The Hampshire Companies is a privately held real estate investment and fund management firm based in Morristown, New Jersey. The firm operates as a third-generation family business, founded in 1976 by Jon F. Hanson, building upon a real estate legacy that dates to the 1920s when his father, James E. Hanson, entered the commercial real estate industry. The firm operates across multiple asset classes including multifamily residential, office, industrial, retail, self-storage, and mixed-use properties. Hampshire employs a value-add investment strategy focused on acquiring, developing, repositioning, and managing properties primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region, with concentration in New Jersey and the greater New York metropolitan area. The company's geographic footprint centers on Northern New Jersey markets including Jersey City, Hackensack, Morristown, and Montclair, where it has executed multiple development and redevelopment projects.