Tailwinds Development

What Tailwinds Development does

Tailwinds Development, LLC is a privately held, founder-led commercial retail real estate development firm headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida, operating since 2009 with a 1-10 employee headcount. The company develops grocery-anchored neighborhood centers and mixed-use projects with residential components across the Southeast United States, targeting national and regional retail tenants seeking high-visibility locations in underserved secondary markets. Its active portfolio comprises three Florida projects — Shoppes at Locke Crossing in Chiefland, Shoppes at Rookery Gate in Green Cove Springs (which includes residential uses), and The Overlook in Winter Haven (targeted for 2026 completion) — each positioned at high-traffic intersections with modern design and ample parking.

The firm runs a dual revenue model combining one-time real estate development activity (building and owning retail centers) with recurring professional services revenue through a full-service leasing platform. Leasing services include exclusive landlord and seller representation, lease and purchase analysis, space planning, market surveys, trade area analysis, lease negotiation, construction budgeting, subleasing, and lease administration. GTM is direct, sales-led enterprise field sales targeting national and regional retail chains for lease representation and property development across the Southeast US — there are no disclosed technology platforms, APIs, or digital channels beyond a marketing website with downloadable property flyers and a 'Submit a Site' page inviting landowner-sourced deal flow.

Customer segmentation is vertical: national retail clients (large chains seeking new Southeast locations) and regional retail clients (regional businesses seeking underserved-community retail opportunities). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, which is standard for commercial real estate where contract values vary by project scope, location, and tenant requirements. No institutional investors, parent company, M&A activity, partnerships, patents, certifications, or funding rounds are disclosed in the available material, indicating a bootstrapped, capital-constrained boutique operator reliant on direct relationships and small-team execution.

Name

Tailwinds Development

Legal name

Tailwinds Development, LLC

Website

https://twdre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tailwinds Development, LLC is a privately held, founder-led commercial real estate developer based in Lake Mary, Florida, specializing in grocery-anchored neighborhood centers and mixed-use retail projects for national and regional retail tenants across the Southeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Mary

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Development: Developing retail properties including shopping centers, neighborhood centers anchored by grocery stores, and mixed-use developments with residential components in the Southeast United States.
2. Leasing Services: Providing comprehensive leasing services including exclusive landlord representation, exclusive seller representation, lease and purchase analysis, space planning, market surveys, lease negotiation, construction budgeting, subleasing services, and lease administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Tailwinds Development is a full-service commercial retail real estate development company that develops grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties across the Southeast United States. The firm also provides comprehensive leasing services, including exclusive landlord and seller representation, lease and purchase analysis, space planning, market surveys, lease negotiation, construction budgeting, subleasing, and lease administration. Its portfolio currently includes developments in Chiefland, Green Cove Springs, and Winter Haven, Florida, serving national and regional retail clients.

Product overview

Tailwinds Development is a full service commercial retail real estate development company committed to providing quality developments throughout the southeast United States for national and regional clients. The company operates a portfolio of retail properties including three named shopping center developments: Shoppes at Locke Crossing (Chiefland, FL), Rookery Gate (Green Cove Springs, FL), and The Overlook (Winter Haven, FL). These properties are primarily grocery-anchored neighborhood centers featuring dynamic mixed-use environments with residential components. The company also offers comprehensive leasing services including exclusive landlord representation, exclusive seller representation, lease analysis, space planning, market surveys, lease negotiation, construction budgeting, and lease administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shoppes at Locke Crossing A retail shopping center development located in Chiefland, Florida, at NEC US 17-92 and CR 320. It is part of the company's portfolio of grocery-anchored neighborhood centers serving national and regional retail clients in the Southeast United States.
• Shoppes at Rookery Gate A retail shopping center development located in Green Cove Springs, Florida, at NWC US 17 and Hall Park Rd. It features dynamic mixed-use environments with residential uses and is part of the company's portfolio of grocery-anchored neighborhood centers serving national and regional retail clients.
• The Overlook

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Regency Centers: Publicly traded REIT that owns and operates grocery-anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers across the U.S. It is the most direct strategic comparable to Tailwinds' grocery-anchored, neighborhood-center focus, but at vastly larger scale and national footprint.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Publicly traded REIT focused on grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers, with a strategy closely aligned to Tailwinds' product type. Comparable in targeting necessity-based retail anchored by grocers, though at a much larger national scale.
• Kite Realty Group: Publicly traded REIT owning and operating high-quality open-air grocery-anchored shopping centers, with material Southeast U.S. exposure. Directly comparable in product type (grocery-anchored centers) and in geography overlap.
• Brixmor Property Group: One of the largest publicly traded open-air shopping center owners in the U.S., with a portfolio that includes grocery-anchored community centers. Comparable to Tailwinds in retail center format and tenant mix, but at materially larger scale.
• Federal Realty Investment Trust: Publicly traded REIT focused on high-quality open-air retail centers, many grocery-anchored, with a mixed-use orientation similar to Tailwinds' mixed-use elements. Comparable product philosophy though at significantly larger scale and in more primary markets.
• Kimco Realty: Largest publicly traded open-air shopping center owner in North America, with significant grocery-anchored exposure and a major Southeast presence. Comparable product format; broader scale and tenant base.
• InvenTrust Properties: Publicly traded retail REIT with a focus on grocery-anchored community centers, including a meaningful Sun Belt footprint. Comparable in product type and increasingly in geographic focus with Tailwinds.
• BSR Trust: Publicly traded REIT specializing in grocery-anchored shopping centers primarily in secondary and tertiary markets in the Sun Belt. Closest comparable to Tailwinds in submarket profile (smaller, underserved Southeast/sunbelt communities) though still significantly larger in scale.
• Site Centers: Publicly traded open-air shopping center owner and developer with a long history in grocery-anchored retail. Comparable in core retail product type and tenant focus, though Site Centers operates nationally and at a much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Ben Carter Properties: Privately held retail real estate developer focused on mixed-use and town center projects, with material Southeast U.S. activity. Comparable as a similarly sized private retail developer with geographic overlap and a mixed-use orientation similar to Tailwinds' product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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