Acquiring, building & managing real estate on behalf of ODU
Established in 1995, the Old Dominion University Real Estate Foundation has been developing much of the area in Monarch Way, a 75-acre mixed use development that includes retail, student apartments, and office buildings.
In addition, the Foundation acquires, builds and manages real estate on behalf of the University. The results of its work are visible to all in the form of the University Apartments, restaurants, shops, the Innovation Research Park, The President's House, Marriott SpringHill Suites Hotel, the University Bookstore, Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, and the Barry Art Museum. View highlights of our properties below:
Discover Monarch Way
Monarch Way provides indoor and outdoor dining with an eclectic collection of restaurants and casual dining establishments.
Trustees
Lisa F. Chandler ’76, Chairperson
Teresa C. Peters, Vice Chairperson
Joseph A. Lowery ’05, Secretary/Treasurer
Jared Chalk
Miles B. Leon
Kenneth E. Rodman, Jr. P.E. ’88
Karen Shaffer ‘97
Jeremy R. Starkey
Deborah K. Stearns ’80
Nathaniel P. Tyler
Steven C. Wright
Ex Officio
Chad A. Reed, VP for Administration & Finance
Directors Emeriti
George Consolve '67
Robert L. Dewey
BOV Representative
Larry Hill
Staff
Tara Saunders ’85, ’92, Executive Director
Mike LaRock ’85, Assistant VP of Foundations
Cindy Gall ’09, Foundation Board Administration Coordinator
Debra Howard ’95, '18, Property Manager
Kim Ross ’93, CFO & Director of Accounting