please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message sun communities inc. type public traded as nyse sui industry real estate investment trust headquarters southfield mi u.s. key people gary shiffman chairman & ceo john mclaren president & coo karen dearing executive vice president cfo treasurer & secretary jon coleman executive vice president revenue us 415.22 million 2013 number of employees 1 236 march 2014 website suncommunities.com sun communities nyse sui is a publicly traded real estate investment trust reit based in southfield mi . as of june 30 2016 the company owns and operates 338 manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities located in 29 states throughout the united states and ontario canada . sun communities portfolio consists of approximately 117 000 developed sites . 1 contents 1 history 2 awards 3 gallery 4 external links 5 references history edit sun communities inc. together with its affiliates and predecessors has been in the business of acquiring operating and expanding manufactured housing communities since 1975 . in december 1993 the company went public as a reit offering 5.7 million common shares . at the time of the public offering the company operated 31 manufactured housing communities with 9 036 sites located in 6 states . continuing with its acquisition philosophy sun continued to acquire properties from both individual owners and companies . 2 awards edit crain s detroit business cool places to work 2011 3 crain s detroit business cool places to work 2012 4 manufactured housing institute community operator of the year award 2002 5 manufactured housing institute community operator of the year award 1997 6 gallery edit water oak country club is in lady lake fl 55 community branch creek in austin tx country meadows in flat rock mi sun villa in reno nv carrington pointe in ft. wayne in oak crest in austin tx cave creek in evans co deerfield run in anderson in external links edit sun communities inc. company s website references edit company profile . sun communities . retrieved 2016 10 07 . company history sun communities inc. . fundinguniverse . retrieved 2010 11 19 . sun communities rewards rain down . crain s detroit business . retrieved 2011 10 06 . cool places to work 2012 . crain s detroit business . retrieved 2014 06 30 . prestigious mhi awards recognize highest achievers . manufactured housing institute . 2002 04 09 . retrieved 2010 11 19 . company profile . sun communities . retrieved 2016 10 07 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sun communities & oldid 743094344 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangereal estate investment trustshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2011all articles with a promotional tonewikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from january 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 october 2016 at 19 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view