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Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO® was founded and incorporated by Elliott
M. Ogden on October 29, 1929, on the infamous day of the
stock market crash. At this time, Elliott Ogden had about
ten years real estate experience with the Frederick P. Jones
Company, an established old line Milwaukee Realtor. His
partner at Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO® was Guido Scheffer
who served as Vice President until Elliott Ogden bought
out his portion of the company in 1934, thus becoming sole
stockholder and owner.
The company began primarily as a residential
sales and leasing organization with an office located at
110 East Wisconsin Avenue. Within three years of its conception,
Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO® had not only expanded its residential
staff, but also added divisions for real estate management,
commercial sales and leasing and mortgage procurement and
servicing.
In the mid to late 1930's, the company achieved
the distinction of being one of the leading real estate
firms and Milwaukee's first full service real estate organization.
This distinction was attained through high standards of
integrity, innovation techniques and by working diligently
to build an excellent reputation in the community.
The years during World War II resulted in
a national decline in real estate activity, but beginning
again in 1946, business became strong and the company added
an Insurance Division as well as a Project Development arm.
In 1947, due to major renovations in the current
office space, the company moved the offices to the Railway
Exchange Building at the Southwest corner of Broadway and
East Wisconsin Avenue. The company remained at this location
until June of 1957, when a major decision was made to relocate
out of the central business district and purchase the building
at 1234 North Prospect Avenue. This was a decision based on the company’s continued growth and increased demand for more office space and off street parking.
After serving for over four years in the United
States Army Corps during World War II, John Ogden, Sr. joined
Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO® in May, 1946 as a Vice President
and Manager of the real estate management Division, a position
he held for approximately ten years. In 1958, John Ogden,
Sr. became President and Treasurer of the firm, and Elliott
M. Ogden, Chairman of the Board.
In 1967, after years of continued growth,
the company opened three residential sales offices in Bayside,
Cedarburg, and Elm Grove. In June of 1979, John Ogden, Jr.
joined the Cedarburg office as a sales associate and in
1981, was elected Vice President and the head of the Development
Division of the company. Also in 1981, Peter Ogden joined
the company as a Property Manager in the Real Estate Management
Division until his election to Vice President of that division
in 1985. In the fall of 1984, John Ogden, Sr. was elected
chairman of the Board, and in April 1992, Peter Ogden was
elected President of the company. Today, John Ogden, Sr.,
Peter Ogden and John Ogden, Jr. all maintain an active role
in the company's daily operations and provide continued
leadership while maintaining strong values and unity at
the company.
Due to further growth and expansion of the
company, in October 1986 the company relocated from 1234
to 1550 North Prospect Avenue. In 1993, CraftMaster Contractors,
formally OakTree Services and doing business under the Ogden
Investments, Inc. parent company, was established as the
maintenance division of Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO®. On March
17, 1995, Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO® merged its complete
operations to offices located at 8850 N. Port Washington
Road to facilitate communication between employees and provide
customers with “one stop shopping” of complete
real estate services.
In 1999, Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO®
acquired additional residential sales offices in Wauwatosa
and Hartland, expanding the sales team to over 100. Responding
to market needs, these two separate offices were consolidated
and relocated in 2003 to Elm Grove. In addition, following
continued rapid growth, Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO®
relocated its Corporate Headquarters, Commercial Brokerage
and Leasing, real estate management and Accounting Divisions
to a new office in downtown Milwaukee.
With its evolution, Ogden & Company, Inc.,
AMO® has continued to grow its operations to proactively
meet the expectations of our clients and team members. In
1993 an executive committee was established comprised of
the Vice Presidents of each division of the company. This
unified body represents each area of the company's interests
in establishing and enforcing policies and procedures. Since
1995, the commercial management division increased its portfolio
from approximately 225,000 square feet to in excess of 1
million square feet, the multi-family division grew in the
last five years in excess of 60%, and the condominium division
doubled its management fees in the same time period. In
response to this growth, the Executive Committee established
the Management Committee comprised of the Director of each
of the Real Estate Management Divisions. Specific concerns,
growth response, budgeting, and staffing are among this
committee's responsibilities. Primarily, however, this committee
was established to provide unity and consistency, foster
further communication and maintain a team atmosphere among
all employees.
Ogden & Company, Inc., AMO® currently
has a full corporate staff of approximately 200, including
brokers. Our corporate office is located in downtown Milwaukee
while business is also conducted from branch offices on
21st & Michigan Streets, and in the cities of Elm Grove
and Bayside.
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