At Crosland, we plan for the future by honoring our past. Shaped by the vision of John Crosland, Sr., our company is known for fairness, honesty and delivering on promises. The values we've inherited from our founder serve as a blueprint that has guided us since 1937. Each day, we make the most of our opportunities. This serves our clients and partners well. But, it's also a tribute to Mr. Crosland, who said at the end of his career, "A well-founded reputation for scrupulous dealing is itself a priceless company asset." For us, that lights the way to tomorrow. Our History In Brief | 1937 John Crosland, Sr. founds John Crosland Company to continue his homebuilding activities. |  | 1938 The company builds its first retail center at the corner of Colony Road and Selwyn Avenue in Charlotte. | 1942 John Crosland Company moves its operations to Eastern North Carolina to build housing for WWII defense industry workers |
| 1954 The company builds Village Shopping Center at Scaleybark Road and South Boulevard in Charlotte. | 1955 After service as an Army officer, John Crosland, Jr. joins the Company. |  | 1956 John Crosland Realty is formed to develop and manage shopping centers on property owned by the company. |
| 1963 John Crosland Realty joins Allen Tate to form Center Properties and develop Sharon Corners shopping center in Charlotte. |  | 1965 John Crosland, Jr. becomes president of the company. |  | 1968 John Crosland Management is formed to manage 19 apartment properties in nine Carolina cities. |
| 1971 The first affordable housing community is built under a HUD program. | 1977 The Commercial and Industrial Brokerage Division is formed to manage the many commercial and industrial properties the company has acquired. |
| 1982 Crosland/Erwin is created to develop, manage and expand the Commercial and Industrial Brokerage Division. | 1983 John Crosland, Jr. is founding chair of Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte. |  | 1987 John Crosland Company sells the single-family homes division to Centex. The firm is reorganized as The Crosland Group: Crosland/Erwin (commercial properties), Crosland Land (residential lot development) and Crosland Properties (apartments). |
| 1990 The Crosland Group adds a general contracting division, Crosland Contractors. | 1991 Crosland/Erwin divides into Crosland Commercial (office and industrial) and Crosland Retail (shopping centers). | 1995 Thirteen apartment communities with 2,023 units are sold to Summit Properties. |  |
 | 1997 The Crosland Group celebrates 60 years of diverse real estate development and value-added investment. |  | 1999 Todd W. Mansfield is appointed CEO. John Crosland, Jr. becomes chairman. |
| 2000 An office is opened in Raleigh to serve the Triangle. | 2000 The company re-enters the for-sale homebuilding business through the formation of Lillian Floyd Homes. | The company brand is re-cast as Crosland with the tagline, “It’s our place to improve yours.” Division names become Office and Industrial, Retail, Apartments, Land Development, and Contracting. | 2001 A strategic alliance is formed with Celebration Associates to collaborate on select real estate projects. |
| 2002 Crosland announces combination of Lillian Floyd Homes and Turnberry Homes LLC of Nashville, TN. | 2002 Crosland's Retail Division is reorganized | 2003 Lillian Floyd Homes becomes wholly owned by Turnberry Homes |
 | 2004 Crosland opens Florida regional office in Orlando and relocated its headquarters to the Carillon Building in Uptown Charlotte. | 2005 Crosland acquires Armistead Barkley and opens Tennessee regional office in Nashville. |  |
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