Whitestone REIT - Buffalo Grove, IL

Whitestone REIT, trading under the ticker WSR on the NYSE, is a community-centered real estate investment trust established in 1998 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. Originating with neighborhood retail centers, the company went public in 2010 to fuel expansion into affluent, rapidly growing Sun Belt markets. It specializes in acquiring, owning, operating, and developing open-air, grocery and service anchored shopping centers designed to serve local communities’ daily needs. The REIT’s investment strategy prioritizes “e-commerce resistant” assets with smaller retail formats, emphasizing necessity-driven tenants, restaurants, grocers, fitness, and service providers, to generate stable cash flows. Whitestone predominantly focuses on retail community centers across key Sun Belt regions: Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth (including Frisco acquisition), Austin, Phoenix, and San Antonio.