Whitestone REIT is a community-centered real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, operates, and develops open-air, retail centers located in culturally diverse markets of major metropolitan areas. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 72 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2010-08-26. Its centers are convenience focused merchandised with a mix of service-oriented tenants providing food (restaurants and grocers), self-care (health and fitness), services (financial and logistics), education and entertainment to the surrounding communities. The firm's properties include Ahwatukee Plaza, Kempwood Plaza, Davenport Village, Eldorado Plaza, Fountain Square, Fulton Ranch Towne Center, Anderson Arbor, Lakeside Market, Headquarters Village, Heritage Trace Plaza, La Mirada, Keller Place, Lakeside Market, Town Park, Lion Square, Las Colinas Village, Lake Woodlands Crossing, Dana Park Pad, Arcadia Towne Center, Garden Oaks Shopping Center, among others.