Weston

What Weston does

Weston, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned commercial real estate firm founded in 1972 by Anthony J. Asher and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The company is a vertically integrated industrial real estate owner-operator with a national portfolio of approximately 30 million square feet across 200+ properties in 8 states, serving over 800 tenants with warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, and flex industrial space. Current leadership includes James (Jamey) Asher as CEO and TJ Asher as President of Acquisitions & Development, continuing multi-generational family stewardship, with a stated 50/90/BLT vision targeting 50 million SF of owned property at 90% occupancy under a "Best Landlord in Town" positioning.

The company operates across four integrated service lines: industrial warehouse leasing, commercial development and construction management, full-service property management (including 24/7 emergency facilities support), and acquisitions targeting industrial assets from 100,000 to 1,000,000+ SF. Its GTM combines a direct transactions team, a self-serve property listing website, and broker channel partnerships with firms such as Colliers, CBRE, and TRIO Commercial Property Group. Recent activity shows active expansion into Southeast and Midwest secondary markets (Anderson SC, Indianapolis IN, Huntsville AL, Lugoff SC), strategic portfolio pruning via divestitures of mixed-use and office assets, and institutional capital partnerships (Blue Vista Capital Management JV, Appian Investments JV). Notable tenants include Generac, Cardinal Health, Orian Rugs, DaVita Kidney Care, Auria Solutions, and Homage.

Revenue is generated primarily through multi-year industrial leases (quote-based, recurring) supplemented by property management fees, development fees on build-to-suit projects, and acquisition-driven portfolio appreciation. The company targets industrial businesses, manufacturers, and business owners/operators in secondary Midwest and Southeast markets, and competes with both national industrial REITs and regional private owners. No public financials, external funding rounds, or institutional ownership have been disclosed.

Name

Weston

Legal name

Weston, Inc.

Website

https://teamweston.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weston, Inc. is a family-owned Cleveland-based industrial real estate owner-operator with a ~30 million SF national portfolio across 200+ properties in 8 states, serving 800+ industrial, manufacturing, and distribution tenants via leasing, development, property management, and acquisitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Logistics Tenant Representation (BPAJALAC)

Keywords

• Industrial real estate
• Warehouse leasing
• Commercial property development
• Property management services
• Industrial acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Industrial Property Leasing: Revenue generated from leasing industrial warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing space to tenants across their portfolio of 200+ properties nationwide.
2. Property Management Services: Full-service property management including maintenance, tenant communication, vendor coordination, and 24/7 emergency support for industrial and commercial tenants.
3. Development and Construction Management: Development project management services for new construction, tenant improvements, and redevelopment projects.
4. Acquisition Services: Commercial property investment and acquisitions, targeting industrial assets for their portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Weston is a privately held industrial real estate company that acquires, develops, leases, and manages a national portfolio of approximately 30 million square feet of industrial warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing space across 200+ properties in 8 states, serving over 800 tenants. The company offers integrated services spanning warehouse leasing, build-to-suit development, full-service property management, and industrial property acquisitions on a buy-and-hold basis.

Product overview

Weston is a commercial real estate company offering a unified platform of industrial real estate services. Their core offering consists of industrial warehouse leasing, development services, property management, acquisitions, and property listings. These services work together as an integrated real estate platform where the company acquires and develops properties, manages them long-term, and leases them to industrial tenants. The company operates as a buy-and-hold landlord focused on providing industrial spaces that support logistics, warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Warehouse Leasing Industrial warehouse space leasing services for warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, and flex operations across Ohio, Midwest, and Southeast regions.
• Development Services Commercial property development project management including site selection, due diligence, entitlements, design, construction oversight, and build-to-suit projects for industrial tenants.
• Property Management Services Full-service property management for commercial and industrial spaces including maintenance coordination, tenant communication, vendor scheduling, and 24/7 emergency facilities support.
• Acquisitions Commercial property investment and acquisition services targeting industrial assets including single and multi-tenant buildings, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and value-add opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full lease-up of 752,600 SF Anderson Industrial Campus achieved in just six months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Appian Investments (NAI Earle Furman)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Weston partnered with Appian Investments for the acquisition of the 752,600 SF Anderson Industrial Campus in Anderson, SC in May 2025. Appian serves as the investment arm of NAI Earle Furman, providing local market expertise and extensive network for the partnership.
• Scannell PropertiesstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Weston partnered with Scannell Properties and DiGeronimo Companies to construct a tailor-made 248,000 SF facility for Cardinal Health at the Forward Innovation Center East in Walton Hills, OH.
• DiGeronimo CompaniesstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Weston partnered with Scannell Properties and DiGeronimo Companies to construct a tailor-made 248,000 SF facility for Cardinal Health at the Forward Innovation Center East in Walton Hills, OH.
• TRIO Commercial Property GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2024TRIO Commercial Property Group was awarded a 1.8-million-square-foot industrial portfolio for leasing and management services from Weston. The assignment encompasses five prominent Louisville properties. TRIO now oversees management and leasing efforts for more than three million square feet of property in Kentucky and Indiana regions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rexford Industrial Realty: Public industrial REIT (NYSE: REXR) with ~50M SF focused exclusively on Southern California infill industrial. Highly comparable in core business of industrial property ownership and leasing, though with a sharply different geographic concentration in coastal infill markets.
• Panattoni Development Company: Largest private industrial real estate developer in the US with global operations across North America and Europe. Closely comparable to Weston's industrial development and acquisition strategy at private-company scale, with similar expertise in build-to-suit projects and large industrial campuses.
• Becknell Industrial: Private industrial real estate owner, developer, and manager with ~40M SF across 30+ US markets with Midwest concentration. Closely comparable in scale, geographic focus (Midwest industrial corridor), and integrated ownership/development/management model.
• First Industrial Realty Trust: Public US industrial REIT (NYSE: FR) with ~70M SF of industrial properties across major markets. Closely comparable to Weston in business model as a buy-and-hold industrial landlord and developer, though at significantly larger scale, providing a relevant benchmark for institutional-grade industrial ownership.
• STAG Industrial: Public industrial REIT (NYSE: STAG) with ~110M SF focused on single-tenant industrial properties across 40+ US markets. Highly comparable operating model of owning and leasing industrial real estate to a diverse tenant base, providing a relevant comp for Weston's multi-tenant portfolio strategy.
• EastGroup Properties: Public industrial REIT (NYSE: EGP) with ~55M SF focused on Sun Belt markets including Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. Highly comparable to Weston's secondary-market industrial focus and similar tenant profile of distributors, manufacturers, and logistics users across high-growth US regions.
• Terreno Realty: Public industrial REIT (NYSE: TRNO) with ~17M SF concentrated in six major coastal US markets. Comparable buy-and-hold industrial landlord strategy with similar property types (warehouse, distribution, flex industrial), though geographically more coastal than Weston's Midwest/Southeast footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Prologis: Largest global industrial REIT (NYSE: PLD) with ~1.3B SF across 19 countries. Industry-leading incumbent in industrial real estate and relevant as the dominant competitor and pricing-setter in Weston's primary markets, though at vastly larger scale and with global logistics focus.
• Duke Realty: Industrial REIT (formerly NYSE: DRE) now operating as part of Prologis following the 2022 acquisition. Comparable historical buy-and-hold industrial strategy across major US markets, providing a relevant benchmark for what scaled institutional industrial ownership looks like at maturity before consolidation.
• Trammell Crow Company: Major commercial real estate developer (subsidiary of CBRE Group) with industrial development capabilities. Comparable diversified commercial real estate development and ownership strategy at much larger institutional scale, providing perspective on developer approaches to industrial real estate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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