Three questions with Urban Campus & Core founder Jennifer Horne

Jennifer Horne wants to see equitable economic growth in Nashville. She is perhaps especially invested in this idea because she’s from here. The Music City native and Vanderbilt University graduate founded Urban Campus & Core real estate development and advisory firm in 2020. The firm has since grown, claiming $1.2 billion in debt and equity and more than 62 million square feet of project and nine employees.  

Horne wasn’t new to the industry when she started on her own. She had 12 years under her belt as an executive at Lendlease property management company. Horne’s firm focuses on land equity, and is currently working with Born Again church and The Clear Blue Company to build affordable units for seniors on church land. In addition, the firm is working on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee North Nashville renovation, workforce housing (read more about that concept on page 46) and mixed-income single-family homes.