What YAM Properties does

YAM Properties is a privately held commercial real estate owner-operator headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, that owns and operates 14 Class A retail and office properties totaling nearly 3 million square feet across five Phoenix-metro submarkets (Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tempe, Glendale, and Mesa). The portfolio spans shopping centers, regional power centers, entertainment districts, lifestyle centers, and neighborhood centers, including flagship assets such as Westgate Entertainment District (624,719 sq ft, Glendale), Scottsdale 101 (573,000+ sq ft), The Shops at Norterra (350,000 sq ft), Sonora Village (269,073 sq ft), Pima Crossing (238,275 sq ft), Citadelle Center, Cornerstone, Village at Shea, Grayhawk Plaza, McDowell Mountain Marketplace, and YAM Circle. Each major property is held in a dedicated wholly-owned subsidiary (YAM Westgate, LLC; YAM Norterra, LLC; Citadelle Center, LLC; Cornerstone Retail, LLC; McDowell Mountain Retail, LLC).

The company serves two primary customer segments: national retail and entertainment chains (including AMC, Harkins Theatres, Chase Bank, Dave & Buster's, Ashley Furniture, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Trader Joe's, HonorHealth, PGA TOUR Superstore, and Bashas') seeking premium, high-traffic Phoenix-metro locations, and local/regional businesses seeking entry into co-tenanted national-anchored destinations. Total disclosed tenant count exceeds 400 across the portfolio. The core platform is a marketing website (yamproperties.com) that hosts per-property pages, an online availability listing, a tenant directory, a tenant event calendar, and a broker resources center with downloadable leasing brochures. Tenant-facing operations run on a Secure Cafe-hosted commercial tenant portal that supports maintenance requests, online rent payment, payment history, and lease document access. The company is owned by Bob Parsons (founder of GoDaddy and PXG) through YAM Worldwide, Inc., the diversified holding company established in 2012.

The revenue model is fundamentally rental-based: recurring lease income from Class A retail and office tenants across the 14 properties, with quote-based pricing that varies by property, square footage, and lease terms. Go-to-market is a hybrid of direct leasing (contact forms on individual property pages, online availability listings) and channel partnerships (a formal broker resources program with downloadable leasing collateral for commercial brokers). The company is beginning to layer ancillary revenue through a formal sponsorship and advertising program that monetizes portfolio audience reach via digital signage, event activations, and social media amplification. Geographic focus is strictly regional (Arizona, primarily Phoenix metro); there is no global footprint, and the company is not pursuing expansion outside the Phoenix market in the disclosed data.

Name

YAM Properties

Legal name

YAM Properties, LLC

Website

https://yamproperties.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Leasing: Revenue generated from leasing Class A retail and office spaces to national and local tenants across 14 properties in the Phoenix metro area. Properties include shopping centers, entertainment districts, and mixed-use developments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YAM Properties owns and operates a portfolio of 14 Class A retail and office properties totaling nearly 3 million square feet across the Phoenix metro area, including Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and Glendale. The company leases space to national and local tenants—including entertainment, dining, banking, retail, and healthcare businesses—and provides property management, tenant support, broker resources, and sponsorship opportunities.

Product overview

YAM Properties is a Phoenix-based commercial real estate owner-operator offering a unified platform of property management and leasing services. The core offering consists of commercial property leasing across 14 retail and office properties totaling nearly 3 million square feet in the Phoenix metro area. The platform is supported by complementary modules including a tenant portal for rent payment and maintenance requests, event calendar and marketing services for tenant promotions, broker resources for commercial agents, and sponsorship/advertising opportunities. Properties span multiple sub-brands including shopping centers (Scottsdale 101, Westgate Entertainment District, The Shops at Norterra), power centers (Cornerstone, Sonora Village, Pima Crossing), and neighborhood centers (Citadelle Center, Grayhawk Plaza, McDowell Mountain Marketplace, YAM Circle), creating a diversified portfolio of Class A retail and office spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Property Leasing Leasing services for Class A retail and office spaces across 14 properties in the Phoenix metro area including Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Phoenix, and Glendale.
• Westgate Entertainment District

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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 minor and core.

• Midwestern UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated across the street from Citadelle Center property in Glendale's Arrowhead Ranch area. The university's 144-acre, five-college campus creates consistent foot traffic and customer base for retail tenants.
• Arizona State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated adjacent to Cornerstone property in Tempe. ASU's 70,000+ students and 200,000+ daily workers create significant consumer base for retail tenants.
• Desert Diamond ArenacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner19,000-seat arena home to world-class concerts and events located near Westgate Entertainment District, driving massive foot traffic and entertainment-seeking visitors.
• State Farm StadiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner72,200-seat NFL stadium (home of Arizona Cardinals) located near Westgate Entertainment District, drawing major sports and entertainment events.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Regency Centers: National grocery-anchored shopping center REIT. Comparable in necessity-retail tenant strategy and center format; significantly larger scale and public-company governance.
• Federal Realty Investment Trust: High-quality retail REIT focused on Class A mixed-use and shopping centers. Comparable in asset quality and tenant composition; operates at public-company national scale.
• Acadia Realty Trust: Public retail REIT with shopping center and street retail assets. Comparable in retail-center focus and tenant diversification; operates at national scale.
• Kimco Realty: Major publicly traded retail REIT with thousands of shopping centers across the Americas. Overlapping tenant base and asset class but vastly larger, public-company scale.
• Brixmor Property Group: Largest publicly traded open-air shopping center REIT in the US. Comparable in retail-center portfolio composition but operates at national institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Pacific Retail Capital Partners: Private retail real estate investment and management firm focused on Class A shopping centers. Comparable operating model, retail-center focus, and asset-quality orientation.
• Vestar Development: Phoenix-based owner-operator of retail and entertainment districts across the Western US. Closely comparable in portfolio composition, entertainment/lifestyle-center format, and Phoenix-metro geographic focus.
• Westwood Financial: Private owner-operator of grocery-anchored and necessity-based retail centers across the Western US. Comparable in operating scale, Class A retail focus, and long-term hold strategy.
• American Assets Trust: West Coast-focused diversified REIT with retail, office, and mixed-use assets. Comparable in multi-format portfolio, Class A asset quality, and Sun Belt/coastal geographic emphasis.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Public REIT focused on neighborhood and grocery-anchored shopping centers. Comparable tenant base (national + local) and Class A neighborhood/lifestyle center format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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