Tower Investments

What Tower Investments does

Tower Investments LLC is a private, family-owned real estate investment and development company founded in 1989 and headquartered in Woodland, California, with a second regional office in Nashville, Tennessee opened in 2007. The company invests its own capital across a diversified portfolio of more than 100 properties spanning commercial, retail, industrial, and ranch real estate in over 20 US states, plus 250,000 acres of deeded and leased ranch land in California, Nevada, and British Columbia, Canada (cattle, buffalo, and horses operated since 1960 by the Marks family). Its core business is acquiring underperforming or undervalued properties, repositioning or renovating them, and either selling for gain or leasing to creditworthy national and regional tenants (Best Buy, Walgreens, CVS, FedEx, DHL, Kohl's, NAPA, Caliber Collision, Raley's, Planet Fitness, US Army, USPS, and others). The firm also operates a specialty municipal bond recovery practice, having completed as principal the workout of over $300 million in defaulted real-estate-secured municipal bonds across California, New York, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

Revenue mechanics are asset-driven: one-time gains on property sales (including notable transactions such as the 2022 sale of the Nut Tree retail center in Vacaville, CA for $124.5 million and the $31.7M sale of Nashville parcels), recurring rental income from long-term net leases to national tenants, and transaction-based gains from distressed municipal bond purchases followed by foreclosure, restructuring, or sale. The company has 1-10 employees and is controlled by the Marks family, with Stephen Marks as majority owner, founder, president, and CEO, and five of his children (including Senior Vice Presidents Alex, Matt, and David Marks) active in operations. Distribution and marketing rely on direct relationships, the company website (towerinv.com), and news releases.

Name

Tower Investments

Legal name

Tower Investments LLC

Website

https://towerinv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tower Investments is a private, family-owned real estate investment and development company that invests its own capital across 100+ commercial, retail, industrial, and ranch properties in more than 20 US states, also operating a municipal bond recovery practice and 250,000 acres of ranch land.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Investment

NAICS

Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Management (Acquisitions & Dispositions) (BPAJAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core Real Estate (Stabilized/Core-Plus) (FSAAAKAA), Real Estate Investment Sales (Income-Producing Properties) (FSAEAJAC)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate investment
• Real estate development
• Property acquisition
• Retail property leasing
• Municipal bond recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Sales: Tower Investments generates revenue through the acquisition and subsequent sale of real estate properties. Properties are purchased at attractive valuations, often undervalued or distressed, improved or repositioned, and sold to investors or end users for profit.
2. Commercial Leasing: The company generates recurring rental income by leasing commercial, retail, and industrial properties to national and regional tenants. Properties are typically 100% leased to creditworthy tenants including national chains.
3. Municipal Bond Recovery: Tower purchases defaulted real-estate-secured municipal bonds at discounts, obtains control of underlying land through foreclosure or negotiated purchase, then works with public agencies to restructure financing. This may include refunding bonds, modifying Rate and Method of Apportionment, and completing project entitlements, after which properties may be sold or developed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Tower Investments is a family-owned real estate investment and development company that acquires, repositions, and manages commercial, retail, industrial, and ranch properties across more than 20 U.S. states using its own capital. The company specializes in acquiring undervalued or underperforming assets, leasing them to creditworthy national and regional tenants, and selling repositioned properties for profit. It also operates a specialty municipal bond recovery service, purchasing defaulted real-estate-secured bonds at a discount, obtaining control of the underlying land through foreclosure or negotiated purchase, and restructuring financing with public agencies.

Product overview

Tower Investments is a family-owned real estate investment company that invests its own capital across a diversified portfolio. The company operates as a single unified investment platform rather than a modular product suite, encompassing commercial property ownership, retail property ownership, industrial property ownership, ranch operations, and municipal bond recovery services. With over 100 properties in more than 20 states, the company specializes in acquiring, developing, and managing commercial, retail, industrial, and agricultural real estate assets. The portfolio includes ranch properties spanning 250,000 acres in California, Nevada, and Canada, as well as a specialty municipal bond recovery operation that has handled over $300 million in defaulted bonds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Property Ownership Ownership and management of office buildings and retail centers across more than 20 U.S. states, typically leased to national tenants.
• Retail Property Ownership Ownership and management of shopping centers, anchored retail centers, and standalone retail buildings across the United States.
• Industrial Property Ownership Ownership and management of industrial properties including warehouses, distribution centers, and flex buildings, often leased to logistics operators such as DHL Express (USA), FedEx, and similar tenants.
• Ranch Operations Ownership and operation of 250,000 acres of deeded and leased ranch property in California, Nevada, and Canada, ranching cattle, buffalo, and horses.
• Municipal Bond Recovery Specialty service in which Tower purchases defaulted real-estate-secured municipal bonds at a discount, obtains control of underlying land through foreclosure or negotiated purchase, then works with public agencies to restructure financing (including refunding bonds, modifying Rate and Method of Apportionment, and completing project entitlements).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 million in defaulted municipal bonds and debt recovered through workout strategies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers37 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

One partnership is on record.

• Tower Investments LLCcoreOthers · 1 January 1989Formed in 1989 as a private, family-owned real estate investment and development company. The company is owned by the Marks family, with Stephen Marks as majority owner and five of his children also working for the company. Tower invests its own capital across residential, commercial, retail, industrial, and agricultural real estate.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• EPR Properties: Public net-lease REIT specializing in experiential and healthcare properties (gyms, cinemas, eat-and-play). Comparable to Tower's entertainment/fitness tenant exposure (Planet Fitness, Chuze Fitness, Orange Theory).
• W. P. Carey: Diversified net-lease REIT owning single-tenant industrial, retail, and office properties across the U.S. and Europe. Comparable to Tower's diversified leased portfolio and value-add acquisition approach, but at institutional scale.
• Realty Income Corporation: Public net-lease REIT owning thousands of single-tenant commercial properties leased to national tenants. Highly comparable to Tower's leased national-tenant book, though at vastly larger scale and as a public vehicle.

Direct peers

• Industrial Realty Group: Acquires, repositions, and operates large industrial and commercial properties across the U.S. Tower co-acquired the 1.3M SF Maytag plant in Galesburg, IL with IRG in 2008, making it a directly comparable value-add industrial operator.
• Broadstone Net Lease: Public net-lease REIT that acquires single-tenant commercial properties across industrial, restaurant, retail, and healthcare. Comparable asset class mix and tenant credit quality to Tower's national-tenant leased portfolio.
• Spirit Realty Capital: Net-lease REIT (acquired by Realty Income in 2024) that historically focused on single-tenant retail, industrial, and office properties leased to middle-market tenants. Comparable to Tower's mid-market national-tenant strategy prior to its acquisition.
• Getty Realty Corp. Public net-lease REIT specializing in convenience, automotive, and retail properties leased to national tenants in secondary markets. Overlaps directly with Tower's auto-service (Valvoline, Take 5, NAPA, Caliber) and convenience-retail tenant base.
• Gladstone Commercial Corporation: Public REIT focused on acquiring and leasing industrial, office, and retail properties to creditworthy mid-market tenants, often in secondary markets. Closely comparable to Tower's tenant profile, asset mix, and secondary-market acquisition strategy.

Emerging players

• Farmland Partners: Public REIT focused on acquiring and leasing U.S. farmland. Comparable to Tower's 250,000-acre ranch operation as a vehicle for institutional capital deployment into agricultural land, though focused on row crops rather than cattle ranching.

Others

• Stockbridge Capital Group: Private real estate investment manager operating across commercial, residential, and land strategies. Comparable to Tower as a private, multi-strategy real estate investor operating at scale across geographies and asset types.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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