Cafaro Company
Cafaro Company is an American company which owns several retail shopping centers throughout the United States. Based in Niles, Ohio, it is the largest privately owned shopping center development and management company in the United States.[1]
Type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1949 |
Founder | William M. Cafaro |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
Services | Shopping center management |
Website | www.cafarocompany.com |
Cafaro Company began in the 1940s. William M. Cafaro and his brother John began developing grocery stores for Kroger, and later moved on to developing shopping centers. The two brothers managed the non-grocery tenants in the centers they developed.
In 1965, they opened their first regional mall property.[1]
In the 1980s, Target Corporation asked Cafaro to develop centers for them in the Pacific Northwest.[1]
The company manages more than 30,000,000 square feet (2,800,000 m2) of commercial real estate throughout the United States.[2] Anthony Cafaro, Sr., retired as president and CEO of the Cafaro Company in December 2009. His sons Anthony Jr. and William A. now share the title of Co-President.[3]
Enclosed mall properties
IowaKentuckyMichiganOhio
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PennsylvaniaTennesseeVirginiaWashingtonWest Virginia
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Former properties
- Tallahassee, Florida: Tallahassee Mall
- Marion, Indiana: North Park Mall (now Five Points Mall)
- Saginaw, Michigan: Fort Saginaw Mall
- Ashtabula, Ohio: Ashtabula Mall (now Ashtabula Towne Square)
- Lima, Ohio: American Mall
- Marion, Ohio: Southland Mall (now Marion Centre)
- Youngstown, Ohio: McGuffey Mall
- Monaca, Pennsylvania: Beaver Valley Mall
Canceled
- Spokane, Washington: Liberty Lake Mall
References
- Shearin, Randall (May 2006). "Cafaro's Next Generation". Shopping Center Business. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- "Cafaro". Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- "Cafaro Co. announces senior retirements". Chain Store Age. Retrieved 2020-12-29.