Real Estate 2025: WHITSON HUFFMAN

At Capital Square, a real estate investment fund sponsor and commercial real estate development company established in 2012, Huffman became co-CEO in 2022. The son-in-law of founder and co-CEO Louis J. Rogers, Huffman joined Capital Square in 2018 and was previously chief strategy and investment officer, leading investment activity and overseeing more than $6 billion in real estate transactions. Before joining Capital Square, Huffman was an associate with Maryland-based real estate investment trust JBG Smith Properties.

Since its founding, Capital Square has raised more than $3 billion in equity. In recent years, the company with nearly 390 employees has become an active developer of mixed-use multifamily properties across the Southeast and acquired medical and industrial properties. In 2023, Huffman launched Capital Square Living, a subsidiary to oversee management of its residential communities.

In 2024, Capital Square landed on the Inc. 5000 list of the United States’ fastest-growing private companies for the eighth straight year.

In Richmond, Capital Square has focused its efforts in Scott’s Addition, where it has six multifamily properties that are expected to top out with 1,220 residential units.

Huffman is the vice chair/chair-elect for The Maymont Foundation.

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