History

1974	Jun.	Daito Sangyo Co., Ltd. is established in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya for the building of buildings for rent for the effective use of land. (Capital is 1 million yen.)
1978	Sep.	Daito Sangyo Co., Ltd. is renamed Daito Construction Co., Ltd.
1980	Mar.	Establishes Daito Kyosaikai Co., Ltd., which guarantees rent for vacancies.
1988	Apr.	Daito Construction Co., Ltd. is renamed Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.
1988	Dec.	Builds a new head office (currently the Nagoya Branch) and moves to Fukuzumicho, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya.
1989	Jan.	Daito Kyosaikai Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary.
1989	Mar.	The stock is listed in the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
1990	Mar.	Net sales exceed 100 billion yen.
1990	Apr.	Moves the head office to Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
1991	Mar.	Ordinary income exceeds 20 billion yen.
1991	Sep.	The stock is listed in the First Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
1992	Feb.	The stock is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1992	Mar.	Net sales exceed 200 billion yen.
1993	Mar.	Ordinary income exceeds 40 billion yen.
1993	Jun.	Establishes Daito Finance Co., Ltd., which provides bridge loans.
1994	Jan.	Establishes Housecom Co, Ltd., a real estate agency.
1995	Feb.	Launches New Crestall 24.
	Aug.	Establishes Shanghai Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. in China (July 1995), which starts rental housing development for people from overseas in Shanghai.
	Oct.	Establishes ten regional sales companies.
1996	Jan.	Acquires a controlling interest in Top and Homex Co., Ltd. and starts a home center business (withdraw from the business in May 2006).
1996	Sep.	Establishes Daito Asia Development Pte. Ltd. and Daito Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. and begins hotel development in Malaysia. Moves the head office to Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
1997	Feb.	Acquires land for the head office in a redevelopment area east of Shinagawa Station.
	Apr.	Acquires a controlling interest in Kobayashi Construction Co, Ltd., which becomes Daito Steel Co., Ltd.
	May	Establishes Daito Construction Co., Ltd.
1998	Jul.	Establishes Kansai-Housecom Co., Ltd., an agency handling rental properties in the Kansai area.
	Sep.	Introduces mobile terminals to management systems at construction sites.
	Oct.	Merges with ten sales companies to increase business efficiency.
1999	Feb.	Establishes Care Partner Co., Ltd. and starts a home care business.
1999	Sep.	Daito Building Management Co., Ltd. starts business to strengthen the management division.
2001	Mar.	Net sales exceed 300 billion yen.
	Jun.	Establishes Gaspal Kanto Co., Ltd. and Gaspal Chubu Co., Ltd. and starts an LP gas supply business.
	Nov.	Introduces Japan’s first non-recourse loan.
2002	Jun.	Establishes Gaspal Kinki Co., Ltd., Gaspal Chugoku Co., Ltd., and Gaspal Kyushu Co., Ltd.
	Aug.	Shin-Nihon Denken Co., Ltd. starts business.
	Dec.	The number of units under management exceeds 300,000.
2003	Mar.	Shanghai Garden Plaza opens with a grand opening (it is sold in December 2007).
	Apr.	Moves the head office to Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Shinagawa East One Tower).
	Jul.	Shin-Nihon Denken Co., Ltd. is renamed Daito Trust & Building Co., Ltd.
2004	Jan.	Housecom Co., Ltd. and Kansai-Housecom Co., Ltd. are integrated.
	Mar.	Net sales exceed 400 billion yen.
	Apr.	Katsumi Tada is appointed Chairman, and Moritaka Asada is appointed President. Daito Trust & Building Co., Ltd. and Daito Construction Co., Ltd. are merged to become Daito Trust & Building Co. Ltd.
	Jul.	Announces E-Heya Net, a rental housing agency business brand.
	Sep.	Launches Meridio 24.
	Oct.	Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur, a hotel, opens in Malaysia.
	Dec.	Establishes Gaspal Tohoku Co., Ltd.
2005	May	Establishes Daito Corporate Service Co., Ltd. to promote the employment of disabled people.
	Jun.	The number of units under management exceeds 400,000.
	Jul.	Gaspal Group companies are merged to become Gaspal Co., Ltd.
2006	Feb.	Forms a capital and business alliance with Daisue Construction Co., Ltd.
	Mar.	Net sales exceed 500 billion yen.
	Jul.	Introduces a Lease Management Trust System.
	Oct.	Katsumi Tada is appointed Chairman and President.
2007	Jul.	The number of units under contract management exceeds 500,000.
	Sep.	Establishes House Leave Co., Ltd., which provides services that do not require a guarantor. Establishes the Daito Customer Center, which responds to emergency calls from tenants.
	Oct.	Katsumi Tada is appointed Chairman. Isao Minabe is appointed President.
2008	Apr.	Daito Kyosaikai Co., Ltd. and Daito Building Management Co., Ltd. are merged.
2009	Jul.	The number of units under contract management exceeds 600,000.
2010	Jul.	Establishes Daito Farm Co., Ltd., which is wholly owned by Daito Building Management Co., Ltd.
2010	Oct.	Sets up a head office presentation room.
2011	Mar.	Net sales at the Group exceeds 1 trillion yen.
	Jun.	Housecom Co, Ltd. is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, JASDAQ (Standard section).
