OUR DEEPLY ENGAGED APPROACH
At R.J. Kelly, we pride ourselves on being deeply engaged with our tenants, investors, and partners. We take a holistic approach to everything we do to provide the best and most personalized experience to everyone we work with.
INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS & MANAGERS
From working with large private equity firms to small local subcontractors, we get the complete picture.
We live this day in and day out, strategizing at an institutional level all while operating as your boots on the ground.
We're immersed. We're nimble. We simply love real estate and it shows.
R.J. Kelly Over the Years
From solopreneur to institutional investor. Instilling ownership mentality from the ground up.
1941
Richard Kelly’s first job, at nine years old, was as a farmhand at Crawford Farm in Burlington, MA. He earned 90 cents per 10-hour day of weeding the fields and harvesting crops.
1951-1960
Richard Kelly graduates high school and starts his company, building several residential homes in communities in and around Burlington. This company became known as R.J. Kelly Company (R.J. Kelly).
1960-1970
R.J. Kelly builds its first commercial building at 99 Cambridge Street in Burlington. The firm then builds several additional, smaller commercial properties throughout eastern Massachusetts.
1970-1990
R.J. Kelly expands in Massachusetts by building larger-scale office parks in Burlington, Peabody, Byfield, Wakefield, Billerica, and several other communities along the 128 corridor.
2010-2020
R.J. Kelly creates their joint venture institutional investor program, catapulting them into a decade of exponential growth. They elevated the trajectory of their organization by staying true to their core competencies.
1990-2000
R.J. Kelly expands into more flex/industrial real estate and starts their storage business, Stor-U-Self (SUS).
2000-2010
R.J. Kelly grows the SUS platform along with their office, flex, and industrial portfolio across New England through new development and investment in existing asset classes. They focus on further developing the firm as a vertically integrated investment, development, management, and construction company.
2020 & BEYOND
R.J. Kelly further builds out their construction, property management, asset management, and investment platforms while they continue to develop their team. They deepen their philanthropic commitments by partnering with a variety of charities meaningful to them, including Find the Cause and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
R.J. Kelly's primary focus remains the same – to build the team, company culture, and opportunities for our tenants and investors.
