Kimco Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust company, which engages in the ownership and operation of open-air and grocery-anchored shopping centers. The company is headquartered in Jericho, New York and currently employs 717 full-time employees. The firm's portfolio is primarily concentrated in the first-ring suburbs of the major metropolitan markets, including high-barrier-to-entry coastal markets and rapidly expanding Sun Belt cities. Its tenant mix is focused on essential, necessity-based goods and services that drive multiple shopping trips per week. The company specializes in shopping center ownership, management, acquisitions, and value-enhancing redevelopment activities. Its properties & leasing services include finding available space, signature series, re/development, specialty leasing, leasing programs, acquisitions & dispositions, and preferred equity & mezzanine financing. The firm has interests in approximately 568 United States shopping center properties, aggregating 101 million square feet of gross leasable area, located in 30 states.
