About Us

Charter Development Company is one of the most respected commercial real estate firms in Middle Tennessee. Our clients choose us for many reasons, including our expertise in industrial properties. Need warehouse space or help marketing such a property? You can count on us. We are industrial real estate specialists serving the greater Middle Tennessee area. Client focused with proven positive results. Please give us a call.

Terry C. Smith, President & Principal Broker Terry C. Smith is president of the corporation and the firm's principal broker. He specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial real estate throughout Tennessee, with his primary focus on the Greater Middle Tennessee industrial marketplace. After college, Terry began a career as an industrial real estate appraiser. During this time, he performed market comparisons, analyzed sales and leases, and dealt with numerous commercial brokerage firms. In 1986, he joined Charter Development Company as an industrial specialist. He has been involved in countless sale and lease transactions involving millions of square feet over the last three-plus decades. Terry is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He holds a BBA degree in finance with a minor in marketing and management.

Nashville, Tennessee

Music City, U.S.A. - Nashville is the hottest city in the country and maybe the planet. Nashville presently has between 50 and 100 people a day moving into our area. The city is booming with unprecedented growth; cranes dot the skyline. NFL, NHL and MLS sports teams are now a strong fabric of our city. Nashville features a very diverse economy; it is the state capital, Vanderbilt University, plus many other fine universities are here as is Music Row. Great location with 3 major interstates intersecting in Nashville. This area is fast becoming a superior transportation and distribution hub and is known as an automotive corridor featuring great manufacturers and suppliers right here in our backyard. These fine companies can reach 75% of the U.S. population in one day's drive. Charter Development Company is proud to be a Nashville based commercial and industrial real estate firm. We not only cover the Nashville marketplace but all of Middle Tennessee.