James Kelly has joined Choate Construction Co.’s recently launched Nashville office as director of business development. Kelly joins Choate after having most recently served in a similar business development capacity with McCrory Construction in South Carolina. Prior to that, he provided real estate consulting services while representing a private family trust, for which he closed over $100 million worth of acquisitions and divestitures. Kelly’s experience also includes market analysis, having recently served as a market lead at CoStar Group and a research analyst at Grubb & Ellis Co.