About Us

Private Investment & Development Since 2002

Compass is a family-owned real estate investment and development company with interests concentrated in the Southeastern Sunbelt and Mountain West regions of the United States. We are long-term investors with an intense focus on creating and preserving durable value. We commit our time, devote our talents, and invest our internal capital alongside a select group of family offices and institutional partners.

Our experience and success have been built on thematic opportunities, primarily driven by short duration market disruptions and long-term demographic trends. Affiliated company Compass Living develops and acquires multifamily and senior-focused residential communities throughout the United States. We also have sponsored a series of boutique real estate private equity funds, particularly focused on general partner equity.

Acquisition

Compass acquires existing properties with durable value and enhancement potential at prices below replacement cost.

Development

Compass develops in select high growth markets when acquisition costs substantially exceed replacement costs.

Finance

Compass invests throughout the capital stack and in special situations based on market conditions.

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Management

Compass provides sophisticated project and asset management services for a select group of clients who share our values.

Geography

Compass has successfully developed, acquired and/or financed every major property type

throughout the country across all market cycles for more than two decades.

Compass frequently partners with like-minded companies when there is an alignment of interests and mutual, long-term benefit. We value results over publicity and often own properties marketed under other brands owned by our principals, managers and trade partners.

Team

Led by our founder Bob Godard since 2002, Compass is a performance-driven company where highly motivated people have unlimited opportunity to realize their potential and benefit from their contributions. We are always looking to work with innovators who share our sense of purpose.

Bob has extensive experience in real estate development and investment throughout the United States. He has been the lead sponsor of acquisitions and developments across a diverse range of properties and investment strategies. He has been a principal owner of every major property type, including office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, student housing, medical office, storage, senior living, single family residential, for sale residential condominiums, commercial and residential planned unit developments and lots, raw land, marinas and specialty properties.