Welcome to Archon Retail

Archon Retail has experienced tremendous growth since the company’s inception in 1996, having acquired, asset-managed, developed and/or sold more than 17.2 million square feet of retail investments at a cost of approximately $1.8 billion. Specializing in power centers, neighborhood grocery stores, specialty centers and mixed-use developments, Archon Retail remains focused on securing development, redevelopment and joint venture investment opportunities in primary domestic markets. Archon Retail enjoys broad reach with full service operations in Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boca Raton, Walnut Creek and Los Angeles. Its seasoned executive team is based in Irving, Texas alongside the headquarters of Archon Group, L.P., the parent company of Archon Retail.

Archon Group, L.P. is an international, full-service commercial real estate investment, development and management company featuring a global team of 2,900 people and boasting a portfolio of more than $52 billion in North America, Asia and Europe. In addition to the afore-mentioned domestic offices, Archon has international offices in Paris, Rome, Milan, Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo and Bangkok. Beyond the retail assets of Archon Retail, Archon Group’s holdings include office and industrial properties and the investments of specialized divisions such as Archon Residential, Archon Capital, Archon Hospitality, Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage and Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group. Archon Group’s business is building value for its investors through the acquisition, development, management, financing and disposition of real estate investments, including mortgage loans secured by real estate.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Archon Group benefits from the corporate dealmaking culture of Goldman Sachs and its solid financial strength. The company primarily invests equity on behalf of Whitehall Street Real Estate Opportunity Funds, Goldman Sachs’ primary investment vehicles for making privately negotiated real estate investments. Whitehall investors include Goldman Sachs, institutional investors, charitable foundations, pension funds, high net worth individuals and Goldman Sachs’ employees. Since the inception of the Whitehall Funds in 1991, Goldman Sachs’ Real Estate Principal Investment Area (REPIA) has raised approximately $24 billion of equity across ten Whitehall funds and five niche funds. Through 2007, the firm has invested Whitehall equity in approximately $124 billion of real estate (total cost) across 28 countries, making these funds the largest, most successful global real estate opportunity funds in the world. Approximately 50% of this investment has been facilitated by Archon and its affiliates.

Archon Group relies on these substantial financial resources, as well as superior information technology and highly skilled professionals to provide the highest possible return. Innovative and resourceful in its approach, Archon Group’s goal is to remain ahead of market trends and provide a competitive edge for its investors. This distinct edge in assets, expertise and professionalism results in what has come to be known as The Archon Advantage.