Company Background

Since formation in 1964, the Duckett-Wilson Group has been a successful developer of prime retail properties and dinner houses, principally in the state of California.

Robert S. Wilson and A. C. Duckett, Jr. joined together in 1964 to form the Duckett-Wilson Development Company. Focusing principally on neighborhood shopping centers, the firm has been developing, managing, and leasing well-located retail shopping centers for 42 years. Today the Group owns 1.8 million square feet of retail space and provides management services for over 2.8 million square feet comprising 50 shopping centers. The overall company philosophy is one of long-term investment.

Properties are developed primarily for the Group's own account, and are designed and leased from an ownership perspective. Maintenance of the property is emphasized in order to maximize long term values. Leasing is coordinated by the Director of Property Management. Anchor tenant relationships, which are the key to creation of a retail center, are maintained by senior staff. With respect to the individual shop spaces, our Leasing Agents and Managers supervise the development and nurturing of prospective users. We make extensive use of direct-mail marketing materials in small shop marketing to provide the maximum long-term cash flow return.

All property management is performed by in-house personnel. Management accounting is performed on a Microsoft Windows network via the Yardi® management and accounting package. Our database operates on a real-time basis, which permits instant access to tenant collection histories and other financial records.