Our Company
More than five decades ago, grounded in the belief that clients come first, Inland began offering real estate-focused investment solutions. The years that followed solidified enduring partnerships and deep expertise, supporting strategies to meet evolving investor needs. Backed by disciplined business fundamentals, Inland’s strategic management has consistently anticipated shifts in real estate, economic, and interest rate markets.
Established in 1968
Inland was formed by four Chicago Public School teachers: Dan Goodwin, Bob Baum, Joe Cosenza and Bob Parks. Early investors were other teachers, family members, and friends, creating a personal connection and responsibility to investors that endures today across all Inland entities.
Discover Inland
Inland leverages its strong institutional real estate knowledge, management acumen, financial strength, and operational expertise to drive performance, enhance property value, and deliver long-term value for investors.
Our Vision
To lead the evolution of commercial real estate investing through our shared, investor-centric principles of client service, integrity and expertise.
Our Approach
To build value and income opportunities for our investors through market expertise and core competencies while delivering successful experiences at every stage of the investment process.
Our People
Embodying Inland's founding principals of integrity, expertise, and innovation, our team brings real estate, investment, and finance expertise and high ethical standards to every aspect of a real estate transaction.
Our Culture
We believe strong communities drive success, and we actively support the places where we live and work. Inland and several of its executives have earned awards for leadership in real estate and community impact.
Our Vision
To lead the evolution of commercial real estate investing through our shared, investor-centric principles of client service, integrity and expertise.
Our Approach
To build value and income opportunities for our investors through market expertise and core competencies while delivering successful experiences at every stage of the investment process.
Our People
Embodying Inland's founding principals of integrity, expertise, and innovation, our team brings real estate, investment, and finance expertise and high ethical standards to every aspect of a real estate transaction.
Our Culture
We believe strong communities drive success, and we actively support the places where we live and work. Inland and several of its executives have earned awards for leadership in real estate and community impact.
The Inland Difference
Inland has been a leader in shaping the commercial real estate industry since 1968 - sponsoring 844 investment programs* across all major commercial real estate sectors.
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Metrics to Our Success
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with investors, Inland creates value by focusing on the operations of our properties and the fundamentals of our business. Since inception, Inland has completed* 661 programs.
*Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (Inland Investments), considers a program to be complete at the earlier of the time when affiliates of Inland Investments are no longer serving as the business manager, the program lists its shares of common stock for trading on a national exchange, sells all or substantially all of its assets, or merges with a third party and is not the surviving entity in that merger.
Data as of 12/31/2024
Vertical Integration Approach
Inland’s end-to-end capabilities are the result of a strategic alignment of real estate-focused affiliates.
Financing
- Market Intelligence
- Deal Sourcing
- Underwriting
- Due Diligence
Management
- Tax Insurance
- Insurance
Management
- Investor Relations
- Compliance
- Accounting
- Tax Preparation
- Communications
Management
- Business Plans
- Budgeting
- Capital Improvement Planning
- Reporting
Our Executive Leadership Team
Inland Investments executive team is guided by Inland's founding principles and are responsible for driving our vision through the creation of investment solutions across markets and property types.
Our History
Inland’s early investments consisted of limited partnerships, including private, single asset, and tax-sheltered partnerships, as well as multiple asset, publicly registered funds including mortgage, monthly income, growth, and land funds.
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1979
Owned 10,000 apartment units and partnered with broker dealers to raise capital selling private placements
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1980
Surpassed $100 million in capital raise
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1985
Offered its first public investment
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1986
Strategically utilized Section 1031 like-kind real estate exchanges allowing investors to build equity when the Tax Reform Act of 1986 permanently changed tax-sheltered limited partnerships
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1994
Championed the REIT (real estate investment trust) and began offering REITs to investors
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2001
Formed new entity to focus solely on those wishing to complete a tax deferred 1031 exchange
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2004
Listed its first REIT on the New York Stock Exchange
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2019
Formed new entity to provide growth and redevelopment real estate investment opportunities
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2024
Offers Section 721 exchange investments via DSTs (Delaware statutory trusts) to provide investors a tax-deferral alternative to direct real estate ownership with the potential to convert DST interests into operating partnership units in a larger REIT
Doing Well by Doing Good
Embracing a culture that promotes responsible stewardship of resources, diversity and inclusion, and a steadfast adherence to ethics and integrity in all facets of organization and industry.
Company News
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Read MoreStanding Shoulder-To-Shoulder with our Investors
Building Wealth Together with Over $133 Million in Shared Investment
Inland entities, employees, their families, directors, officers and affiliated employees have owned over $133 million in Inland-sponsored offerings since inception, highlighting Inland's confidence in its strategies and dedication to delivering value to every investor.
Data as of 12/31/2024
Discover Our Solutions
Learn about Inland Investments' customized solutions designed with a simple yet essential real estate investment premise: to add value to every property by increasing revenues and decreasing expenses, therefore growing net operating income (NOI).