Fairway Investments

What Fairway Investments does

Fairway Investments, LLC is a privately held, family-owned (Thompson family) commercial real estate investment and development firm founded around 2000 by Michael D. Thompson and headquartered at 728 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 210, in Birmingham, Alabama. The company acquires stabilized operating properties for long-term ownership and complements core holdings with ground-up development and joint venture development projects across the U.S. Sunbelt region, currently operating in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, and Virginia.

The portfolio spans three property types: grocery-anchored and neighborhood retail centers (2,000,000+ sq ft, with named anchors such as Publix, Kroger, Harris Teeter, and The Fresh Market), multi-family residential (12,000+ units, including luxury developments), and industrial/logistics facilities (5,000,000+ sq ft), totaling 19M+ sq ft and units across 25+ Sunbelt markets. Revenue is generated through long-term triple-net and gross rental income, episodic development gains, and third-party property management fees via its wholly owned subsidiary Fairway Management Group, which provides tenant construction management, financial management, and lease management.

The firm pursues a sales-led, direct leasing model using internal leasing managers (VP Leasing Tyler Miller, Leasing Manager Hunter Hospes) and a broker channel network (JLL, Colliers, Franklin Street, Lat Purser, Crawford Square, SHOP Companies, Engel Realty, Coro Realty) for tenant origination, supplemented by joint venture partners (Oden Hughes Taylor for luxury residential, Triad Properties for industrial) for development capacity. There is no disclosed external institutional capital or PE backing; ownership remains within the Thompson family, supported by a leadership team that includes former Colonial Properties Trust executives.

Name

Fairway Investments

Legal name

Fairway Investments, LLC

Website

https://fairwayinvestments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fairway Investments is a privately held, Thompson family-owned commercial real estate firm that acquires, manages, and develops retail, multi-family, and industrial properties across 25+ U.S. Sunbelt markets, serving national anchor tenants and residents via its Fairway Management Group subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Investment

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (53139)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development Asset Management (Project/Construction-to-Stabilization) (BPAJAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mixed-Use Property Management (BPAJAGAE), Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate investment
• Property management services
• Real estate development
• Multi-family housing
• Retail shopping centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Rental Income: Long-term ownership of stabilized commercial properties generating recurring rental income from retail, multi-family, and industrial tenants across the Sunbelt region.
2. Property Development: Ground-up development and redevelopment of properties creating value through new construction and repositioning of assets, generating returns through sale or long-term hold.
3. Asset Management Services: Full-service commercial property management through Fairway Management Group, including tenant construction management, property management, financial management, and lease management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fairway Investments develops, manages, and invests in commercial real estate across Sunbelt markets, with a portfolio spanning retail shopping centers, multi-family residential communities, and industrial warehouse/logistics facilities totaling 19+ million square feet and units. The company pursues long-term ownership of stabilized operating properties while supplementing returns through ground-up development and joint venture development projects. Full-service property management is delivered in-house through the wholly-owned Fairway Management Group subsidiary, covering tenant construction, financial, and lease administration for both Fairway-owned and third-party properties.

Product overview

Fairway Investments operates as a diversified real estate investment company managing a portfolio of commercial properties across the Sunbelt region. The company's offerings include three primary property types (retail, multi-family residential, and industrial properties) along with property management and development services. The retail portfolio consists of shopping centers anchored by national retailers, while multi-family properties include luxury apartment communities. Industrial holdings comprise distribution warehouses and logistics facilities. All properties are managed through Fairway Management Group, which provides tenant construction management, financial management, and lease administration services. The company also engages in ground-up development and redevelopment projects, both independently and through joint ventures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fairway Real Estate Investments: Development division specializing in premier projects across the Southeast through strategic blend of independent development and collaborative joint ventures.

Products and services

• Retail Properties
• Multi-Family Properties
• Industrial Properties
• Property Management Services
• Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 19+ million square feet and units across retail, multi-family, and industrial segments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oden Hughes TaylorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for Emara Palm Beach, a 250-unit ultra luxury apartment and townhome community. Oden Hughes Taylor is a development partner with Fairway Investments for luxury residential developments on the Florida barrier island.
• TriBridgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization featured in the Fairway Investments partner ecosystem.
• Southeast CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization featured in the Fairway Investments partner ecosystem.
• Crawford Square Real Estate AdvisorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeasing partner for Lawson's Ridge property, representing the center in commercial real estate transactions.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial real estate brokerage firm handling leasing for Epps Village property.
• ColliersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial real estate brokerage firm handling leasing for Brookwood Office property.
• Franklin StreetminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate services firm handling leasing for Main Street at Hampton Lakes.
• Lat Purser & AssociatesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial real estate brokerage handling leasing for Stonebridge Village and Sadler Crossing properties.
• SHOP CompaniesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate firm handling leasing for Stacy & Greenville property.
• Engel RealtyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate services firm handling leasing for Vestridge Commons property.
• Triad PropertiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Huntsville West Industrial Park project.
• Coro RealtyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate brokerage handling leasing for Brookwood Square property.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Harbert Realty Services: Alabama-based commercial real estate services and investment firm offering brokerage, management and development across the Southeast, overlapping Fairway's core geography and services.
• The Sembler Company: Florida-based retail developer, owner and property manager; comparable model and Sunbelt focus, and a Fairway executive previously worked there.
• Selig Enterprises: Atlanta-based diversified real estate firm owning retail, industrial, office and residential and managing its own portfolio, paralleling Fairway's multi-asset Sunbelt approach.
• North American Properties: Diversified developer of mixed-use, retail and multifamily in the Southeast, comparable in integrated development-and-management model and regional footprint.
• Branch Properties: Atlanta-based developer and owner of grocery-anchored retail and mixed-use across the Southeast, directly comparable to Fairway's grocery-anchored retail strategy.
• Bayer Properties: Birmingham-based retail, mixed-use, and office developer/owner-manager; a direct hometown competitor with the same diversified own-develop-manage model, and several Fairway staff came from Bayer.
• Daniel Corporation: Birmingham-based diversified real estate investment and development firm spanning multifamily, commercial and mixed-use, closely mirroring Fairway's Southeast investor/developer profile.
• Hutton: Chattanooga-based retail development and investment firm focused on Southeast net-lease and shopping-center assets, comparable in geography and retail focus.

Direct peers

• EDENS: Owner-operator-developer of grocery-anchored neighborhood retail centers concentrated in the Southeast/Sunbelt, matching Fairway's core retail investment thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Cortland: Atlanta-based vertically integrated multifamily owner-operator-developer across the Sunbelt; overlaps Fairway's large multifamily portfolio though at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fairway-investments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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