Castle & Cooke, Inc. and Dole Food Company, Inc. are privately held companies owned by David H. Murdock, who also serves as chairman and chief executive officer of both companies since 1985. Castle & Cooke and Dole Food Company (formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange), were acquired by Mr. Murdock in 2000 and 2003, respectively. The food-related businesses operate as Dole Food Company, and all other businesses operate as Castle & Cooke. Mr. Murdock's combined companies make up one of the largest privately-held companies in America, with approximately 63,000 employees operating in more than 90 countries around the world. This website focuses on the collection of assets under the Castle & Cooke umbrella of companies. Among Castle & Cooke's greatest assets are its plentiful land and real estate holdings, much of which can be traced back more than 150 years to when Samuel Northrup Castle and Amos Starr Cooke began their business partnership by operating a general store in Hawai'i. The spirit, vision, integrity and perseverance of these two men sparked the formation of a company that grew to global proportions over the years. The company’s diversified businesses have operations in over 24 states and include the development and ownership of real estate, leasing of transportation equipment, manufacture of brick and building materials, oil and gas holdings, aviation services, and ownership of public warehouses. In Hawai'i the company also owns 98% of the 90,000 acre island of Lana’i and two award winning Four Seasons Hotels.

Signature Associates is the largest-volume, full-service commercial real estate firm in the region. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, Signature is the dominant real estate firm with over a 42% market share. With additional offices in Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and Kalamazoo, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, Signature Associates provides a diversity of services, including industrial, office, and retail brokerage, investment sales, property/asset management, market research, mortgage banking and corporate services.

Sperry Van Ness is very big on commercial real estate. The company's services include brokerage, asset management, financial services, and property management. Sperry Van Ness touts its technology-driven method of marketing its clients' real estate assets -- including multifamily, retail, office, industrial, and hospitality properties -- to thousands of outside brokers and investors. Sperry Van Ness has expanded rapidly, from serving some nine US markets in 2001 to more than 150 markets in 2008. It also operates international offices in Costa Rica and Panama.

Terrace Hill focuses on commercial and residential investments. Its portfolio consists of business parks and offices, industrial parks, residential, and mixed use developments throughout the UK. Terrace Hill has been focused on low-risk, high-profit investments such as pre-leased development, particularly grocery stores and office properties. Residential property values fell during the economic recession. However, values managed to rebound and the company began looking to invest more into residential properties. The company was formed as a result of a reverse merger with property investor CapitalTech.

Lennar Corporation (Lennar), one of the nations largest homebuilders, formed our Company in June 1997 to separate Lennars real estate investment, finance and management business from its homebuilding business. On October 31, 1997, Lennar distributed our stock to Lennars stockholders in a tax-free spin-off.

Rancho Mission Viejo is doin' it 'til the cows come home. The working cattle ranch is 23,000 acres of land in Southern California's Orange County, including more than 500 acres of citrus groves. It is a producer of lemons, as well as avocados, beans, and barley. Purchased in 1882 by Richard O'Neill, Sr. and James Flood, the ranch has been owned and managed by members of the O'Neill family and its descendants. A majority of the land is reserved as permanent open space for parks and wilderness reserves, while other portions are leased out for business and industrial uses, such as sand and gravel mining, seed collection and plant growing, and aerospace, telecommunications, and utilities operations.

Delancey is a specialist investment advisor with over 17 years' experience of real estate and asset backed investment opportunities. Working with a wide range of clients, we take a diverse approach to creating value from property. Our innovative investment strategies exploit the potential of every aspect of real estate acquisition and management. As well as sourcing and negotiating direct property and corporate transactions, we advise on appropriate capital structures, procure third party financing and provide pro-active asset management and development services.

Among the country's largest real estate investment trusts (REITs), Mack-Cali Realty Corporation is a leading owner, manager, and developer of class A office properties. The Company's property portfolio consists of approximately 32.2 million square feet of primarily office and office/flex buildings in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, as well as close to 11 million square feet of land to accommodate additional commercial development.With debt-free ownership of the bulk of its portfolio, Mack-Cali is able to offer a faster and more streamlined leasing process. In addition, the Company is vertically integrated, providing a full range of leasing, property management, construction, legal, space planning, and architectural services. Mack-Cali’s strong financial position, superior properties, and award-winning building management all combine to instill confidence in even the most challenging of markets. Explore this section to find out why Mack-Cali office buildings are home to some of the world's finest companies.

The Sterling Organization (formerly Sterling Centrecorp) invests in, develops, and manages commercial real estate -- primarily retail properties -- in the US. It owns some twenty properties comprising approximately 6 million sq. ft. of space in five Sun Belt states, as well as Denver and Chicago. It also has several properties under development. For acquisitions, the company targets large (over 50,000 sq. ft.) retail centers worth between $10 million and $100 million in population centers with more than 50,000 residents and average household incomes in excess of $55,000.

Hines is a privately owned, international real estate firm that has provided the highest level of quality, service and value to its clients and investors for more than 50 years. EDF Tower, Paris, France With a presence in more than 100 cities around the globe and investor relationships with many of the world's largest financial institutions, Hines has the breadth of experience, the network of expertise and the financial strength to assume complex and challenging investment, development and management projects.

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