Gainesville, FL, September 25, 2025 — The Collier Companies proudly continues its support for the Peter F. Collier Ethics in Journalism Award at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. This ongoing contribution underscores the company’s dedication to advancing integrity and accountability in journalism.
Through this award, the Ethics and Journalism Initiative at NYU honors journalists whose work embodies courage and truth. The Collier Companies’ continued partnership helps ensure that these values remain at the heart of public discourse, empowering the next generation of reporters to pursue their craft with honesty and purpose.
A Strategic Step Toward 2X Growth
The launch of Verve Luxury Apartments in Wesley Chapel marks a significant milestone in The Collier Companies’ ambitious Journey to 2X—a decade-long initiative to double the number of apartment homes in its portfolio. With over 12,000 units currently under management, this expansion reflects the company’s commitment to smart growth, innovation, and community development across the Southeast.
About The Collier Companies:
Headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, The Collier Companies is a 50+ year old multifamily owner/manager with communities in Florida and Georgia that develops exclusively for its own account. The Collier Companies’ portfolio is comprised of over 13,000 apartment homes. Founded by Nathan S. Collier in 1972, The Collier Companies is unique in its dedication to its Communities, Residents and Team Members as evidenced by its distinctive long term hold period and its Mission Statement: Proudly making your home the heart of our business while proudly supporting Team Members to become their best selves.
Nathan S. Collier is best known for endowing the University of Florida’s Nathan S. Collier Master of Science in Real Estate Program, consistently ranked #1 for public universities. Nathan also founded the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability through the UF College of Journalism & Communication, making the largest gift ever received to the College to fund investigative journalism. The Collier Prize is awarded annually at the White House Correspondent Association Dinner in Washington D.C. He also founded The Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism, administered by the NYU Carter Journalism Institute’s Ethics and Journalism Initiative (EJI). In addition to being a CPA and a Building Contractor, Nathan S. Collier is a proud triple Gator, with a bachelor’s in finance, an MBA and a JD. A devout believer in continuous education, Nathan S. Collier is a graduate of HBS’s OPM25 as well as having attended Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation and continues to annually take a week of ExecEd at HBS through CEO. Nathan S. Collier currently teaches both Leadership as well as Real Estate Finance, Development, and Investment at University of Florida’s Levin School of Law and at the Warrington College of Business.
The Collier Companies continues its 2X journey to double in size in the coming decade with exciting developments in progress, each project designed to reflect our commitment to quality, innovation, and community. As part of this momentum, we are actively progressing toward the completion of 4,345 apartment homes. Of these, 1,928 homes have been completed, 1,144 are currently under construction, and 1,273 are in development. Upcoming communities include Monarch in Fort Myers, FL, Alon in Sarasota, FL, Verve in Wesley Chapel, FL, Elora in Vero Beach, FL, Azure in Pompano Beach, FL, a community in Summerville, SC and a community in Wilmington, NC.
For more information about The Collier Companies, please visit colliercompanies.com. Nathan S. Collier has blogged on personal and professional leadership twice a week for over 15 years at NSCBlog.com
