Mgd Investments

What Mgd Investments does

MGD Investments is a privately held commercial real estate development and management company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Bellmore, New York. The company develops, owns, and operates more than 30 retail properties — primarily strip malls and shopping centers — across 11 Long Island submarkets (Bellmore, East Meadow, Huntington, Massapequa, Merrick, Patchogue, Port Washington, Syosset, Wantagh, Westhampton Beach, and Woodbury). Sites are selected for main-road frontage, high traffic counts, easy access, and convenient parking, and are leased to a diversified tenant mix spanning food and beverage (Starbucks, Chipotle, Panera's, Qdoba, Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza), banking (TD Bank), telecommunications (Verizon, AT&T), and retail and service businesses (Sherwin Williams, Rite Aid, Douglas Elliman).

The company's product offering consists of two layers. The core layer is the owned retail real-estate portfolio, presented on a dedicated property-listing website (mgdinvest.com) with individual pages for each location and an "Available Units" inventory page; the only currently available unit is a 1,500 sq ft space at Port Washington Plaza. The second layer is a set of professional services: property management for owned and third-party retail assets, lease negotiation assistance for landlords, tenants, and investors, property and land appraisal using tri-state sales data, and consultative services covering asset analysis, market and submarket analysis, portfolio strategy, development feasibility, and investment performance measurement.

MGD's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with President Larry Weinberger personally consulting developers, prospective tenants, and property sellers. Distribution is direct: leasing is handled in-house and the marketing footprint is limited to the company website and phone outreach (516-409-1800). The company is entirely founder-owned, has no institutional capital, no subsidiaries, and no public reporting, and operates without proprietary technology systems, APIs, or AI tooling. Revenue is generated primarily through long-term triple-net or gross commercial leases on owned properties, supplemented by fee-based property management, appraisal, and consulting engagements.

Name

Mgd Investments

Legal name

MGD Investments

Website

https://mgdinvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MGD Investments is a privately held, founder-owned commercial real estate developer and manager founded in 1980, owning 30+ retail strip malls and shopping centers across 11 Long Island submarkets and serving national and local tenants including Starbucks, Chipotle, TD Bank, and AT&T.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development

NAICS

Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ), Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB), Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate
• Retail property leasing
• Property management
• Real estate development
• Lease negotiation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellmore

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Development: Acquisition and development of retail properties including strip malls and shopping centers in Long Island and New York areas, creating retail spaces with high traffic visibility for tenants.
2. Property Management Services: Property management services for commercial retail properties including tenant relations, property maintenance, and operational oversight.
3. Consulting and Advisory Services: Advisory services including asset analysis, lease analysis, market analysis, portfolio strategy, development feasibility studies, and investment performance measurement.
4. Property Appraisal Services: Property and land appraisals for clients including valuation, market analysis, and customized property reports for negotiations.
5. Lease Negotiation Assistance: Assistance with lease negotiations for landlords, tenants, and investors in commercial real estate transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MGD Investments acquires, develops, and owns retail commercial real estate—primarily strip malls and shopping centers on main roads with high traffic counts—across Long Island and the New York area, leasing space to retail, restaurant, and professional service tenants. The company complements its owned real estate portfolio with paid service offerings including property management, advisory/consulting, lease negotiation, and property appraisal for landlords, tenants, and investors.

Product overview

MGD Investments is a commercial real estate development company founded in 1980 that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company develops retail and commercial properties primarily in Long Island and New York areas, with a portfolio spanning 11 locations including Bellmore, East Meadow, Huntington, Massapequa, Merrick, Patchogue, Port Washington, Syosset, Wantagh, Westhampton Beach, and Woodbury. The portfolio consists of individual retail properties and plazas that house tenants in sectors including banks, law firms, fast food chains, food establishments, service offices, electronic stores, mobile phone shops, and fashion boutiques. Complementing the property portfolio, MGD Investments offers four distinct service offerings: Consultative Services (advisory and consulting including asset analysis, lease analysis, and market analysis), Property Management, Lease Negotiation Assistance, and Property Appraisal Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Management Property management services for retail and strip mall properties, focused on maintaining high occupancy rates and managing tenant relationships across MGD's owned Long Island portfolio.
• Consultative Services Advisory and consulting services for landlords, tenants, and investors covering asset analysis, lease analysis, property operations analysis, market and submarket analysis, portfolio strategy, development and redevelopment feasibility studies, investment performance measurement, and lease buy-out analysis.
• Lease Negotiation Assistance
• Property Appraisal Services Property and land appraisal services that deliver valuations and customized reports to support negotiations, using extensive market data and tri-state area sales records.
• Port Washington Plaza A retail plaza in Port Washington, NY 11050 housing commercial tenants such as TD Bank and Douglas Elliman, with a 1,500 sq ft unit available for lease.
• Syosset Town Plaza A retail plaza at 404-420 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, NY 11791 with tenants including Chipotle, The Greek, Kung Fu Tea, Sherwin Williams, and Power Poke.

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Phillips Edison & Company: Phillips Edison owns and operates neighborhood shopping centers anchored by grocery stores and necessity-based tenants. Its strip center focus and tenant mix closely mirror MGD's strategy of leasing to everyday-use national brands.
• Regency Centers: Regency Centers is a national retail REIT focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers leased to necessity-based tenants — directly comparable to MGD's strip mall strategy with national credit tenants in suburban trade areas.
• Brixmor Property Group: Brixmor is a publicly traded retail REIT that owns and operates open-air shopping centers across the U.S., with a similar focus on necessity-based and value-oriented retail tenants in suburban locations, directly comparable to MGD's portfolio.
• Kimco Realty: Kimco Realty is a publicly traded retail REIT headquartered in New Hyde Park, Long Island, that owns and operates open-air shopping centers with many of the same national tenants (Starbucks, TD Bank, etc.) as MGD. It is the most direct regional and operational peer, with a portfolio of grocery-anchored and strip retail properties in the same Long Island trade area.
• Urban Edge Properties: Urban Edge Properties owns and operates shopping centers in dense, urban-adjacent markets with a focus on grocery-anchored and necessity retail. Its New York metropolitan exposure and tenant base overlap significantly with MGD's positioning.
• Whitestone REIT: Whitestone REIT is a smaller retail REIT that owns and operates community-centered retail properties in select markets. Its scale, asset class focus, and tenant strategy make it a comparable peer to MGD's privately-held regional portfolio.
• SITE Centers: SITE Centers is a retail REIT focused on open-air shopping centers leased to leading national retailers. Its asset class and operating model — owning, leasing, and managing neighborhood retail centers — are directly comparable to MGD's strategy.
• Acadia Realty Trust: Acadia Realty Trust is a retail REIT with a strong Northeast and New York metro concentration, owning grocery-anchored and high-traffic strip centers. Its geographic and asset profile align closely with MGD's Long Island-focused portfolio.
• Federal Realty Investment Trust: Federal Realty owns and operates high-quality open-air shopping centers and mixed-use developments, with a similar tenant-mix strategy anchored by national retailers. It is a comparable institutional owner/operator of suburban retail real estate.

Regional players

• RXR Realty: RXR Realty is a major New York metropolitan area real estate owner, operator, and developer with significant Long Island presence. It is comparable as a regional competitor/peer operating commercial real estate in the same trade area as MGD, though with a broader office and mixed-use focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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