COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Residential Property Managers

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

20companies1889–1993founding years20still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedHongkong Land Holdings LimitedFoundedHongkong Land Holdings Limited
1889
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedLand Securities PLCFoundedLand Securities PLC
1905
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedThe St. Joe CompanyFoundedThe St. Joe Company
1936
FoundedMitsubishi Estate Company, LimitedFoundedMitsubishi Estate Company, Limited
1937
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedHammerson plc
1953
FoundedSimco S.A.FoundedSimco S.A.
1956
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedLincoln Property CompanyFoundedLincoln Property Company
1965
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
FoundedTarragon Realty Investors, Inc.FoundedTarragon Realty Investors, Inc.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
FoundedPublic Storage, Inc.FoundedPublic Storage, Inc.
1980
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedChateau Communities, Inc.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Hongkong Land Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1889 · Hong Kong
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is one of Hong Kong's foremost property investment, development, and management…
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1889 · Hong Kong
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is one of Hong Kong's foremost property investment, development, and management…
Land Securities PLC →
Active · founded 1905 · United Kingdom
Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities PLC has achieved and maintained its position as the United Kingdom's…
Land Securities PLC →
Active · founded 1905 · United Kingdom
Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities PLC has achieved and maintained its position as the United Kingdom's…
The St. Joe Company →
Active · founded 1936
The St.
The St. Joe Company →
Active · founded 1936
The St.
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management,…
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management,…
Hammerson plc →
Active · founded 1953 · United Kingdom
1960s:Company undertakes foreign expansion into Australian, New Zealand, and U.S.
Hammerson plc →
Active · founded 1953 · United Kingdom
1960s:Company undertakes foreign expansion into Australian, New Zealand, and U.S.
Simco S.A. →
Active · founded 1956 · France
Simco S.A., an acronym for Société d'Investissements Immobiliers et de Construction (which translates roughly as…
Simco S.A. →
Active · founded 1956 · France
Simco S.A., an acronym for Société d'Investissements Immobiliers et de Construction (which translates roughly as…
Lincoln Property Company →
Active · founded 1965
Lincoln Property Company is one of the top developers of both office buildings and residential apartment complexes,…
Lincoln Property Company →
Active · founded 1965
Lincoln Property Company is one of the top developers of both office buildings and residential apartment complexes,…
Tarragon Realty Investors, Inc. →
Active · founded 1973
Tarragon Realty Investors, Inc.
Tarragon Realty Investors, Inc. →
Active · founded 1973
Tarragon Realty Investors, Inc.
Public Storage, Inc. →
Active · founded 1980
Public Storage, Inc.
Public Storage, Inc. →
Active · founded 1980
Public Storage, Inc.
Chateau Communities, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
An owner, manager, and developer of manufactured home communities in the United States, Chateau Communities, Inc.
Chateau Communities, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
An owner, manager, and developer of manufactured home communities in the United States, Chateau Communities, Inc.
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