The Davis Companies was founded in 1976 by Jonathan G. Davis. The company began with a focus on urban residential renovations and rehabilitation projects, capitalized primarily through friends and family high-net-worth investors. Over nearly five decades, the firm has evolved into a fully integrated real estate investment, development, and management organization, having successfully navigated six distinct market cycles. It operates both on its own account and for institutional investors. The firm targets a diversified, value-oriented strategy across multifamily, industrial, self storage, office, and science & technology properties, with life sciences now a growing focus in major innovation markets. Its core investment playbook includes distress-driven acquisitions, ground-up development, repositioning, and long-term asset management. Top markets by exposure include Boston, Cambridge, Savannah, and Richmond.