Name

Lasco

Legal name

LASCO Development Corporation

Website

https://lascodevelopment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Real Estate Development: LASCO generates revenue through commercial retail real estate development, including build-to-suit projects, power centers, and pad sites for national and local retailers. Revenue is generated through development fees, property sales, and ground leases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

LASCO Development Corporation is a commercial retail real estate development firm that designs, develops, and leases retail properties for national and local retailers. Core offerings include single-tenant build-to-suit projects, pad sites, and large multi-anchor power centers, primarily within master-planned communities across more than 30 U.S. states. The firm provides fully integrated in-house services spanning architecture, engineering, construction management, leasing, legal, and financial resources from site selection through grand opening.

Product overview

LASCO Development Corporation is a commercial retail real estate development company offering integrated development services. The company operates as a single unified service offering focused on build-to-suit retail development and power center development. Their core products include single-tenant retail projects and large-scale power center developments, all supported by an in-house team of retail development professionals including architectural, engineering, construction management, leasing, legal, and financial resources. The company has developed over 900 properties worth over two billion dollars across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build-to-Suit Retail Development Custom retail development service where LASCO designs and constructs properties to meet specific tenant specifications, ranging from single-tenant buildings to multi-unit developments, for national and local retailers.
• Power Center Development Large-scale retail center development featuring multiple anchor tenants and complementary retail spaces, typically constructed within master-planned communities.
• Single-Tenant Retail Projects (Pad Sites and Freestanding Buildings) Development of standalone retail properties for national and local retailers, including pad sites and freestanding buildings, offered through build-to-suit or ground lease structures.
• Full-Service Development Services (Site Selection to Grand Opening) In-house, end-to-end development services covering architectural, engineering, construction management, leasing, legal, and financial capabilities, supporting retail projects from site selection through grand opening.

Quantifiable outcome

• 900+ properties developed and sold with value exceeding $2 billion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Johnson Development CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLASCO partners with The Johnson Development Company on master-planned community projects. This partnership allows LASCO to develop retail properties within communities including Sienna Plantation, Fall Creek, Cross Creek, Viridian, Silverlake, and Riverstone. The relationship enables neighborhood-enriching amenities in pharmacy, childcare, convenience, and restaurant industries.
• Master Planned Communities (Sienna Plantation, Fall Creek, Cross Creek, Viridian, Silverlake, Riverstone)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnerships with multiple master-planned communities across Texas where LASCO develops retail amenities including neighborhood-enriching services in pharmacy, childcare, convenience, and restaurant sectors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St. John Properties: Maryland-based build-to-suit commercial real estate developer serving office, retail, and flex/R&D tenants. Highly comparable to LASCO as an entrepreneurial, single-tenant-focused BTS firm with an integrated in-house development team.
• CASTO: Columbus, Ohio-based diversified real estate company that develops, owns, and manages retail and mixed-use properties. Comparable to LASCO as a retail-focused developer with build-to-suit and ground-up capabilities for national tenants.
• Trademark Property Company: Fort Worth-based commercial real estate developer specializing in mixed-use, retail, and office projects across the Sun Belt. Directly comparable to LASCO as a Texas-rooted retail developer serving national tenants with build-to-suit execution.
• Branch Properties: Atlanta-based retail real estate investment and development firm focused on grocery-anchored and necessity-based retail centers. Comparable to LASCO's build-to-suit single-tenant and power center focus on essential retail tenants.

Broad incumbents

• The Howard Hughes Corporation: Large publicly traded master-planned community developer operating Texas MPCs (Bridgeland, The Woodlands). Overlaps with LASCO's MPC-partnership model and Texas concentration, though HHC operates at vastly greater scale and is vertically integrated into ownership.
• Brixmor Property Group: One of the largest publicly traded retail REITs, owning and operating open-air shopping centers. Relevant incumbent peer operating in the same retail real estate segment as LASCO's power center work, though focused on ownership rather than development services.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Public retail REIT focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers, internally managed with a development arm. Comparable adjacency to LASCO's grocery-anchored power center business, though Phillips Edison operates as a perpetual capital vehicle rather than a project-based developer.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm with retail tenant representation, project management, and development advisory practices. Adjacent to LASCO's integrated development services but operating at much larger scale with capital-markets capabilities.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm providing project management and tenant representation across retail and industrial sectors. Comparable as a commercial real estate incumbent serving national retail tenants, though operating at global scale rather than BTS development.

Emerging players

• Verus Partners: Chicago-based boutique commercial real estate investment and development firm focused on necessity-anchored retail. Comparable to LASCO as a smaller, relationship-driven retail development firm executing BTS and power center projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lasco_develops
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lasco-development-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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