Federal Realty Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, manages, develops and redevelops premium retail and mixed-use properties in the United States. The assets community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties are mainly concentrated over strategically-selected metropolitan markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the nation, California and South Florida. Federal Realty's retail properties are anchored by supermarkets, drug stores or high-volume, value-oriented retailers, which provide consumer necessities. The company focuses on investing in densely populated, well-off communities where retail demand is high. Moreover, mixed-use developments have gained popularity and the company targets creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, CA, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, MD and Assembly Row in Somerville, MA. The company has owned multiple properties, Real estate projects and several accquisitions to its portfolio.