Company History
Founded in 1991 by Rob Smyjunas, Vandercar Holdings began as a commercial real estate brokerage firm. Vandercar became a developer in 1995, initially specializing in developing drug and grocery stores across New Hampshire and New England. During that time the company also worked extensively with Macy’s as exclusive broker/developer under its New England Asset Utilization Program.
In 2000, Rob was convinced by his wife, Bitsy, to move the company to her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Since that time Vandercar has been one of the area’s most successful developers starting with the company’s first large local project, The Center of Cincinnati — a Sam’s Club, Target and Meijer-anchored shopping center containing more than 650,000 SF of retail space. The project, a redevelopment of the headquarters site of the city’s historic Cincinnati Milacron company, occupies one of the most prominent locations in the heart of metropolitan Cincinnati.
To date Vandercar has completed developments a value totaling more than $700 million across seven states, diversifying into to retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use projects.