehouse, with about $25 million in building permits.American City Business JournalsVanTrust breaks ground on 121 Commerce Park in McKinneyVanTrust Real Estate has commenced construction on the 121 Commerce Park spec industrial complex in McKinney. This development serves as an indicator of the city's expanding economic base and follows VanTrust's history of numerous projects across the Metroplex.American City Business JournalsPlatte International Commerce Center reaches 1.67 million square feetVanTrust Real Estate LLC has completed the Platte International Commerce Center industrial park in Platte City, Missouri, encompassing 1.67 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Part of the facility serves as a distribution center for Purina. The project represents a significant commercial real estate development in the regional industrial market.American City Business JournalsVanTrust Real Estate pitches big data center project near AustinVanTrust Real Estate has partnered to develop a data center in Mustang Ridge, Texas, after previous housing plans for the site did not materialize. This new project signifies a shift towards data infrastructure development in the area.The Columbus DispatchDeveloper proposing 248 apartments, commercial development in DublinVanTrust Real Estate, headquartered in Grandview Heights, Ohio, has proposed a mixed-use development in Dublin comprising 248 apartment units and 19,500 square feet of commercial space on 16 acres of vacant land near Emerald Parkway and Woerner Temple Road. Both VanTrust and the prior owner Duke Realty were unable to develop office space on the site due to challenging market conditions. The Dublin Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to review the preliminary concept plan at its December 11 meeting.Dallas InnovatesVanTrust Anchors Its First McKinney Industrial Project With a ‘Do Right by the Dirt’ MindsetVanTrust Real Estate has announced Phase 1 of 121 Commerce Park, its first industrial development in McKinney, Texas, featuring two speculative Class A industrial buildings totaling more than 511,000 square feet near McKinney National Airport. Construction is expected to begin mid-2026 and complete by mid-2027, with a Phase 2 build-to-suit of approximately 250,000 square feet planned afterward. The project responds to growing demand from small- and mid-sized service and light distribution users seeking suburban space closer to population centers, and the firm will extend Collin McKinney Parkway to improve access.PR NewswireVanTrust Real Estate Breaks Ground On Industrial Development In West Valley CityVanTrust Real Estate broke ground on a new industrial development in West Valley City, Utah, launching Phase 1 construction of two Class A shallow-bay warehouse buildings totaling 325,000 square feet. The project, located on a 32-acre site at 6095 West Beagley Road near major transportation corridors, targets tenants requiring 10,000 to 30,000 square foot lease spaces, with delivery expected in fall 2026 and a potential Phase 2 adding approximately 275,000 more square feet. The development is expected to generate economic benefits including job creation, increased tax revenues, and strengthened regional logistics activity.