Garden Homes is a privately held real estate development and investment company that owns and manages a portfolio spanning residential and commercial properties across the United States. Founded in 1954 by brothers Harry Wilf and Joseph Wilf, Polish immigrants and Holocaust survivors who initially began constructing single-family homes in New Jersey during the post-war housing boom, the company has grown into a multi-generational family enterprise. Now led by second-generation members Leonard Wilf, Zygmunt Wilf, Mark Wilf, Orin Wilf, Jonathan Wilf, and Steven Wilf, Garden Homes owns and manages over 50,000 apartment units and more than 25 million square feet of retail centers, office buildings, and hotels. The company operates through multiple subsidiaries, including Garden Commercial Properties, which manages the commercial portfolio, Skyline Developers, which focuses on New York City residential and mixed-use projects, and Garden Communities, which handles multifamily development. Garden Homes maintains operations across 37 states, with primary geographic exposure in the Northeast—particularly New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut—while also holding assets in Florida, California, Arizona, Maryland, and Rhode Island. The firm pursues a long-term hold strategy, emphasizing vertically integrated operations from acquisition and development through property management.
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