Weingarten Realty

Weingarten Realty Investors works hard to make its commercial real estate garden blossom. The company owns, develops, manages, and leases commercial real estate around the US. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has interests in more than 385 properties totaling about 75 million sq. ft. of leasable space. Most of Weingaten's properties are community shopping centers anchored by major food, retail, or discount stores. Its largest tenants include grocers Kroger, Publix, and Safeway. The company also owns about 80 industrial sites and 40 parcels of unimproved land held for future development. It has properties in more than 20 states, mainly in the South and West.