Curtis Coleman Co. was founded in San Diego in 1913 by Nelson L Coleman as a general real estate company. From 1913 until the early 1950's, the company's real estate activities centered around real estate lending, sales, leasing, property management and insurance.

The initial emphasis of the company was real estate lending for local residential property owners and developers. Loans were arranged with private parties or local institutions for individual residences and subdivisions.

In 1953, the company's real estate lending activities were further expanded into income property loans with life insurance companies, trusts, and other financial institutions with the Curtis Coleman Co. retaining loan servicing. Some of the lenders represented were Standard Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon; Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company of Los Angeles; Ryan Aeronautical's Salaried and Hourly Retirement Trusts; California-Western States Life Insurance Company (now American General Investment Corporation); and Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan Association.

In the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's, we continued with our traditional real estate activities and expanded our operation into the joint venture and real estate development field. We helped to arrange a joint venture and are part owners of approximately 500,000 square feet of industrial property in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, and with Cal-West in Sunnyvale and Los Angeles in the hotel industry.

In 1978, we helped develop through management, again with Cal-Western and Coleman & Coleman Partnerships, approximately 200,000 square feet of multi-tenant office and industrial space in the Scripps Ranch area of San Diego County.

We are co-developer and joint venture partner of a 325 space mobile home park in the Kearny Mesa area of the city of San Diego.

The company has always been family owned and remains so today. George N. Coleman, Jr. (joined the company in 1978), and Cynthia M. Coleman (joined the firm in 1988) are the great-grandchildren of the founder.

The Curtis Coleman Co. handles real estate development, property management and equity investments. We also manage the Kearney Lodge mobile home park in Kearny Mesa. The corporate headquaters for operations and management is located in Mira Mesa.