Shea Properties

Shea Properties, a member of the J.F. Shea Co., family of companies, is a diversified real estate company responsible for the acquisition, design, development, construction and management of business parks, shopping centers, apartment communities and mixed-use environments. The company owns and operates approximately 6,500 apartment units and 5 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space in California, Colorado and Washington.

Shea Properties Headquarters

Shea Properties

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Real estate
Founded	1881; 144 years ago (1881) in Portland, Oregon
Founder	John F. Shea
Headquarters	Aliso Viejo, California , United States
Area served	Arizona, California, Colorado.
Key people	John F. Shea (founder) Colm Macken (CEO)
Parent	J.F. Shea Co
Website	sheaproperties.com

History

Shea Properties parent company, the J.F. Shea Co, was founded in 1881 in Portland, Oregon by John Francis Shea. The J. F. Shea Company's activities include new-home construction, commercial construction, civil engineering, commercial and multi-family property development and management, construction materials and venture capital. ^{[citation needed]}

The JF Shea Company's projects include the building of the diversion channels for the Hoover Dam, the foundations for the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay bridges, the tunnels for San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system and tunnel work for The Metro Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor and the Metro Purple Line Extension.

Acquisitions

In 1997, Shea Properties acquired the California-based Mission Viejo Company which included 900 acres of land in Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, and Rancho Santa Margarita areas of Orange County and more than 22,000 acres of land in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Shea Properties purchased of the Denver Technological Center and Meridian International Business Center. Currently, the company operates in Northern and South Southern California, Colorado and Washington.^{[citation needed]}