| Simon Property Group, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, development and management of income-producing properties, primarily regional malls and community shopping centers. Through its subsidiary partnerships, it currently owns or has an interest in 246 properties in North America containing an aggregate of 191 million square feet of gross leasable area in 37 states plus Canada. The Company also holds interests in 48 assets in Europe (in France, Italy, Poland, and Portugal).
SPG is the largest publicly traded retail real estate company in North America with a total market capitalization of approximately $29 billion as of March 31, 2004. |
