Incepted in 1970, 1st Lake Properties Inc. is a complete real estate development company with its own architectural, construction and property management companies. It is one of the largest developers and managers of multifamily communities in Louisiana. Located in Metairie, La., the firm has designed and developed over 8,500 apartment units, as well as a number of suburban office buildings, neighborhood shopping centers, warehouses, and self-storage projects in the New Orleans area. 1st Lake Properties Inc. has apartment properties in Baton Rouge, Slidell, and Mandeville Louisiana and in Ridgeland and Picayune. It is a member of various organizations, such as Chamber, the National Apartment Association, the Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans, Inc., the Multi-Family Council of Greater New Orleans and the National Association of Homebuilders.