Lane Names New Regional Development Head

ATLANTA-John E. Bell, managing director and Atlanta development partner for Trammell Crow Residential in Atlanta for the past two years, is wearing a new jersey today. Bell has moved to Lane Investment & Development LLC, the locally based development subsidiary of multifamily developer Lane Co.

At Lane, Bell becomes Southeast regional partner and is also expected to lead the company’s growth across the country, says Lane CEO Bill Donges. “John is the perfect person to help lead Lane Co.’s aggressive growth throughout the Southeast,” Donges says.

Bell tells GlobeSt.com he decided to join Lane because “it is a very entrepreneurial-oriented company.” He says “that is what attracted me to Lane.” Although Lane has been known primarily as a multifamily developer, the company is now looking at a mix of development categories, Bell says. “We are beginning to see more vertical mixed-use projects [planned for metro Atlanta] and you have to be nimble to be a player in that market,” he tells GlobeSt.com. “I believe Lane has the flexibility to play in all of the new markets.”