Samuels & Associates

What Samuels & Associates does

Samuels & Associates is a Boston-based, privately held real estate development firm founded in 1986, operating in the Boston metropolitan area with an employee base of 51–100. The firm develops multifamily residential and mixed-use infill projects, including a 204-unit multifamily property at 299 Broadway in Somerville, MA and a 319-unit mixed-use development replacing the former Star Market in Somerville's Winter Hill neighborhood. Its go-to-market model centers on joint development with co-developers and capital partners — most recently pairing with Mark Development (co-developer) and Safehold Inc. (ground lease and leasehold loan capital provider) on the 299 Broadway site — to execute ground-up urban multifamily and mixed-use projects in supply-constrained submarkets. The company is led by founder and chairman Steve Samuels and identifies housing supply, urban revitalization, and ground lease capital structuring as its primary problem set for the Boston MSA.

Name

Samuels & Associates

Website

https://samuelsre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Samuels & Associates is a Boston-based private real estate developer (founded 1986) specializing in multifamily and mixed-use infill development in the Boston metropolitan area, executing projects via joint ventures with co-developers and capital partners such as Safehold Inc. and Mark Development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development

NAICS

Other Activities Related to Real Estate (53139), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mixed-Use Property Management (BPAJAGAE), Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate development
• Multifamily residential development
• Mixed-use development
• Urban property development
• Real estate investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Samuels & Associates is a Boston-based real estate development company that develops commercial, multifamily residential, and mixed-use properties in the Boston metropolitan area. Notable projects include a 204-unit multifamily property at 299 Broadway in Somerville, MA, developed in partnership with Safehold Inc. and Mark Development using a ground lease and leasehold loan structure, and a 319-unit mixed-use development replacing the former Star Market in Somerville's Winter Hill area. The company's primary output is the planning, financing, construction, and delivery of large-scale urban real estate developments.

Product overview

Samuels & Associates is a Boston-based real estate development company. Based on available source data, the company is involved in multifamily residential development projects in the Boston metropolitan area, including a 204-unit property at 299 Broadway in Somerville, MA developed in partnership with Safehold and Mark Development, and a 319-unit mixed-use development replacing the former Star Market in Somerville's Winter Hill area. No specific named technology products, platforms, or branded service offerings were identified in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 299 Broadway Multifamily Development A 204-unit multifamily residential property development at 299 Broadway in Somerville, MA, structured via a ground lease and leasehold loan from Safehold Inc. and co-developed with Mark Development. Targeted at Boston-area urban multifamily housing demand.
• Winter Hill Mixed-Use Development A 319-unit mixed-use real estate development replacing the former Star Market in Somerville's Winter Hill area. Combines residential units with mixed-use components to address urban housing and commercial demand in the Boston MSA.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mark DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Co-development partnership with Mark Development on a 204-unit multifamily property at 299 Broadway in Somerville, MA. This is a joint development project with Safehold Inc. providing ground lease financing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Davis Companies: Boston-based private real estate investment and development firm active in multifamily and mixed-use projects across Greater Boston. Highly comparable in geography, product type, and principal-developer business model to Samuels & Associates.
• WinnCompanies: Boston-headquartered multifamily developer, owner, and manager with deep Boston/New England footprint. Closely comparable as a Boston-anchored firm developing and operating multifamily residential product.
• Leggat McCall Properties: Boston-based private real estate developer focused on large mixed-use, multifamily, and commercial projects in Greater Boston. Comparable product mix, geography, and developer-as-principal model.
• National Development: Boston-area real estate developer active in multifamily and mixed-use infill projects. Directly comparable on geography and product type to Samuels's Somerville pipeline.
• The HYM Investment Group: Boston-based developer of large-scale mixed-use and multifamily projects in Greater Boston. Comparable as a developer tackling complex urban infill sites in the same market.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Properties (BXP): Public REIT and one of the largest developers/owners of office and mixed-use properties in Boston. Overlaps with Samuels's commercial real estate development activity but operates as a much larger, publicly listed incumbent.
• Tishman Speyer: Global real estate developer and investor with a meaningful Boston presence and active multifamily/mixed-use pipeline. Comparable as an established developer of large urban projects.
• The Related Companies: Large national developer of multifamily and mixed-use projects, including in Boston. Comparable product type but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest U.S. multifamily developer, owner, and manager. Directly relevant as a multifamily developer partner/counterparty for projects like Samuels's, but operates at substantially greater scale.
• AvalonBay Communities: Public multifamily REIT that develops, owns, and operates apartment communities in supply-constrained U.S. markets. Comparable as a developer/owner of urban multifamily product, though publicly listed and national in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1328625

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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