Related Companies is a global real estate and lifestyle enterprise founded in 1972 by Stephen M. Ross, beginning with affordable housing. The firm develops and manages a portfolio valued at more than $60 billion, spanning luxury condominiums and rentals, affordable and mixed-income housing, offices, retail, hospitality, city centers, senior living, and data centers. Its activities are concentrated in the United States, alongside international projects.
The company's technical work spans sustainable development and construction, data center development, portfolio management, and digital technology. Related Digital, a specialty business within Related's operating businesses, focuses on the firm's digital activities. Data centers form one of the asset types within its development portfolio.
Flagship projects include Hudson Yards, a major city-center development intended to rethink how people live, work, and gather in cities. The affordable and mixed-income housing business, where Related began, accounts for more than 55,000 affordable residences across the United States.
Related describes its mission as transforming urban life and creating lasting economic, cultural, and social value, with an emphasis on inclusive, resilient, mixed-income communities and a technology-forward approach to development. The company also states a commitment to sustainability and to stronger, more connected communities.
