Southern Ventures

About Southern Ventures

Southern Ventures is a real estate operator. Southern Ventures operates in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Its investment focus is on Hospitality, Multifamily - Ground-up and Single-Family Homes.

Southern Ventures Corporation was founded in 1976 and has been in continuous operation for nearly 45 years. Based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the company currently has approximately 11–50 employees. The firm operates across multiple real estate sectors including single‑family residential, multifamily housing, hospitality (hotel development), and commercial projects. It offers vertically integrated services covering design & architecture, construction, project development, feasibility analysis, brokerage and property management. Southern Ventures has developed and opened at least four branded hotels since 2008: a 102‑room Hampton Inn & Suites (2008), a 90‑key Fairfield Inn & Suites (2018), a 124‑key Courtyard by Marriott (2021), and a 98‑key Fairfield Inn & Suites in Conway, SC (opened 2023). Multifamily communities under its Cayo Grande and Riverwood Apartment brands began in the late 1980s and early 2000s, including Cayo Grande Apartments in 1989 and Riverwood Apartments in 2003.

Principals at Southern Ventures