# Cary Rosenblum

> Cary Rosenblum is the Nashville-based co-founder and chief executive officer of Elmington, a real estate company that grew from recession-era investments into a group spanning affordable housing, construction, residential and commercial property, management, and property technology. A University of Georgia real estate finance graduate and former Regions Bank commercial real estate vice president, he has built his career around connecting capital decisions to the daily work of creating and operating housing.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Elmington; Chairman at Fortress OS
- **Organizations:** Elmington, Fortress OS, Regions Bank, Norvell & Murray Properties, Keynote Systems
- **Education:** BBA, Real Estate Finance, University of Georgia - Terry College of Business, MBA, Real Estate Finance and Entrepreneurship; cum laude; Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Scholarship recipient, University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Elmington in 2010 and helped expand it into multiple connected real estate business lines., Financed more than $500 million of commercial real estate transactions while at Regions Bank., Led Elmington as it passed 10,000 affordable housing units in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked at Keynote Systems and Norvell & Murray Properties, then served as a vice president in Regions Bank's Commercial Real Estate Group, financing more than $500 million in real estate transactions through debt and equity executions.
- **2010** — Co-founded Elmington Capital Group with Ben Brewer in Nashville.
- **2011** — Elmington's first affordable housing project, Crescent Bluff in Memphis, broke ground.
- **2012** — Elmington created its property management business and bought the 596-unit Fountain Square portfolio in Louisville for $22 million.
- **2013** — Elmington started its Affordable division and undertook its first acquisition-rehabilitation project, the 322-unit Hickory Lake development in Nashville.
- **2017** — Elmington formed its Construction and Residential divisions as development of 1,033 affordable units began in Memphis and Nashville.
- **2018** — Became chairman of Fortress, the property-management software company developed from Elmington's operating experience.
- **2019** — Elmington launched its Fortress software division while beginning development of 1,227 affordable units across Nashville, Knoxville and Charlotte.
- **2020** — Nashville Business Journal named Rosenblum its CRE Investor of the Year.
- **2024** — Elmington marked more than 10,000 affordable housing units and began development of 1,850 units across six states.
- **2025** — Elmington ranked No. 42 on the National Multifamily Housing Council's Top 50 Managers list, with 38,953 units managed.
- **2026** — Elmington and The Fallon Company broke ground on Eastpoint Flats, a 323-home, fully affordable Nashville development with childcare, retail and a 99-year ground lease.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Elmington in 2010 and helped expand it into multiple connected real estate business lines.
- Financed more than $500 million of commercial real estate transactions while at Regions Bank.
- Led Elmington as it passed 10,000 affordable housing units in 2024.
- Named CRE Investor of the Year in the Nashville Business Journal's 2020 CRE Leadership Awards.
- Chairs Fortress OS, a property-management software company that emerged from Elmington's operating work.
- Oversaw Elmington while it ranked No. 42 in the 2025 NMHC Top 50 Managers list with 38,953 managed units.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Elmington Capital closed approximately $80 million in construction financing for Eastpoint Flats after breaking ground on the project in late May.
- **2026-06** — Metro Nashville announced the Eastpoint Flats groundbreaking: 323 affordable homes, an 8,420-square-foot childcare facility, 12,600 square feet of retail and a 99-year ground lease.
- **2026-05** — Rosenblum amplified Elmington's Eastpoint Flats announcement on LinkedIn, crediting the public, nonprofit and financial partners behind the project.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oneelmington.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cary-rosenblum-38529244

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Last updated: 2026-08-25