Charlotte, N.C. – March 20, 2023 – ˿Ƶ, a leading Southeast-based commercial real estate development firm founded in 1951, announced its planned expansion in the Carolinas with the relocation of ˿Ƶ Property Management Vice President Devon Newton to the company’s Charlotte office. Newton will focus on pursuing commercial property management opportunities throughout North and South Carolina with the goal to expand ˿Ƶ’ management portfolio and footprint across the region.

Bringing more than 20 years of management experience, Newton leads operations and business development within ˿Ƶ Property Management (SPM), the company’s commercial property management division. She is credited with helping to grow the business into the largest privately held commercial management firm in South Florida. SPM’s current portfolio consists of 22 million square feet of office, retail centers, industrial buildings/parks, corporate parks, associations and public facilities office, retail and industrial properties. The portfolio has jumped to 95% third-party from 86% three years ago.

With a decade-long history of investment in the Carolinas, ˿Ƶ has developed more than 1 million square feet of office and retail property including 300 West Summit, a 64,000-square foot office building in South End; and 110 East, a 23-story, 370,000-square-foot office tower currently under construction in South End. Currently, the company manages Shoppes at Southline, a 65,000-square-foot Publix-anchored retail center in South End, which it also developed; and Village at Sandhill, a 28-acre open-air lifestyle center in Columbia, S.C.

“We are highly dedicated to the Carolinas and excited to expand our award-winning property management services in the region. Relocating someone with Devon’s experience and skills demonstrates our long-term commitment,” said Chris Rotolo, ˿Ƶ Property Management President. “We feel establishing local property management leadership at the highest level is the first step to many long, fruitful relationships in the Carolinas.”

Newton’s professional management portfolio has included diverse projects including office, retail, mixed use, government and transit facilities such as the Miami Intermodal Center, a $2 billion dollar transportation hub linking transit to one of the world’s busiest airports and the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s commuter rail line which includes 19 transit stations. For more information or management opportunities in the Carolinas, please contact Devon Newton at devon.newton@stiles.com.