Founded in 1978, Pacifica Companies is a group of real estate firms, including corporations, partnerships and limited liability enterprises. Its real estate portfolio includes hotels, industrial buildings, retail shopping centers, apartment projects and single-family communities. Pacifica Companies employs more than 2,300 individuals at its offices and properties worldwide. In addition, the company pursues the development of new hotel properties throughout the United States. Its hotel operations division, Pacifica Hosts, oversees the day-to-day transactions of more than 30 hotel properties in California. With corporate headquarters in San Diego, Pacifica Companies maintains offices in Austin, Texas; Tampa, Fla.; and Riverside, Calif.