Bianco Properties owns and manages real estate investments including shopping centers, industrial warehouse buildings and apartment communities. The properties are located in the greater metropolitan areas of Seattle, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Dallas, Chicago and Minneapolis. Bianco Properties began in St. Louis, Missouri in 1956 as a general investment company. In 1969 the firm narrowed its focus to real estate and adopted its present corporate philosophy: that of investing for the long term in high quality investment properties. These include freestanding retail structures, shopping centers, industrial buildings, office buildings, raw land, and high-rise apartments. The Seattle office was opened in 1981.