Build-to-suit development is a real estate process where a developer delivers a new property designed around the specific operational needs of a tenant. Rather than adapting to an existing building, the tenant works with a development partner to create a site, layout, and facility that supports its business model, customer experience, and long-term growth plans.

Tenants often work with a build-to-suit developer so they can expand into new markets without taking on the full burden of real estate development, construction management, and property ownership. This allows the tenant to preserve capital for business growth while relying on an experienced partner to manage the real estate execution.

Leasing an existing property typically requires a tenant to adapt its operations to a building that is already in place. Build-to-suit development starts with the tenant’s needs first, allowing the property to be designed around the tenant’s preferred location, prototype, layout, parking, access, visibility, and operational requirements.

Instead of using their own capital to acquire land, manage construction, or own real estate, tenants can work with a build-to-suit partner who provides the real estate solution. This allows tenants to focus capital on operations, hiring, equipment, inventory, customer experience, or broader brand growth.

CMK focuses primarily on single-tenant net lease developments and medical office buildings. Our experience includes projects for national and regional tenants across retail, early childhood education, healthcare, and other service-based real estate categories.

Single-tenant net lease development refers to a property developed for one tenant, typically under a long-term lease structure. In many cases, the tenant is responsible for certain property-level expenses under the lease, while the developer or owner provides the real estate solution that supports the tenant’s long-term operations. Learn more about this property type here.

CMK Properties is based in the Nashville area and develops projects across the Southeast and Midwest. Our team partners with tenants looking to expand across new and existing markets through a repeatable, full-lifecycle development process.

The CMK flywheel is our repeatable development framework designed to support tenants from early market planning through project completion and beyond. It includes Site Selection, Due Diligence, Financial Management, Project Delivery, Asset Management, and Disposition — a full lifecycle approach that helps simplify expansion, streamline execution, and create a more predictable development experience. By connecting each stage of the process, CMK is able to create continuity from project to project, improve execution, and support long-term outcomes for tenants and investors alike.

The first step is to contact CMK Properties and share more information about your site needs, target markets, prototype, timeline, and growth goals. From there, CMK can evaluate whether the opportunity aligns with its development focus and begin discussing potential next steps. You can contact the team here.