St. John Properties, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate development and management company headquartered in Baltimore, has promoted Tom Nelson from Assistant Vice President to Vice President, Interior Construction. Mr. Nelson has worked for the company since 2009.

Mr. Nelson will continue his responsibilities in overseeing the day-to-day functions of the company’s Interior Construction department. His role includes directing project managers and subcontractors in all tenant build-out activities, overseeing jurisdictional permit expediting for each project and coordinating tenant construction with the Leasing and Interior Design departments. He is also responsible for establishing and maintaining budgets that satisfy project scopes for each assignment.

Mr. Nelson coordinated the establishment of the “SJP Client Care” program, which provides existing tenants with a single-source service for all of their desired space improvements. Since implementing the program, Mr. Nelson and his team have completed more than 260 unique client projects under this program.

“Tom continues to perform at an extremely high level, and has proven to be a critical member of our management team,” explained Lawrence Maykrantz, President of St. John Properties, Inc. “We have invested considerable resources to establish a strong Interior Construction group that consistently delivers quality tenant build-out projects. He brings a strong construction background to every assignment.”

Mr. Nelson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture with a concentration in Urban Studies and City Planning from Columbia University in New York City. He resides in Baltimore County.

St. John Properties, Inc., founded in 1971, has developed and owns more than 17 million square feet of R&D/flex, office, retail and warehouse space in Maryland, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information about the company, visit www.sjpi.com.