Crow eventually became active in retail projects in Atlanta including the Peachtree Center, which transformed the downtown area. His alliances with Frank Carter and Ewell Pope, both of Georgia, helped him to expand his warehouse development activity in Atlanta.
The Hartford Insurance Building was among Crow ’s first office developments.Īs the real estate development environment remained lucrative throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Crow also began to branch out regionally. While Crow continued to develop warehouse space, he started branching out into retail and office developments in the 1950s. This opportunity launched him into a successful industrial real estate development business that flourished in the fast-paced, post-war economy. Crow began developing real estate full-time until 1948, at the age of 33.Ĭrow ’s first significant deal was the development of warehouse space for the Ray-O-Vac company. It was during this time that he got a taste of development by building a grain elevator. He left the Navy in 1946 and served a short stint as a grain dealer. It was here that he learned accounting and financial skills that would serve him later as a business man. For instance, despite little formal education, he was an avid reader and was constantly acquiring knowledge, eventually receiving three honorary doctorates.Ĭrow gained valuable experience in the Navy where he managed a material procurement program during World War II.
One of Crow ’s favorite aphorisms was that people can ’t do much about the hand that they are dealt in life, but there are a lot of different ways they can play their cards. Despite hardship, Crow emerged from his youth with great self-confidence and what some of his colleagues called a transparent sincerity and optimism. He and his parents, along with his six brothers and sisters, struggled through the Great Depression. In addition, the company managed over 240 million square feet of commercial space in 1993, more than any other organization in the world.īorn in Dallas in 1914, Crow was influenced by a highly religious and disciplined household. Through the inspiration of its founder, Trammell Crow, the company has developed over 3000 projects comprising over 300 million square feet of commercial space. In the early 1990s, however, the company began specializing in real estate services such as property and asset management, construction management, marketing, and investment advisement. Trammell Crow Company, the largest real estate company in the world, built its reputation by developing properties. SICs: 6500 Real Estate Services 6512 Building Operators -Nonresidential 6519 Lessors of Real Property 6531 Real Estate Agencies and Services 6711 Holding Companies
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