One of the Triangle's premier developers and marketers of upscale properties, Grubb Ventures and the Grubb Companies have been pioneers in North Carolina's real estate industry since the turn of the century. In 1909, Henry Clay Grubb built what was then the tallest concrete-and-steel structure in North Carolina, a high-rise office building in downtown Salisbury.

Gordon Grubb, the great-grandson of Henry Clay Grubb, created Grubb Ventures in 2002 to focus on infill development while offering the highest quality of living and working environments. The Gardens on Glenwood residential condominiums, located inside the beltline on Glenwood Avenue, won Grubb Ventures numerous awards, including the prestigious Sir Walter Raleigh award, the North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Honor award and the Triangle Commercial Real Estate Champion award for best multi-family development. Grubb Ventures is currently working to develop Glenwood Place, an office park located on Glenwood Avenue, into a mixed-use project incorporating commercial and residential development. Along with two other partners, Grubb Ventures is also currently working to redevelop the Country Club Homes property located in the historic and prestigious Hayes Barton community.