Timeline Stories

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July 29, 2022

2020s and beyond

Faison Enterprises, now thrives as a 50-year-old privately held investment firm with a diversified portfolio that includes retail, commercial and residential holdings. Over its lifetime, Faison…
July 29, 2022

2010s

Emerging from the Global Financial Crisis, Faison Enterprises selectively exited a number of its retail positions while diversifying into multifamily, including fee developing eight projects for…
July 29, 2022

2000s

Faison Enterprises was becoming one of the most successful companies in Charlotte over the last 40 years. Henry started to focus on ways he could give…
July 29, 2022

1990s

As Faison grew, so did its footprint, expanding and building out the firm’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets and a successful foray into Texas…
July 29, 2022

1980s

Moving into the twenty-year mark of his career, Henry started to diversify into office buildings and mixed-use developments. He forever changed Charlotte’s skyline with his work…
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1970s

Henry learned so much during his first decade that in the early 70’s, he expanded into multi-anchored regional shopping malls; including local landmarks like Eastland Mall.…
July 29, 2022

1960s

Henry Faison began his retail development career by focusing on neighborhood shopping centers in the Charlotte area. The first centers that he worked with are still…