Urban Campus and Core

What Urban Campus and Core does

Urban Campus and Core (UCC) is a Nashville-based, woman and minority-owned real estate development and advisory firm founded in 2019 by Jennifer Horne, a former 12-year executive at international developer Lendlease. The firm specializes in collaborative, community-driven development that activates underutilized assets — particularly land owned by faith-based and community organizations — to deliver mixed-use, mixed-income, and affordable housing projects. Disclosed track record includes oversight of more than 62 million square feet of sustainable real estate and the raising of over $1.2 billion in debt and equity for project partners across the team's career.

UCC's project portfolio centers on three active Nashville developments: Northview (a 254-unit mixed-income active senior housing project on Born Again Church-owned land in North Nashville, with co-developer The Clear Blue Company and a capital stack spanning Regions Bank, Fannie Mae, THDA, and MDHA); the North Nashville Center Renovation (owner's representative services for a $3M+ expansion of a Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee youth center); and Maplewood Cottages (a mixed-income single-family rental pocket neighborhood in East Nashville). Supporting these projects, the firm offers four discrete service lines — Mixed-Use Development Management, Real Estate Advisory and Consulting, Community Engagement, and Sustainability (ESG integration and impact tracking).

Revenue is generated through project-based development management fees and advisory consulting fees on a B2B, professional-services basis. Go-to-market is sales-led and community-led, relying on direct engagement with landowners, faith-based organizations, municipalities, and private developers, supplemented by referral channels through ULI, Urban League R.E.D. Academy, Amazon Housing Equity Fund accelerator, and Pathway Lending. Customer segments are predominantly vertical (faith-based organizations, municipalities, universities, private developers) with concentration in mission-driven and ESG-aligned counterparties. The firm holds no patents, no proprietary technology, and no AI/ML capabilities — its competitive position rests on relationship capital, ESG credentials, and demonstrated capital-raise execution rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Urban Campus and Core

Legal name

Urban Campus and Core, LLC

Website

https://urbancampusandcore.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urban Campus and Core is a Nashville-based, woman and minority-owned real estate development and advisory firm that activates underutilized faith-based and community-owned land for mixed-income affordable housing and equitable economic growth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Development Management Fees: Project-based fees for providing collaborative development management from start to finish, overseeing mixed-use development projects with holistic community-focused approach.
2. Advisory and Consulting Services: Real estate consulting and strategic advisory services to help clients maximize portfolio value, evaluate complex business needs, and achieve investment targets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urban Campus and Core is a real estate development and advisory firm that provides collaborative development management for mixed-use, mixed-income, and affordable housing projects, alongside real estate advisory and consulting services. The firm focuses on optimizing underutilized assets held by faith-based organizations, municipalities, and community institutions while integrating ESG principles and community engagement into each project.

