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Founded by Martin Kimmel in 1958.1
The Kimco Corporation, the predecessor of the company, was founded in 1966 by a group of real estate investors, including Martin Kimmel and Milton Cooper, who merged their retail assets. This asset merger led to the new company being named Kim-co. The company was incorporated in 1973.
In 1988, the company acquired Gold Circle for $325 million.
In November 1991, the company became a public company via an initial public offering, raising $120 million.
In 1998, the company acquired Price REIT for $535 million in stock.
In October 2003, the company acquired Mid-Atlantic Realty Trust for $441 million. A few years later, in 2007, Kimco acquired The Birchwood Organization – another Long Island-based company – for $92 million.
In August 2021, the company acquired Weingarten Realty.
In November 2022, the company acquired a portfolio of eight Long Island, NY shopping centers for $375.8 million.
In January 2024, Kimco acquired RPT Realty, making the company the largest shopping center REIT.
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In October 2024, the company acquired Waterford Lakes Town Center for $322 million.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kimco Realty, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6