| 1885 |
The roots of our group date back to the dyeing business in 1886 (Meiji 19). |
| 1936-05 |
Established Aoki Dyeing Factory Co., Ltd. as a corporate entity. |
| 1976-08 |
Obtained a real estate brokerage license and commenced real estate transactions. |
| 1995-02 |
Changed the company name from Aoki Dyeing Factory Co., Ltd. to AD Works Co., Ltd. |
| 1999-03 |
Shifted business purpose from dyeing to real estate sales, brokerage, rental management, appraisal, consulting, and investment advisory. |
| 1999-08 |
Registered as a real estate appraisal business. |
| 2001-11 |
Registered as a real estate investment advisory business. |
| 2005-12 |
Registered as a trust beneficiary rights sales business. |
| 2006-01 |
Registered as an investment advisory business. |
| 2007-02 |
Registered as a Class 1 architect office. |
| 2007-10 |
Listed shares on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange. |
| 2008-12 |
Established subsidiary AD Estate Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-02 |
Established subsidiary AD Remodeling Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-04 |
Established ADW-No.1 LLC in California, USA, as a subsidiary handling income real estate business in the United States. |
| 2013-07 |
Transferred our property management business to AD Remodeling Co., Ltd. through a split and merger, and changed the company name to AD Partners Co., Ltd. |
| 2013-09 |
Established ADW Management USA, Inc., a subsidiary responsible for property management operations in the United States, in California. |
| 2014-01 |
Launched the AD Works Group Owners Club 'torch' (now 'Royaltorch'). |
| 2015-02 |
Obtained approval under the Real Estate Specified Joint Venture Act. |
| 2015-02 |
Established A.D.Works USA, Inc., a subsidiary overseeing operations in the United States, in California. |
| 2015-04 |
Changed market listing to the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2015-10 |
Designated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2016-09 |
Opened an Osaka branch office. |
| 2016-10 |
Established subsidiary Smart Money Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2017-02 |
Changed the corporate name of AD Estate Co., Ltd. to AD Design Build Co., Ltd. in preparation for full-scale construction business expansion. |
| 2017-09 |
Launched the AD Works Shareholder Club. |
| 2017-09 |
Completed the first in-house developed office building 'AD-O Shibuya Dogenzaka'. |
| 2018-08 |
Launched the first real estate securitization product 'ARISTO Kyoto'. |
| 2018-10 |
'AD-O Shibuya Dogenzaka', an in-house developed office building, received the Good Design Award. |
| 2019-03 |
Acquired business from Smart Money Investment Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-04 |
AD Design Build Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of our company, acquired all shares of Sumikawa Construction Co., Ltd., a construction business operator, and made it a group company. |
| 2019-04 |
Established ADW Lending LLC, a subsidiary handling residential mortgage investment operations in the United States, in California. |
| 2020-03 |
With the transition to a holding company structure, established AD Works Group Co., Ltd. as a fully parent company and, through its technical listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (effective April 1, 2020), delisted. |
| 2020-03 |
Established ADW Lending LLC, a subsidiary that handles residential mortgage investment business in the United States, in California, USA. |
| 2020-04-01 |
On April 1, AD Works Co., Ltd. established our company through a sole share transfer, and on the same day, listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange via technical listing. |
| 2020-04-01 |
Established AD Works Group Co., Ltd., a fully parent company as part of the transition to a holding company structure, and delisted from the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to technical listing on April 1, 2020. |
| 2020-04-01 |
AD Works Co., Ltd. established our company through a sole share transfer, and on the same day, listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange through a technical listing. |
| 2020-09 |
Established ADW Hawaii LLC, which engages in real estate sales, development, and ownership in Hawaii, United States. |
| 2020-10 |
Obtained a real estate brokerage license. |
| 2020-12 |
In order to enter the corporate venture capital business (CVC), Smart Money Investment Co., Ltd. changed its name to Angel Torch Co., Ltd. |
| 2020-12 |
Established Jupiter Funding Co., Ltd., which raises capital using crowdfunding and other methods. |
| 2021-09 |
Established a Sustainability Committee. |
| 2022-04 |
Carried out an absorption merger with AD Design Build Co., Ltd. as the surviving company and Sumikawa Construction Co., Ltd. as the dissolved company, and changed the company name to Sumikawa ADD Co., Ltd. |
| 2022-04 |
Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to a review of market classifications. |
| 2024-02 |
Upgraded AD Works Co., Ltd.'s Osaka branch office to Osaka branch. |
| 2024-08 |
Formulated the long-term management policy 'North Star Vision Value'. |
| 2025-01 |
Opened AD Works Co., Ltd.'s Fukuoka branch office. |
| 2025-07 |
Transferred all shares of Sumikawa ADD Co., Ltd. |
| 2026-01 |
Established the West Japan Branch overseeing AD Works Co., Ltd.'s Osaka branch and Fukuoka office. |
| 2026-01 |
Transferred the external owner-oriented property management business of AD Partners Co., Ltd. through an absorption split. |
