What Tolson Enterprises does

Tolson Enterprises is a privately held commercial real estate investment, development, and management company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. Founded in 1991, the company owns and operates a diversified portfolio across four asset classes — retail centers, industrial properties, office buildings, and land — concentrated in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. The portfolio includes over 60 retail centers, many of which are shadow-anchored by national retailers such as Walmart Supercenter and Lowe's, alongside multi-tenant industrial facilities and office properties in the Toledo/Maumee micro-market. The company also operates Lock-It-Up, a self-storage sub-brand, as a separate vertical from its core commercial real estate business.

Name

Tolson Enterprises

Legal name

Tolson Enterprises

Website

https://tolsonenterprises.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tolson Enterprises is a privately held commercial real estate firm that owns and manages retail centers, industrial properties, office buildings, and land across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky, leasing to national and regional tenants including Walmart and Lowe's.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Property Leasing: Tolson Enterprises generates revenue by owning and leasing commercial real estate properties including retail centers, industrial properties, and office buildings to tenants. Revenue is derived from monthly rental payments from commercial tenants across their portfolio.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Tolson Enterprises owns and manages a diversified commercial real estate portfolio consisting of retail centers, industrial properties, office buildings, and vacant land across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. Revenue is generated by leasing these properties directly to commercial tenants. The company also operates self-storage facilities under the Lock-It-Up sub-brand.

Product overview

Tolson Enterprises operates a diversified commercial real estate portfolio consisting of retail centers, industrial properties, office buildings, and vacant land across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. The company also has a self storage subsidiary branded as Lock-It-Up. Retail properties represent the largest segment, featuring shadow-anchored shopping centers near major national retailers. Industrial properties include warehouse, flex, and manufacturing facilities in the Maumee/Toledo market area. Office properties consist of professional office buildings in the same geographic region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lock-it-up: Self storage properties operated by Tolson Enterprises

Products and services

• Retail Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• Properties located in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Saul Centers: Public REIT owning and operating a diversified portfolio of community and neighborhood shopping centers and office properties. Comparable mixed-use property management approach.
• Cedar Realty Trust: Shopping center REIT focused on necessity-based and value-oriented retail in the eastern and central U.S. Comparable to Tolson's middle-market retail center strategy.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Public shopping center REIT focused on grocery-anchored retail centers. Closely comparable to Tolson's retail portfolio strategy of clustering local and regional tenants around national anchor tenants.
• Brixmor Property Group: Large publicly traded open-air shopping center owner. Comparable in retail center focus, anchor tenant strategy, and diversified national portfolio approach.
• Kite Realty Group: Shopping center REIT with significant Midwest presence. Comparable in open-air retail focus, anchor tenant relationships, and multi-state regional strategy.
• RPT Realty: Shopping center REIT historically concentrated in Michigan and other Midwest markets. Directly comparable geography and tenant mix to Tolson's footprint.
• National Retail Properties: Net lease REIT focused on single-tenant retail. Comparable tenant quality (Walmart, Lowe's) and long-term lease structure aligned with Tolson's anchor tenant model.
• Gladstone Commercial: Public REIT focused on industrial, office, and flex properties leased to middle-market and credit tenants. Comparable industrial and office component of Tolson's portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Public Storage: Largest publicly traded self-storage REIT. Comparable to Tolson's Lock-It-Up self-storage sub-brand, although Public Storage operates at a much larger national scale.
• Realty Income Corporation: Largest net lease REIT with a focus on retail and industrial tenants including Walmart. Comparable anchor tenant strategy and lease structure, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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