TCU Success Story: Adam Blake, Founder, Atlas Properties

ADAM Blake has been investing in residential real estate since he was a freshman at TCU – buying properties that he then rented to students to help pay his way through college. When he branched out to commercial real estate, the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center at TCU put him in touch with a successful developer who went over the numbers and helped him structure the deal. A fraternity brother provided capital. In 2009, Atlas Properties was ranked #123 in the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S.  With three-year growth of 1,412%, Atlas Properties also ranks 11th in Texas, and ranks as the 2nd fastest-growing Real Estate Company nationwide while having the youngest CEO on the list.