President and CEO of Pappas Properties | CEO of Terwilliger Pappas
Peter founded Pappas Properties in 1999, a firm noted for its distinctive mixed-use and master-planned communities – Berewick Residential, Berewick Towner, Birkdale, Birkdale Village, Charlotte Cotton Mills, LandDesign Headquarters, Metropolitan, Phillips Place, and Sharon Square.
In 2013, Peter joined industry icon Ron Terwilliger in forming Terwilliger Pappas, a regional apartment development firm with over thirty-five communities in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. As CEO, Peter has overseen the expansion of the company’s development activities and built Terwilliger Pappas and its Solis communities into one of the most recognized multifamily brands in the Southeast.
A Charlotte native, Peter started his career with the Bissell Companies as Vice President of Marketing. During that time, Peter was involved in several high-profile projects, including relocating Michelins’ North American Headquarters to Greenville, South Carolina. He also served as President of Bissell’s land development subsidiary investment mortgage company, responsible for lot development in the prestigious Quail Hollow neighborhood.
In 1991, Peter joined John W. Harris in forming the Harris Group, a southeast-based developer and provider of corporate service to numerous Fortune 500 companies. As a partner at the Harris Group, Peter’s responsibilities included developing and marketing several projects, including Ballantyne, Morrocroft, and 330 South Tryon.
Peter has had a very active role in several community and real estate organizations serving as a Trustee and Governor of the Urban Land Institute, Chairman of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of Directors for the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and on the Charlotte Executive Leadership Council. Peter has also served two terms on the North Carolina Board of Transportation and was on the Metropolitan Planning Organization. He is currently serving as President of the Good Fellows Club, an organization dedicated to helping those in need in the Charlotte area.