Private company

Società Generale Immobiliare

Defunct Italian company

Società Generale Immobiliare (SGI; English: The General Company of Real Estate) was once the largest real estate and construction company in Italy. It was founded in Turin in 1862, then relocated to Rome in 1870 with the unification of Italy. The company bought some of the pastoral land around Rome and, with the growth of Rome, the company grew as real estate prices increased.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1862Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersRome1
  • Founded inTurin1
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1

Società Generale Immobiliare (SGI; English: The General Company of Real Estate) was once the largest real estate and construction company in Italy. It was founded in Turin in 1862, then relocated to Rome in 1870 with the unification of Italy. The company bought some of the pastoral land around Rome and, with the growth of Rome, the company grew as real estate prices increased. The company's activities evolved into construction. Aldo Samaritani (1904–96) joined the company in 1933 and helped develop the company's construction activities. The company is famous for building residential buildings throughout Italy.2

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 1988Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1862Founded Founded in Turin1

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