Vesica Real Estate

What Vesica Real Estate does

Vesica Real Estate is a privately-held real estate investment and management firm headquartered at 814 N Jefferson St in Jackson, Mississippi, founded in 2006. The company acquires, redevelops, and manages residential and mixed-use properties with an explicit impact-investing mandate, emphasizing value-add acquisitions followed by long-term stabilization and self-managed operations rather than quick dispositions. It runs four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Belhaven Residential, which manages approximately 400 houses and apartments in Jackson's historic Belhaven neighborhood; Redbud Village, a residential portfolio in Meridian, MS; Zolis, a small retail and office center in Jackson; and Vesica PCJ Realty, which manages single-family and multi-family housing in the Hattiesburg/Pine-Belt region.

The business model combines recurring rental income from managed residential assets with capital sourced from impact-oriented investors to fund acquisitions and redevelopment projects. Investor outreach runs through a dedicated website page (vesica.us/investors) and the [email protected] channel; tenant acquisition runs through subsidiary-branded websites and standard property-management channels. A four-person named leadership group — CEO Jennifer Welch, Property Manager Dean Julius, Operations Manager Mackie Belenchia, and Realtor Chrystal Dumas — operates within a stated 11-50 employee range, with no technology platform, API, or AI capability disclosed beyond conventional property management.

The largest forward project is The Lamar Lofts, a proposed $15 million-plus restoration of the 1927 Lamar Hotel in Meridian into a mixed-use building combining residential, professional, and commercial space. No funding rounds, mergers, acquisitions, patents, or external institutional investors are disclosed; ownership appears founder-controlled. Technology footprint is limited to standard web properties, and there are no AI/ML, data, or platform signals in the available material.

Name

Vesica Real Estate

Legal name

Vesica Real Estate

Website

https://vesica.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vesica Real Estate is a privately-held Jackson, Mississippi-based real estate firm that acquires, redevelops, and self-manages residential and mixed-use properties through an impact-investing model, serving residential tenants across Mississippi and impact-oriented investors seeking community-focused returns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Property Management

NAICS

Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Management (Acquisitions & Dispositions) (BPAJAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Funds — Opportunistic / Development (FSANAEAI), Sustainable Real Assets (Green Real Estate, Land, Forestry) Funds (FSANAJAD)

Keywords

• Real estate investment
• Property management
• Impact investing
• Residential development
• Mixed-use redevelopment

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Management Services: Professional property management services for residential houses and apartments across multiple properties in Mississippi markets including Belhaven Residential (400 units), Redbud Village, and PCJ Realty properties.
2. Real Estate Redevelopment: Value-add acquisition and redevelopment of properties with impact investing focus. Current project includes $15M+ restoration of historic Lamar Hotel in Meridian, MS.
3. Investor Capital: Capital raised from investors for real estate acquisitions and redevelopment projects, providing positive returns through long-term stabilization and management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vesica Real Estate acquires and redevelops residential and mixed-use properties with a focus on impact investing. The company seeks value-add opportunities, plans for long-term stabilization and management, and self-manages its properties through subsidiary brands across Mississippi markets. It also raises investor capital for redevelopment projects, providing financial returns alongside social and environmental benefits.

Product overview

Vesica Real Estate operates as a property acquisition and redevelopment company focused on impact investing. The company manages a portfolio of subsidiary companies across Mississippi: Belhaven Residential (400+ residential units in Jackson), Redbud Village (residential properties in Meridian), Zolis (retail/office center in Jackson), and Vesica PCJ Realty (single-family and multi-family housing in the Pine-Belt/Hattiesburg region). The company also has an upcoming development project, The Lamar Lofts, a historic hotel redevelopment in Meridian. Vesica Real Estate provides professional property management services and targets value-add opportunities with long-term stabilization and management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Belhaven Residential: Property management of 400 houses and apartments in Belhaven, a historic neighborhood in Jackson, MS
• Redbud Village
• Zolis
• Vesica PCJ Realty

Products and services

• Belhaven Residential Property management services for 400 houses and apartments in the historic Belhaven neighborhood of Jackson, MS. Operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vesica Real Estate, providing residential rental housing for tenants in the area.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Belhaven ResidentialcoreOthersWholly-owned subsidiary managing 400 houses and apartments in Belhaven, a historic neighborhood in Jackson, MS. Operates as an integral part of the Vesica Real Estate portfolio with dedicated website and social media presence.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McCormack Baron Salazar: National urban real estate developer focused on transformative mixed-use and mixed-income projects in historically disinvested neighborhoods. Comparable to Vesica in mission-driven, neighborhood-revitalization development thesis.
• L+M Development Partners: Mission-driven real estate developer focused on affordable and mixed-income housing across underserved U.S. markets. Directly comparable to Vesica in combining impact-oriented investing with ground-up and adaptive-reuse development, although at materially larger scale.
• The NRP Group: Vertically integrated multifamily developer, constructor, and property manager specializing in affordable and workforce housing. Comparable to Vesica via integrated develop-plus-manage model targeting similar residential renter segments.
• Elmington Capital Group: Real estate investment and management firm focused on multifamily value-add and workforce housing in the Southeast and Sun Belt. Closely comparable to Vesica via value-add acquisitions plus in-house property management at similar middle-market scale.
• Dominium: One of the largest U.S. affordable housing developers and property managers, with a vertically integrated model. Comparable to Vesica through development-plus-property-management integration and impact-oriented affordable housing.
• Woda Cooper Companies: Affordable housing developer and manager operating in rural and secondary U.S. markets, including the Southeast. Closely comparable to Vesica in targeting value-add and workforce housing in non-gateway markets.

Others

• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit that invests in and develops affordable housing, including through impact funds. Comparable to Vesica as an ecosystem partner and potential capital source for impact-aligned Mississippi deals rather than as a direct competitor.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): Community development financial institution that finances affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization in underserved markets. Comparable to Vesica through overlapping mission and target markets, but acts as capital provider rather than sponsor.

Broad incumbents

• Related Companies: Large diversified real estate developer with significant affordable and workforce housing exposure through Related Affordable. Comparable in mission and product type but operates at a fundamentally larger scale and broader geography than Vesica.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest U.S. multifamily property manager and a major developer. Comparable to Vesica on the property management side, but operates nationally at vastly larger scale and without Vesica's narrow impact-investing focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vesica-real-estate
• Instagraminstagram.com/vesicarealestate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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