Product overview

Urban Campus and Core is a real estate development and advisory firm offering a portfolio of development projects and professional services. The company's project portfolio includes Northview (a 254-unit mixed-income senior housing development), North Nashville Center Renovation ($3M+ youth center expansion), and Maplewood Cottages (mixed-income single-family rentals in East Nashville). Supporting these projects, UCC provides four core service offerings: Mixed-Use Development (collaborative development management), Consulting and Real Estate Advisory Services (strategic portfolio support), Community Engagement Services (community-driven development), and Sustainability Services (ESG-focused development).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mixed-Use Development Services Industry-leading collaborative development management provided from start to finish, with a holistic approach cultivating opportunities for nontraditional partners to benefit from a project's positive economic returns while ensuring long-term sustainability. Targeted at landowners, faith-based organizations, municipalities, and private developers.
• Consulting and Real Estate Advisory Services Real estate consulting and advisory services providing strategic support for evaluating complex business needs, evolving opportunities, and maximizing portfolio value to help clients achieve their project's investment targets.
• Sustainability Services Holistic sustainable development incorporating impactful solutions that reduce environmental impacts, advance equitable social outcomes, and support healthier residents and communities through ESG principles integration and measurable impact tracking over time.
• Northview Senior Housing Development A 254-unit mixed-use, mixed-income active senior housing development in North Nashville targeting seniors earning 40-80% AMI. Features include a fitness center, rooftop deck, walking trails, and wellness programming through a partnership with Tennessee State University. Developed on church-owned land in partnership with Born Again Church.
• North Nashville Center Renovation Project Owner's representative services for a $3M+ renovation and expansion of a community youth center serving Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee in North Nashville. Project status: In Progress.
• Maplewood Cottages Development Mixed-income single-family rental development providing an inclusive pocket neighborhood to address workforce housing needs in the East Nashville community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62M+ square feet of sustainable real estate developed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Born Again ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2025Faith-based organization with deep roots in North Nashville's Haynes-Trinity community. Partnership to develop Northview, a 254-unit affordable senior housing project on church-owned land, fulfilling a 40+ year vision to create a nurturing community for seniors.
• The Clear Blue CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2025Operating partner with experience in delivering and managing affordable communities. Co-developer of Northview project alongside Urban Campus & Core and Born Again Church.
• Urban League of Middle TennesseecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Jennifer Horne selected for inaugural R.E.D. (Real Estate Developers) Academy fellowship, an 18-month immersive leadership program providing training, mentorship, networking, and access to financing for minority developers.
• Tennessee State UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with TSU's Public Health Program and Department of Human Sciences to provide job skills training, social programming, and wellness offerings focused on health education for Northview residents.
• STG DesignmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitectural firm for Northview project. Connection through ULI Pathways member Chad Jones who facilitated introduction to Born Again Church leadership.
• Thomas & HuttonmajorTechnology or IntegrationEngineering and design firm for Northview development.
• Bacar ConstructorsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Northview project construction.
• Nashville Mayor's Affordable Housing TeammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity government partnership supporting Northview project and faith-based development initiatives under the Unified Housing Strategy.
• Pathway LendingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCEO serves as instructor for Pathway Lending's Emerging Developers program, a six-week training initiative designed to help new and established developers build capacity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The NRP Group: A national multifamily developer specializing in affordable, mixed-income, and market-rate housing. Highly comparable to UCC given its focus on affordable housing development management and similar institutional capital relationships (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, state housing finance agencies).
• McCormack Baron Salazar: A minority-owned urban real estate developer focused on affordable housing, mixed-use, and community-centered development in underserved neighborhoods. Directly comparable to UCC as a minority-owned firm pursuing mission-driven, mixed-income community development with LIHTC financing.
• L+M Development Partners: A minority- and women-owned real estate developer specializing in affordable housing, mixed-use, and community development. Comparable to UCC in mission, ownership profile, focus on mixed-income projects, and use of LIHTC and public financing.
• Pennrose: A real estate developer specializing in affordable, mixed-income, and workforce housing development and property management. Comparable to UCC in delivering mixed-income rental housing through public-private partnerships and LIHTC financing.
• BRP Companies: A minority-owned developer of affordable, mixed-income, and mixed-use housing in urban markets. Similar to UCC in target segment (mission-driven affordable housing), financing partners (Fannie Mae, city housing agencies), and integrated community engagement approach.
• Dominium: An affordable housing developer and manager specializing in LIHTC-financed multifamily and mixed-income rental communities. Comparable to UCC in affordable housing focus, reliance on state housing finance agencies, and project-based development management model.
• Jonathan Rose Companies: A mission-driven real estate developer focused on affordable, mixed-income, and sustainable urban development. Directly comparable to UCC in ESG integration, community-driven mixed-use projects, and institutional capital relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Lendlease: Global real estate and infrastructure developer where UCC's founder Jennifer Horne spent 12 years. Comparable in mixed-use master-planned community development expertise, though operates at vastly larger scale and globally across commercial, residential, and infrastructure.
• Related Companies: A large, diversified real estate developer with significant affordable and mixed-income housing operations (Related Affordable). Comparable to UCC as a mixed-use, mixed-income developer but operates at much greater scale and across geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/UCCRealEstate
• Facebookfacebook.com/UCCDevelopment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-campus-and-core

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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