Atlantic Realty Companies

What Atlantic Realty Companies does

Atlantic Realty Companies is a privately held, fully integrated commercial real estate firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, with additional offices in Baltimore, MD and Reston, VA. The company operates across the Washington DC and Baltimore metropolitan markets, managing a portfolio of more than 4 million square feet of office, retail, and mixed-use properties that includes the Plaza America complex in Reston, Meadows Shopping Center in Baltimore County, Hunters Woods at Trails Edge senior living community, and the Pax River Village Center redevelopment in St. Mary's County. Since 1992, Atlantic has completed more than 50 acquisitions and currently executes over 100 construction projects annually, typically ranging from $50,000 to $5 million in value.

The business operates through five integrated service lines: Acquisition, Development, Construction Management, Leasing, and Property Management, the latter delivered through its wholly owned subsidiary ARC Management, L.L.C. Atlantic monetizes its portfolio through recurring rental income from owned assets, property management fees (including for select third-party owned properties), construction management fees, and development/acquisition fees generated through repositioning and redevelopment projects. The company pursues acquisitions and developments both with its own capital and through joint ventures with institutional capital partners including Angelo Gordon & Co., TIAA, Walton Street Capital, AEW, and AmCap, with the most recent disclosed joint acquisition being the $78.8 million Tysons Concourse purchase from CalSTRS in October 2016.

Atlantic's go-to-market is relationship-driven and regionally focused, combining an internal leasing team led by Brady Roman with an active broker network outreach program, supplemented by industry association memberships (ICSC, ULI, NAIOP Northern Virginia), community outreach, and a press release / newsroom cadence. The firm is led by three long-tenured founding partners — David A. Ross (President), Stanley M. Barg (COO and General Counsel), and Adam Schulman (Executive Vice President) — each with 21–31+ years of commercial real estate experience, and Mark Arena as President of ARC Management. The customer base is diversified across enterprise, mid-market, and SMB tenants spanning retail/grocery (e.g., Global Food), entertainment (Main Street Movies 5), senior living (Hunters Woods), and office/professional users. No technology products, AI capabilities, or digital platforms are disclosed; the firm's competitive position rests on integration, regional relationships, and institutional capital access.

Name

Atlantic Realty Companies

Legal name

Atlantic Realty Companies, Inc.

Website

https://arcrealty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Atlantic Realty Companies is a privately held, vertically integrated commercial real estate firm founded in 1992, operating across the Washington DC and Baltimore metropolitan markets with a 4M+ square foot portfolio of office, retail, and mixed-use properties delivered through in-house acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and property management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate

NAICS

Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Office Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAF), Office Brokerage (BPAJABAA)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate
• Property management
• Real estate development
• Property leasing
• Construction management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Rental Income: Atlantic Realty generates recurring rental income from its portfolio of office, retail, and mixed-use properties across the Washington DC metropolitan area. The company manages its own properties through its integrated property management division.
2. Property Management Services: Property management fees from managing Atlantic-owned properties as well as select third-party owned properties through ARC Management division.
3. Construction Management: Construction management services for Atlantic projects ranging from $50K to $5MM, with over 100 projects completed annually.
4. Development and Acquisition Fees: Revenue from development and redevelopment projects, including repositioning acquired properties. Since 1992, Atlantic has completed more than 50 acquisitions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atlantic Realty Companies is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm that acquires, develops, leases, and manages office, retail, senior living, and mixed-use properties across the Washington DC and Baltimore metropolitan areas. The company owns a 4+ million square foot portfolio of stabilized properties and provides in-house construction management for build-outs and tenant improvements. It serves commercial tenants, retail tenants, and institutional co-investment partners through its five core service lines: Acquisition, Development, Construction Management, Leasing, and Property Management.

