About Us
Our logo inspiration lies in a 1967 visit to the world’s fair by Robert E. Rose, whose calling as a home builder, developer and craftsman was transformed by Buckminster Fuller’s iconic geodesic dome. Rose returned to Connecticut with a new vision for construction; one that fully considered a structure’s relationship to people and to the land. Since 1992, Kathleen Rose has continued her father’s vision by offering services that uniquely integrate real estate, land use and economic development expertise, with a commitment to developing prosperity, building quality of life and curating balance in the built environment.
Ms. Rose is Founder, President and CEO of Rose & Associates Southeast, Inc. Kathleen has combined over three decades of development and commercial real estate experience to build a boutique woman-owned consulting practice that uniquely integrates land use, real estate, economic development, and public health.
As Chief Problem Solver she serves as a consultant, facilitator, instructor, investor, speaker and author for public, private and institutional clients. She holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and is a Life Member of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute. After receiving the designation in 1989, she served on the Institute’s Faculty and in several committee leadership positions. She also holds the coveted Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) designation. She currently serves as a Liaison Vice Chair and served on several task forces and in leadership positions including its Consulting Corps and External Affairs Committees, leading its Top Ten Issues.
Ms. Rose is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and has served on national Advisory Services Panels, including the Daniel Rose Center for Public Policy, and is active in local district councils in the Carolinas. Kathleen is on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Downtown Development Association. And she is a member of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), and the North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA).
Kathleen has presented at several conferences, covering topics such as mixed-use development, land use, urban planning, economic development and related subjects. She is a quoted expert and has authored articles for a wide variety of industry trade publications, including Forbes magazine. Her work in real estate, community and economic development has resulted in several awards, including The Charlotte Business Journal top 25 businesswomen in 2011 and the 2020 “WLI Champions in Real Estate” of the ULI Charlotte District Council.
Daniel Bellot has been an integral part of the Rose team since 2012. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina (Charlotte) with a B.S. in Economics. Having broad experience economic data analytics, commercial and residential property management, commercial site selection and brokerage.
As Chief Analyst he is responsible for all data collection, analytics, design and digital media. Daniel’s role includes market-based analytics, land economics, and real estate strategy. His skills include GIS based analytics, research and creative solutions for clients by combining data and visual graphics. In addition, he heads the firm’s growing commercial brokerage division.
Daniel is a licensed Broker in NC. He served as a past board member (at large) for the North Carolina Downtown Development Association (NCDDA) and is currently an associate member of the Charlotte Regional Commercial Board of Realtors, and the Young Leaders group of the Urban Land Institute (Charlotte District Council), as well as other regional professional organizations.
William McCoy (Emeritus)
William J. (Bill) McCoy is Senior Advisor for market research, community engagement and economic development. He is the retired Director of the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, and former Associate Vice Chancellor for Extended Academic Programs at UNC Charlotte.
Dr. McCoy received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Western Kentucky University and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Tennessee. He came to UNC Charlotte in 1970 as an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. In 1979, he joined the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute on a part-time basis and was named its Director in 1985. He retired from that position in 2001. He was selected for the North Carolina National Bank (Bank of America) Teaching Award in 1974.
During his tenure with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, he has been involved in land use planning, strategic planning, meeting facilitation, organizational development, public opinion surveys, waste minimization, housing studies, and regional approaches to public policy. He has also published articles on planning, voting behavior, and teaching methods. Since retirement he has continued to consult on a number of community projects regarding transportation systems, regional population projections for compliance studies, public engagement for comprehensive land use plans and County planning efforts, economic development task forces, study groups and a number of other community and region wide initiatives.