Gardner Group

About Gardner Group

Gardner Group is a real estate operator headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT. Gardner Group operates in Boise, Idaho, Ogden, Utah and Salt Lake City, Utah. Its investment focus is on Affordable Housing, Car-light communities and Hospitality.

Gardner Group is a privately‑held commercial real estate developer headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with additional offices in Boise, Idaho and Henderson, Nevada. The firm traces its roots over 50 years and was formally established as Gardner Company in 2004, evolving from its founder Kem Gardner’s earlier ventures dating to 1973. To date the company has developed more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, working across office, industrial, retail, medical, mixed‑use and multifamily sectors. Its portfolio includes over $2.2 billion in office, $1 billion in industrial, $500 million in multifamily, $300 million in retail and $300 million in medical and senior living development. Gardner launched rPlus Energies in 2018 to develop utility‑scale solar, wind, battery storage and pumped storage projects. It also developed Summit Vista, a life‑plan senior living community with 1,600 units in Taylorsville, Utah. It cofounded Philo Ventures, which includes an innovation studio, venture fund and Philo Development focused on sustainable real estate solutions in the Intermountain West.

Principals at Gardner Group