	Sep.	The number of units under management exceeds 700,000.
2012	Jun.	Live-UP living service starts in Koto-ku, Tokyo.
2012	Aug.	Establishes Daito Business Center Co., Ltd. to increase business productivity by introducing shared services.
2013	Apr.	Naomi Kumakiri is appointed President. Hitoshi Kadouchi is appointed Executive Vice President.
2013	Jul.	The number of units under management exceeds 800,000.
2014	Sep.	Establishes Daito Energy Co., Ltd., which is wholly owned by Daito Building Management Co., Ltd.
2014	Oct.	Establishes Daito Mirai Trust Company Limited. Establishes House Guard S.S. Insurance Co., Ltd., which is wholly owned by Daito Building Management Co., Ltd.
2015	Jun.	Makes the first investment in a new real estate development business in the United States.
	Jul.	Stages the first Daito Kentaku E-Heya Net Ladies Tournament, an LPGA Tour tournament.
	Dec.	Acquires shares in Solasto Corporation in the medical and nursing care industry.
2016	Jan.	Launches a new rental housing brand, DK SELECT.
2016	Nov.	Establishes Daito Kentaku Leasing Co., Ltd. Signs a national team supporting company contract with the Japan Football Association.
2017	Jan.	The number of units under management exceeds 1 million.
	Mar.	Creates a new brand message, “Life is Built on Trust.”
	Apr.	Daito Building Management Co., Ltd. is renamed Daito Kentaku Partners Co., Ltd. A system of three main companies forming the Daito Group starts.
	Aug.	The number of units for residential use under management reaches 1 million.
	Sep.	The first outstanding crime prevention property is completed.
	Nov.	Japan’s first multifamily rental property that meet the ZEH criteria is completed.
	Dec.	Gaspal Co., Ltd. starts city gas business.
2018	Nov.	Starts the construction of the ROOFLAG rental housing future showroom.
2018	Dec.	Ume Care Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary of Sakura Care Co., Ltd.
2019	Jan.	Becomes a member of RE100, an international environment initiative. Receives SBT (an international environment initiative) certification.
	Feb.	Announces 2019 E-Heya Net Neighborhood Livability Rankings in the Tokyo area.
	Mar.	Starts experimenting with D-AVIS, a robot that works with humans and turn screws, at construction sites.
	Apr.	Katsuma Kobayashi is appointed President.
	May.	Supports the recommendations of Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures(TCFD). Launches ZEH-M(Net Zero Energy House Mansion) Rental housing, SOLEIL. Starts trial of “DK SELECT Reform”, a remodeling service specializing in rental buildings.
	Jun.	Forms a business alliance with Treasure Factory Co., LTD. which provides one-stop moving and purchasing.
	Jul.	Forms a business alliance with “OYO LIFE”, which handles subscription-type rentals. Gaspal Co., Ltd. starts the city gas business in the Toho Gas area.
	Aug.	Housecom Co., Ltd. is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
	Sep.	Launches Forterb, produced by CLT's original construction method.
	Oct.	Receives the Good Design Award 2019 for Disaster Prevention and Living Laboratory “Boku Lab”.
	Nov.	Forms strategic alliance with JustCo Holdings Pte Ltd to enter the flexible workspace business. Forms a business alliance with Air Trunk Co., Ltd., which operates a delivery-type trunk room.
	Dec.	Acquires profitable real estate in Ginza and opens the hotel “remm plus GINZA” operated by Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co., Ltd.
2020	Jan.	Launches detached rental housing, LIBERTE DUPLE.
	Mar.	Signs a team sponsorship agreement with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
	Jun.	Opens “ROOFLAG rental housing future showroom”.
	Sep.	Joined the international environmental initiative Renewable Energy 100 (RE100).
	Oct.	Acquires shares of Invalance LTD., an asset management type condominium development developer specializing in the 23 wards of Tokyo. Certifies as an “eco-first company” by the Ministry of the Environment.
2021	Jan.	Daito Kentaku Leasing Co., Ltd. starts franchise business. Established joint venture Lopicma Co., Ltd.
	Mar.	Certifies as a Health management corporation (White 500). Develops Japan’s first LCCM rental apartment housing with a solar power generation system.
	Jun.	Launches new rental housing products of ZEH-M.
	Oct.	Obtaines DX-certified business operator certification. Received the Good Design Award 2021 for two housing equipment products. Launchs of service platform “ruum”. Identifies the Basic Sustainability Policy and the Daito Group’s Seven Material Issues.
	Nov.	Standardize proposal of ZEH rental housing business.
2022	Jan.	Converts CO2 emission reductions* from energy-saving housing into credits. *Reduced CO2 emissions from energy in comparison to energy used in everyday living in ordinary rental housing complexes.
	Mar.	Certifies as a "Nadeshiko Brand" in FY2021.
	Jun.	Implements carbon offset for the first time in JLPGA Golf Tour 2022 Season “Daito Kentaku E-Heya Net Ladies”.
	Aug.	Launches the outdoor recreations and rental housing project jointly with Snow Peak.
	Sep.	Acquires shares of Rising Force Corporation.
	Nov.	Launches our first new long-term quality rental housing product, CIEL PATIO.
2023	Feb.	Formulates "the Daito group disaster prevention vision 2030".
2023	Apr.	Kei Takeuchi inducted as president.