COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

20companies1889–1990founding years20still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedHongkong Land Holdings LimitedFoundedHongkong Land Holdings Limited
1889
FoundedAlexander & Baldwin, Inc.FoundedAlexander & Baldwin, Inc.
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedLand Securities PLCFoundedLand Securities PLC
1905
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
FoundedMitsubishi Estate Company, LimitedFoundedMitsubishi Estate Company, Limited
1937
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedWalter Industries, Inc.
1955
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
FoundedH.J. Russell & CompanyFoundedH.J. Russell & Company
1957
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedGenting Bhd.FoundedGenting Bhd.
1965
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
FoundedJPIFoundedJPI
1976
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedILX Resorts IncorporatedFoundedILX Resorts Incorporated
1986
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
FoundedBerkshire Realty Holdings, L.P.
1990
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Hongkong Land Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1889 · Hong Kong
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is one of Hong Kong's foremost property investment, development, and management…
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited →
Active · founded 1889 · Hong Kong
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is one of Hong Kong's foremost property investment, development, and management…
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. →
Active · founded 1900
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., one of the original 'Big Five' Hawaiian companies, is a diversified corporation with…
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. →
Active · founded 1900
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., one of the original 'Big Five' Hawaiian companies, is a diversified corporation with…
Land Securities PLC →
Active · founded 1905 · United Kingdom
Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities PLC has achieved and maintained its position as the United Kingdom's…
Land Securities PLC →
Active · founded 1905 · United Kingdom
Unlike most of its competitors, Land Securities PLC has achieved and maintained its position as the United Kingdom's…
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management,…
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1937 · Japan
A unit of the Mitsubishi Group, Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited (MEC) is one of the foremost real estate management,…
Walter Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Walter Industries, Inc., is a holding company that owns home building, natural resources development, and industrial…
Walter Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1955
Walter Industries, Inc., is a holding company that owns home building, natural resources development, and industrial…
H.J. Russell & Company →
Active · founded 1957 · United States
H.J.
H.J. Russell & Company →
Active · founded 1957 · United States
H.J.
Genting Bhd. →
Active · founded 1965 · Malaysia
Genting Bhd.
Genting Bhd. →
Active · founded 1965 · Malaysia
Genting Bhd.
JPI →
Active · founded 1976
JPI is the largest U.S.
JPI →
Active · founded 1976
JPI is the largest U.S.
ILX Resorts Incorporated →
Active · founded 1986
While some still equate the word "timeshare" with fraud or scams, the concept of owning a small piece of a resort or…
ILX Resorts Incorporated →
Active · founded 1986
While some still equate the word "timeshare" with fraud or scams, the concept of owning a small piece of a resort or…
Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P. →
Active · founded 1990
Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P.
Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P. →
Active · founded 1990
Berkshire Realty Holdings, L.P.
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