CPS Land brings together the experience of two seasoned land developers, with all the passion for turning dreams into reality.

CPS Land Difference
All CPS Land communities begin with a well thought-out plan. Using a hands-on approach, CPS works closely with the builders, land planners, landscape designers, engineers and architects to achieve the long-term goals of each individual community. Our master-planning approach emphasizes preserving natural elements of the land, as well as including factors that promote neighborly interaction among residents.

Builders and homebuyers who select CPS communities enjoy the added confidence that comes from dealing with partners who together bring almost 50 years of experience to each development. This broad expertise of CPS Land is applied to each project, and the perspectives of many groups shape the development. CPS Land not only develops land, but also long-lasting relationships with all parties involved: builders, landowners, government officials, realtors and homeowners.

Both partners of CPS Land live in Middle Tennessee and enjoy well-established reputations in the real estate community. Yet they consistently track national development trends and apply the best ideas from other markets to meet the special needs of builders and local homebuyers.

CPS Land has the capability to get the job done. A depth of resources necessary for planning, acqusition, design, development, construction, marketing and
management enhance the success of CPS projects. CPS Land has an increasing number of developments planned or underway in Middle Tennessee, including over 4,000 homesites.

Our Credentials

Allen Patton, Partner

With over 25 years of real estate experience, Allen Patton's background includes both residential and commercial development.

Prior to forming CPS Land, Mr. Patton most recently served as Managing Director of Nashville Operations for America General Land Development. In that position, he was responsible for overseeing Feildstone Farms, the number one master-planned residential community in Tennessee and the Crossings at Hickory Hollow, a 370-acre commercial development. Previously, Mr. Patton was vice president for Nashville based The Mathews Company, a leading real estate company involved in development, construction, sales and leasing. He began his career in 1974 with Intreal Company, a real estate joint venture company with investments in 17 states.

A veteran of the United States Navy, Mr. Patton is a graduate of Duke University with a graduate degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

R. Dudley Smith, Jr., Partner

Dudley Smith has been involved in site planning, engineering, design and development since 1978. From 1985-1997, Mr. Smith served as vice president of land acquisition; land planning, design and development for Fox Ridge Homes, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based home building and Real Estate Company that has developed over 40 Middle Tennessee communities. At Fox Ridge Homes, he was responsible for identifying and overseeing land acquisition, as well as, managing all infrastructure design and development of more than 3,000 Fox Ridge Homes, including five town home communities.

Mr. Smith is also the president of the Villages of Mount Juliet, a land
investment company.

He began his career in this field as vice president of Cumberland Tectonics and Southern Consultants, a local planning, and engineering and landscape architectural firm.

Mr. Smith is an engineering graduate of Southern Polytechnic State University (formerly a division of Georgia Tech).