John Jay Jameson III
Owner and CEO
John Jay Jameson III is a real estate developer and hospitality entrepreneur with over 20 years across hospitality, condominium, multifamily, mixed use, industrial and manufactured housing development. He is President and founder of Pain Jameson, a real estate brand dating to the 1950s, CEO of Vetiver, a regenerative resort and agrihood platform, and a board member of Treewalkers.
In Bremen, Georgia, Jay is leading the Vetiver ecosystem: the Resort at Vetiver, with 300 units zoned and 100 planned; the Village at Vetiver, with 455 units zoned; and the Vetiver Land Fund.
His track record includes 150 luxury condominiums sold in 14 months on Hilton Head Island, eight Marriott and IHG flagged hotel and condominium partnerships with more than $55M in gross sales through Triton Real Estate Group, and $35M of equity placed into more than $110M of industrial, manufactured housing and hospitality investments.
Jay has worked on public private partnerships with Invest Atlanta across three Tax Allocation Districts, representing $500M in redevelopment plans and more than $75M in closings. In 2024 he closed a 1.8 acre, 12 story mixed use site in West Midtown Atlanta and sold three Georgia retail and business centers.
He holds a B.A. in Architecture with Honors from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and is a LEED AP. He is a member of the ULI Center for Leadership Class of 2011, a CCIM Candidate, and a member of ULI, ICSC, ARDA, NACHO and AYREP.
Current
- Resort at Vetiver · Bremen, GA · 300 units zoned, 100 planned · Phase 1 opens Fall 2027
- Village at Vetiver · Bremen, GA · 455 units zoned
- Vetiver Land Fund · Bremen, GA
- Treewalkers at Vetiver · Bremen, GA · Board Member
- Lambert's Cove Inn and Resort · West Tisbury, MA · with Jacob J. Weaver · under contract
- 109 to 123 Main Street · LaGrange, GA · downtown retail · For Sale
- 106 Greenville Street · LaGrange, GA · 0.42 acre gateway corner · For Sale
- 108 Greenville Street · LaGrange, GA · DT MX zoning, mixed use · For Sale
- 110 Greenville Street · LaGrange, GA · DT MX zoning, mixed use · For Sale
- 3465 Buffington Center · Atlanta, GA · approx. 12,000 SF warehouse · For Sale
- LaGrange, GA · retail and food truck park or 100,000 SF entitlement
- 101 Sawnee Drive · Cumming, GA · approx. 50 unit townhome entitlement
- Land relationship · 580 acres · Northwest Montana
- Land relationship · 500 acres · Bluegrass region, Lexington, KY
Past
- 5493 Westmoreland Plaza · Douglasville, GA · retail center · Sold 2024
- 3469 Buffington Center · Atlanta, GA · business center · Sold 2024
- 105 and 107 Borders Way · Warner Robins, GA · Sold 2024
- West Midtown · Atlanta, GA · 1.8 acre, 12 story mixed use site · Closed 2024
- Hilton Head Island, SC · 150 luxury condominiums sold in 14 months
- Marriott and IHG flagged hotel and condominium developments · 8 partnerships · $55M+ gross sales · Triton Real Estate Group
- Invest Atlanta · three Tax Allocation Districts · $500M redevelopment plans · $75M+ closings
- 126 acre mixed use entitlement
- Industrial, manufactured housing and hospitality investments · $35M equity into $110M+
- Halo Healthcare One · Halo Capital Group · Former
Affiliations
- CCIM Candidate · LEED AP · ULI Center for Leadership, Class of 2011 · ULI · ICSC · ARDA · NACHO · AYREP