We are a family business that has been owned and operated by our founding families the Posts and the Solomons for over 75 years, with our third and fourth generations now actively involved in our day-to-day operations and management.
In the early 1970s, Martin heads the Company’s expansion into the shopping center development business with the firm’s first ground up development of a retail center. In 1972, Ben Z. Post joins the business alongside Howard, Martin, Harry and Abe. The Company begins acquiring existing shopping centers and surrounding land for future development, including the development of May Company Department Stores – predecessor to Macys – and neighborhood grocery chains like Giant Eagle.
Starting in the 1990s, under Martin and Ben Z. P&S expands its real estate portfolio into Colorado, California, and Georgia. The expansion includes diversification into mixed use properties, continued retail development in new markets and office building acquisitions. The P&S Energy operation continues to expand, with the acquisitions of Copperweld Energy, the energy division of Copperweld Steel and Tristate Energy, providing meter readings for numerous wells in the portfolio and for third party sites.
Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Company diversifies and enters the energy business. Leveraging the owners’ background in real estate development, the Company’s land holdings, and drawing on Abe’s experience in the Army Corp of Engineers, the Company starts a natural gas exploration company and a pipeline construction and management business. These businesses, Mash Investment Company and P&S Energy, Inc, serviced the Clinton formation in Northeast Ohio. In the mid 1980s, the shareholders of all the various original entities involved in the firm’s business implement a corporate reorganization and form what is now known as P&S Equities, Inc. Martin and Ben Z. assume senior leadership roles succeeding the first generation, with Martin named President and CEO.
In 2014, Jay L. Post, Brian H. Post, and Jeffrey Solomon formally launch Orangestar Properties to acquire and manage office buildings in North Dallas and pursue development opportunities throughout TX, OH, PA, CA, FL, and CO. Orangestar is headquartered in Plano, TX and is headed by Jay, President and Brian, CFO.
In the early 1970s, Martin heads the Company’s expansion into the shopping center development business with the firm’s first ground up development of a retail center. In 1972, Ben Z. Post joins the business alongside Howard, Martin, Harry and Abe. The Company begins acquiring existing shopping centers and surrounding land for future development, including the development of May Company Department Stores – predecessor to Macys – and neighborhood grocery chains like Giant Eagle.
Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Company diversifies and enters the energy business. Leveraging the owners’ background in real estate development, the Company’s land holdings, and drawing on Abe’s experience in the Army Corp of Engineers, the Company starts a natural gas exploration company and a pipeline construction and management business. These businesses, Mash Investment Company and P&S Energy, Inc, serviced the Clinton formation in Northeast Ohio. In the mid 1980s, the shareholders of all the various original entities involved in the firm’s business implement a corporate reorganization and form what is now known as P&S Equities, Inc. Martin and Ben Z. assume senior leadership roles succeeding the first generation, with Martin named President and CEO.
Starting in the 1990s, under Martin and Ben Z. P&S expands its real estate portfolio into Colorado, California, and Georgia. The expansion includes diversification into mixed use properties, continued retail development in new markets and office building acquisitions. The P&S Energy operation continues to expand, with the acquisitions of Copperweld Energy, the energy division of Copperweld Steel and Tristate Energy, providing meter readings for numerous wells in the portfolio and for third party sites.
In the early to Mid 2000s, P&S enters into a Joint Venture with Lamar Companies, partnering on over $150M worth of real estate acquisitions primarily consisting of grocery store anchored retail centers in tertiary markets through the United States.
These tertiary markets include city centers within South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Florida.
In 2014, Jay L. Post, Brian H. Post, and Jeffrey Solomon formally launch Orangestar Properties to acquire and manage office buildings in North Dallas and pursue development opportunities throughout TX, OH, PA, CA, FL, and CO. Orangestar is headquartered in Plano, TX and is headed by Jay, President and Brian, CFO.
