J.W. Mays, Inc. owns and operates commercial real estate properties in the United States. Its properties are located in Brooklyn, Jamaica, Levittown, Massapequa, and Fishkill, New York, as well as in Circleville, Ohio. The company was founded in 1924 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.J. W. Mays can get you space in Brooklyn, as long as you're interested in offices and not bridges. The company owns and leases about 10 properties in and around New York City -- mostly former MAYS department stores -- and a warehouse in central Ohio. It leases its properties to retail, restaurant, commercial, and other tenants.