Peterson Companies

Real EstateVirginia, United States201-500 Employees

Peterson Companies is a mid-sized real estate developer based in Fairfax, Virginia, serving the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Over the past six decades, it has delivered notable destinations such as National Harbor, Downtown Silver Spring, Fair Lakes, and Fairfax Corner, illustrating a pattern of creating large-scale mixed-use spaces that reshape local neighborhoods. The company focuses on developing residential and business districts that integrate retail, housing, and office components, and its portfolio includes investments in related ventures such as Vizuri Health Sciences. It is privately held and has demonstrated the ability to move quickly on opportunities to improve the living and working environments in the region.
Its primary customers are communities and businesses within the DC region seeking integrated real estate solutions to support living, working, and commerce. In 2026 the firm announced plans to develop a data center campus in Leesburg, Virginia, signaling ongoing expansion beyond traditional mixed-use projects.

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