Name

Lamar Companies

Legal name

Lamar Companies

Website

https://lamarco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lamar Companies is a privately held, full-service real estate investment firm that acquires, redevelops, repositions, and leases value-add shopping centers, Class A office buildings, and self-storage facilities across the United States and Puerto Rico. Its core activity is sourcing underperforming or distressed commercial real estate in secondary and tertiary markets, executing redevelopment and leasing programs, and delivering risk-adjusted returns through hands-on asset management.

Product overview

Lamar Companies is a privately held, full-service real estate investment company operating for over 50 years. The company's value-add investment strategy focuses on acquiring, redeveloping, and managing shopping centers and Class A office properties across the United States, with emphasis on secondary and tertiary markets and Puerto Rico. The portfolio includes 13+ properties spanning retail centers (lifestyle centers, power centers, neighborhood strip centers), office buildings, and self-storage facilities. Key properties include The Shops at Valley Square (293,550 SF lifestyle center), Geneva Commons (350,453 SF), Promenade at Casa Grande (951,067 SF power center), Alamance Crossing (404,289 SF), and 30 Montgomery (368,049 SF Class A office tower). The company also pursues tri-state area development opportunities in self-storage and multi-family sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Retail Property Investment & Acquisition Value-add investment service acquiring retail properties across the United States in secondary and tertiary markets, focused on properties with significant value-creation potential through vacancy, redevelopment, or repositioning. Offered to property owners/sellers and institutional capital partners.
• Shopping Center Redevelopment & Repositioning Hands-on redevelopment and repositioning of shopping centers, intended to minimize risk and deliver value through improved tenancy, traffic, and trade area performance. Provided to investors and tenants of the redeveloped centers.
• Commercial Property Leasing Leasing service delivered by Lamar's in-house team of leasing professionals, helping national tenants, experienced business owners, and first-time retailers find commercial space in Lamar's shopping centers and office buildings.
• 30 Montgomery (Office Tower) 16-story, 368,049 SF Class A office tower in Jersey City's Exchange Place submarket, half a block from the Exchange Place PATH station with panoramic Manhattan skyline views. Available for office leasing.
• The Shops at Valley Square 293,550 SF premier lifestyle center in Warrington, PA anchored by Wegmans, featuring national retailers including Ulta, DSW, PF Chang's, and Panera Bread. Available for retail leasing.
• Geneva Commons 350,453 SF lifestyle shopping center in Geneva, IL anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, ranking in the top 9% of shopping centers nationwide with over 3.2 million annual visits. Available for retail leasing.
• Promenade at Casa Grande 951,067 SF dominant regional power center in Casa Grande, AZ featuring Harkins Theatres, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Available for retail leasing.
• Alamance Crossing 404,289 SF open-air lifestyle center in Burlington, NC anchored by Belk, Carousel Cinemas, and Barnes & Noble, positioned at the I-85/I-40 corridor. Available for retail leasing.
• Village at Cambridge Crossing 127,987 SF dominant regional community center in Mount Laurel, NJ on Route 38 with 57,000 cars per day traffic. Available for retail leasing.
• Liberty Hall II 146,779 SF Class A office building in Union, NJ adjacent to Kean University, featuring a 4-story atrium lobby. Available for office leasing.
• Plazas of Puerto Rico Three dominant retail centers in Puerto Rico totaling 490,083 SF located in Juncos, Manatí, and Caguas. Available for retail leasing.
• Legacy Square 93,785 SF neighborhood strip center in Linden, NJ anchored by Five Below and Kid's Empire, located along the Route 1-9 corridor. Available for retail leasing.
• Shops at High Street 1.27 acre pad site available in Williamsburg, VA near the College of William & Mary with shadow tenants including Movie Tavern and Five Guys. Available for retail/pad-site leasing.
• Newark Self-Storage 135,000 SF Class A climate-controlled self-storage facility in Newark's Ironbound section with 1,200+ units, professionally managed by Extra Space Storage. Available for self-storage rentals.
• Tri-State Development Opportunities Local investment and development program focusing on self-storage and multi-family development opportunities in the tri-state region (Northern New Jersey), in addition to Lamar's national shopping center and office strategy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully acquired and repositioned shopping centers across multiple states including NJ, PA, NC, AZ, IL, VA, WI, FL, CO, and Puerto Rico

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Real Capital SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026Real Capital Solutions partnered with Lamar Companies to acquire 30 Montgomery, a 368,049-square-foot Class A office tower in Jersey City's Exchange Place submarket. This was the firm's entry into the Northern New Jersey office market and the second office deal completed by the partnership within seven months.
• Mid-AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMid-America partnered with Lamar Companies to boost leasing activity at Geneva retail center. The partnership focuses on value-creation through existing vacancy, redevelopment/repositioning, and other distressed issues at retail properties.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimco Realty: Publicly traded shopping center REIT owning over 600 open-air centers across the US. Comparable as a direct competitor for grocery-anchored and value-add retail deals, though at materially larger scale and capital base than Lamar.
• Federal Realty Investment Trust: High-quality shopping center and mixed-use REIT with focus on premium lifestyle and power centers. Comparable in target asset class (lifestyle and open-air centers) though positioned at institutional/Gateway-market tier above Lamar's secondary/tertiary focus.
• Kite Realty Group: Public shopping center REIT with open-air and mixed-use properties across the Sun Belt and Midwest. Comparable in lifestyle center focus and ongoing redevelopment activity, though with broader geographic and capital profile.
• Regency Centers Corporation: Public REIT owning over 480 grocery-anchored centers nationwide with a strong value-add redevelopment program. Directly comparable in target customer base (national tenants) and asset strategy though at institutional scale.
• Brixmor Property Group: Public REIT focused on open-air shopping centers, with active value-add redevelopment pipeline. Directly comparable business model targeting secondary market grocery-anchored centers with repositioning upside similar to Lamar's strategy.

Direct peers

• SRS Real Estate Partners: National retail real estate services and investment firm handling brokerage, leasing, and principal investments in shopping centers. Comparable in retail property focus, value-add investing, and client base of national tenants and investors.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Publicly traded net-lease shopping center REIT focused on grocery-anchored necessity-based retail. Closest comparable in scale and secondary-market shopping center focus with similar anchor-tenant strategy (e.g., Wegmans-adjacent properties like Lamar's Valley Square).
• RPT Realty: Publicly traded shopping center REIT with portfolio of open-air centers primarily in top MSAs in the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast. Comparable scale and focus on necessity-based, grocery-anchored retail with value-add repositioning.
• Mid-America Real Estate: Large retail real estate services and investment firm actively partnered with Lamar Companies on Geneva Commons leasing. Closely aligned in retail property focus, leasing expertise, and value-add approach to underperforming centers.

Others

• JLL Capital Markets - Retail Investment Sales: Major global CRE capital markets platform active in retail shopping center investment sales. Comparable as a counterparty/sourcing channel for the same pool of value-add shopping center deals Lamar targets, though operating primarily as a broker rather than principal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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