Asana Partners is a vertically integrated retail real estate investment firm founded in 2015 by Terry Brown, Jason Tompkins, and Sam Judd. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing neighborhood retail properties across the United States. As of July 2026, Asana Partners manages over $9 billion in assets spanning 85 neighborhoods across 25 metropolitan statistical areas.
The firm employs a value-add and core-plus investment strategy targeting grocery-anchored shopping centers, open-air retail plazas, and mixed-use developments in urban growth markets. Asana Partners pursues properties positioned in neighborhoods with population growth, household formation, and income expansion. The company's vertically integrated platform combines acquisition, asset management, development, leasing, and disposition capabilities, allowing for active property repositioning and value creation.
Asana Partners maintains a portfolio of approximately 145 properties, with geographic exposure concentrated in Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The firm's holdings include notable properties such as the Oak Lawn Design Plaza in Dallas, where it is undertaking a $27 million redevelopment, and the Design Center of the Carolinas in Charlotte's South End. In Texas alone, the company holds over three dozen properties in Deep Ellum, retail and office space in Victory Park, and multiple shopping centers in Lake Highlands and Lakewood.
In July 2026, Asana Partners announced a $500 million joint venture with Norges Bank Investment Management, Norway's sovereign wealth fund. The partnership, branded Asana Partners Strategic Partners I, targets core and core-plus grocery-anchored retail centers in markets with durable tenant demand. The firm employs 131 professionals and operates through approximately 85 legal entities managing property investments across multiple states.
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