The Schochet Companies is a full-service real estate development and management company who owns and/or manages more than 5,300 apartments and 50,000 square feet of commercial space throughout New England. Headquartered in Braintree, the company employs close to 200 professionals and has developed, owned, and/or managed in excess of 7,000 apartments and 600,000 square feet of retail and commercial space throughout New England and on the West Coast since its formation by Jay R. Schochet in 1973. A seamless, integrated real estate company that leverages the synergies derived from a high level of expertise in all of the key disciplines of real estate development, investing, and property management, The Schochet Companies delivers comprehensive services to its owned portfolio as well as a growing list of partners. Schochet’s development and investment experience ranges from structuring complex affordable housing transactions to developing and managing market rate housing running the gamut from workforce to luxury apartments. Its property management team has deep expertise navigating government regulations, policies, and organizations at the federal, state, and local level, as well as revitalizing and modernizing physical environments, and enhancing the marketability, livability, and reputations of the communities under management.