PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, S.L. NUSBAUM REALTY, NORFOLK
PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, S.L. NUSBAUM REALTY, NORFOLK
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
As leader of one of the largest real estate development companies in the Southeastern United States, Leon is responsible for all company operations and new business development. Founded in 1906, the firm has a property management portfolio exceeding 30,000 multifamily units.
Among other deals, the company is handling Texas convenience store chain Buc-ee’s expansion into the commonwealth, with Nusbaum partner and senior vice president Nathan Shor serving as exclusive tenant representative for Buc-ee’s in Virginia. Also, Nusbaum negotiated the $18 million sale of the Forest Pine Apartments community in Franklin in December 2023. In May, the firm was named a winner of the 2024 National Apartment Association Top Employers Awards, which recognize members fostering environments of collaboration, innovation and hard work.
Leon earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his MBA from the University of Miami. He serves on several boards, including the Children’s Health System board of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, and the Old Dominion University Real Estate Foundation.