company

The McKee Group is a family-owned and managed real estate company with a 75-year history of building solutions that improve people's lives

Based in Springfield, Delaware County, PA, the Company now operates in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey.

When The McKee Group opened its first 55+ community in 1977, they became known as innovators in building active adult communities in the Delaware Valley. They remain a leader in 55+ clubhouse communities today, garnering local, regional and national awards. 

our companies

In addition to 55+ communities, The McKee Group owns and operates apartment complexes. The Commercial Division has increased its holdings both by purchasing existing facilities and by obtaining raw ground and completing the entitlement and construction process. Company staff manage all of its commercial investment properties. McKee Plaza, a trio of office buildings ideally located on Route 320, adjacent to the Route 1 exit of the Blue Route, is the centerpiece of a portfolio of office buildings that consistently exceed 90% occupancy. A Storage Depot, The McKee Group’s self-storage business, includes 10 locations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.

Applying the same principles of outstanding management and customer service, The McKee Group owns and operates a world-class marina in Wildwood, NJ which includes a complete service department and a brokerage yacht sales facility.

Currently, The McKee Group is focusing its development efforts on regional lifestyle centers where housing is a component of a vibrant, walkable community in which to live, work and shop. The first potential community, on the site of the former Franklin Mint in Media, is in process.

The McKee Group prides itself on combining entrepreneurial nimbleness and solid financial practices that have been responsible for its past success and its exciting future.

charity

McKee Makes a Difference

The McKee Group believes in giving back to our community. In recent years, our commitment to caring has included donations of time and dollars and the development of special fund raising events.

Frank A. McKee Charity Golf Classic

The annual Frank A. McKee Charity Golf Classic, named in honor of our founder, invites players to swing for a worthy cause. The charity benefits different organization each year, ranging from military veterans to animal rescue.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation’s first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since their start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. Built on a foundation of delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care, the Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives.

Tails of Valor®, Paws of Honor

Tails of Valor®, Paws of Honor’s (TOV) mission is to provide rehabilitation through non-medicinal therapies by training service canines for Veterans/participants suffering with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). TOV provides trained companions who aid and assist in their daily routines, improving their quality of life.

Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation

The vision of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation is to ensure that every child of a fallen patriot receives all necessary college funding. Their mission is to provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.

Ryan’s Case for Smiles

Ryan’s Case for Smiles (formerly ConKerr Cancer) was founded in 2007 to bring comfort and support to young patients and their families in hospitals around the globe. Today, their programs have expanded to include the children’s entire families so they can better navigate and cope with a very difficult experience and avoid long term emotional trauma.

Ronald McDonald House Charities®

The Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of the Philadelphia Region is an organization that supports families of seriously ill children by creating a community of comfort and hope. This wonderful organization was born in Philadelphia on October 15, 1974, and has grown throughout the years to over 375 Ronald McDonald Houses worldwide thanks to the generosity of dedicated donors. RMHC was also the charity selected for the 2022 Frank A. McKee Charity Golf Classic, which raised over $110,000 for the cause.

Home of the Sparrow

The Catherine Twomey House is a 5-unit apartment home for pre-senior women with little or no income, sponsored by Home of the Sparrow. Members of the McKee Builders team donated funds, furniture for the home, and their skills to renovating this existing home, creating a shelter for vulnerable women and their children who have fallen on hard times. Home of the Sparrow was also the charity selected for the 2021 Frank A. McKee Charity Golf Classic, which raised over $100,000 for the cause.

Homes for Our Troops

Homes for Our Troops builds and donates specially adapted custom homes for severely injured veterans. In 2006, McKee Builders was honored to build a home for Pisey Tan, who lost both legs in an IED explosion.

American Warrior Initiative

American Warrior Initiative educates Americans on the challenges facing members of the military when returning from war. Among other services, AWI spearheads give-back initiatives for wounded heroes, including mortgage-free housing, business grants, home upgrades, service dogs and more. Serving the heroes who serve us is an honor for McKee Builders. We were proud to donate…

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity seeks to build strength, stability and self-reliance in partnerships with families in need of decent and affordable housing. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers, and then pay an affordable mortgage. Over the past decade, McKee Builders has proudly supported Habitat for Humanity.

Providence Animal Center (Delaware County SPCA)

Animals deserve care too. The Providence Animal Center offers rescue, medical care, treatment, protection and placement of companion animals. The McKee family has been a proud supporter for three generations. In fact, McKee Builders Vice President Frank McKee, Jr. is a past member of the board of directors, and continues to donate his time and energy.

Toys for Tots

The U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distributes those toys to less fortunate children in the community. Each holiday season, McKee Builders organizes and donates to toy collections across the Philadelphia area.