Saxon Partners

About Saxon Partners

Saxon Partners is a real estate operator headquartered in Hingham, MA. Saxon Partners operates in Atlanta, Georgia, Boston, Massachusetts and Buffalo, New York. Its investment focus is on Hospitality, Multifamily - Ground-up and Standalone Retail.

Saxon Partners is a private real estate investment, development, and management firm established in 1998 by Gary Darman and Donald S. Smith. Headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts, the company has operated for 28 years, led by an executive team with extensive experience across real estate acquisitions, capital markets, and construction management. The firm focuses its real estate strategy on large-scale commercial mixed-use developments, single-tenant net-leased retail assets, and multi-family residential communities. Its core operational platform includes its proprietary "The Marek" multi-family brand—a targeted development program specializing in apartment communities positioned near major regional medical centers. The enterprise oversees a geographically diverse portfolio across New England, the Midwest, and national high-growth submarkets. Its landmark developments include Colony Place in Plymouth, Massachusetts—a master-planned mixed-use campus spanning over one million square feet of retail, dining, hotel, and residential space—and Kenmara, a 150-acre, one-million-square-foot business and commercial park in Munster, Indiana.

Principals at Saxon Partners