Colonial Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The firm engages in the acquisition, development, ownership, management, and leasing of commercial real estate properties. It invests in the public equity and real estate markets of the United States. The firm primarily invests in multifamily, office, retail, and for-sale properties. It develops mixed-use communities and merchant build properties. Colonial Properties Trust was founded on July 9, 1993 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.