Product overview

Atlantic Realty Companies operates a diversified commercial real estate platform offering five integrated core services: Acquisition, Development, Construction Management, Leasing, and Property Management. The company has created a four million plus square foot portfolio of office, retail, and mixed-use properties across Maryland and Virginia. Their services are fully integrated in-house, allowing the company to handle the complete real estate lifecycle from opportunity identification through property operations. The portfolio includes notable properties such as Plaza America complex in Reston, Meadows Shopping Center in Baltimore County, Hunters Woods at Trails Edge senior living community, and the ongoing Pax River Village Center redevelopment in St. Mary's County. The company is headquartered in Vienna, VA with additional offices in Baltimore, MD and Reston, VA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leasing Services Commercial real estate leasing services for tenants seeking office, retail, or professional/medical space in the Washington DC metropolitan area, including assessment of tenant requirements, market analysis and site selection, lease negotiation, and ongoing relationship management.
• Property Management Full-service property management delivered through ARC Management, covering tenant relations, capital project management, technical/maintenance services, accounting, risk management, procurement, and seamless property transition for Atlantic-owned properties and select third-party owned properties.
• Construction Management Construction management for Atlantic Realty projects including space planning, estimating, construction drawing review, bid and contract negotiation, permit expediting, and proactive project management. Projects typically range from $50K to $5MM with over 100 projects completed annually.
• Development Services Real estate development services encompassing land planning, zoning, architecture, engineering, financing, leasing, and construction, including redevelopment of obsolete properties, new mixed-use development, build-to-suit, community retail centers, and medical/professional office condominiums.
• Acquisition Services Property acquisition services focused on identifying opportunities to reposition and improve properties, including redevelopment, due diligence, feasibility analysis, and creative repositioning to enhance property value. Since 1992, Atlantic has completed more than 50 acquisitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 acquisitions completed since 1992
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• JBG SMITH Properties: JBG SMITH is a publicly traded REIT focused on mixed-use, office, and multifamily properties in the Washington DC metropolitan area, directly comparable to Atlantic Realty's DC-metro office and mixed-use portfolio.
• Douglas Development: Douglas Development is a major Washington DC commercial real estate developer and owner with a similar focus on DC-metro office, retail, and mixed-use assets, making it one of Atlantic Realty's most direct regional competitors.
• PNZ Penzance (Penzance): Penzance is a DC-focused commercial real estate investment and operating firm specializing in office, mixed-use, and retail assets across the Washington metropolitan market — a directly comparable owner-operator peer.
• Saul Centers: Saul Centers is a regional REIT focused on shopping centers and mixed-use developments primarily in the Mid-Atlantic including Maryland and Virginia — a closely comparable retail-focused owner-operator peer to Atlantic's Baltimore/DC shopping center portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Realty Investment Trust: Federal Realty is a large publicly traded REIT focused on retail and mixed-use properties including shopping centers; comparable to Atlantic Realty's retail portfolio (e.g., Meadows Shopping Center, Perry Hall Square) but at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Boston Properties (BXP): Boston Properties is one of the largest publicly traded office REITs in the US with significant DC-area holdings; comparable to Atlantic Realty's suburban office exposure (Plaza America, Tysons Concourse) but at far greater scale and capital access.
• Vornado Realty Trust: Vornado is a major publicly traded office REIT with holdings concentrated in high-barrier markets including the Washington DC region; broadly comparable to Atlantic's office-heavy portfolio as a much larger incumbent player.
• Brookfield Properties: Brookfield Properties operates a large global portfolio of office, retail, and multifamily assets including significant DC-area holdings; a broad incumbent comparable to Atlantic's full-service CRE platform but at much larger scale.

Regional players

• City Center DC / MidCity Financial Corporation: MidCity Financial is a DC-metro commercial real estate developer and owner focused on mixed-use and retail projects in the region; comparable as a regional owner-operator peer though it operates more in urban DC while Atlantic is more suburban focused.

Others

• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Greystar is the largest multifamily and senior living operator globally; adjacent peer given Atlantic's senior living development (Hunters Woods at Trails Edge), but Greystar primarily operates third-party rental housing rather than developing commercial office/retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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