Asana Partners

Asana Partners is a vertically integrated retail real estate investment firm that buys, improves and operates distinctive retail properties in vibrant urban neighborhoods across the United States. Industry veterans Terry Brown, Jason Tompkins and Sam Judd founded it, with a balanced approach aimed at long-term, risk-adjusted returns. It manages more than $9 billion in neighborhood assets and focuses on dynamic population centers that benefit from stability and growth.

The firm’s strategy recognizes the synergies among retail, service, residential and creative office uses in a neighborhood, and it puts time into relationships with communities, partners and investors. Because it handles acquisition, enhancement and operations in-house, it can pair big-picture vision with detailed precision and adapt to real estate and financial cycles. A corporate responsibility program addresses sustainability as part of its fiduciary duty to manage investment risk.

What to Know

• The firm has offices in Charlotte, Atlanta, Boston, Columbia, Denver, Los Angeles and New York.
• Its stated values include transparency, accountability, a bias for action and a collaborative culture.
• It is a member of the Harvard Square Business Association and the Somerville Chamber of Commerce.