Tony Sammut
Owner, Sammut Brothers
Salinas, CA 93907
Commercial development and leasing
Phone (831) 206-0879
Commercial development and leasing
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Industrial, Retail
Markets
Salinas
Bio
In 1965 , he left Michigan and moved the family to Redwood City where he continued to do machinist work for Western Gear Co. and partnered with his brother, Al Sammut, to own, operate, and eventually further develop a small motel in Salinas called the Eldorado Motel. Al lived at the motel with his family while Tony commuted from Redwood City to assist. In 1972, Tony left Western Gear and moved his family to Salinas where he and Al built the first 54 units of the Laurel Inn Motel in Salinas ~ and “built” by the very definition of the word for pride and finances required them and their families to do much of the construction work themselves. Through the years and several additions later, the Laurel Inn is now 144 units and still a pillar in the Salinas business community today as well as the home office of Al and Tony and Tony Sammut Development. When the Laruel Inn saw it’s grand opening in 1973, the entire Sammut family was together for the ribbon cutting ceremony. It was no doubt, one of George and Nina Sammut’s proudest moments.Tony and his family lived in and operated the Laurel Inn in an extremely hands on fashion, it truly was a “family run” business. This was the true kick start of Sammut Brothers Development for Tony and Al continued together to develop and bring several new names to Salinas to include Wendys Restaurant, Taco Bell Restaurant and more. In 1994, Tony and Al developed what is still today their largest development, Westridge Center in North Salinas. This development brought the community such retail giants as Costco, Walmart, Starbucks, Pet Smart and many others. It was an incredible achievement for two brothers, the sons of their father, a Maltese immigrant who worked as a laborer his entire life. But it was this old fashion foundation that molded these two men into the kind of personalities required to achieve such goals in the very trying and aggressive industry of land development and we truly feel the community benefits greatly from their efforts. Tony and Al Sammut continue to own and operate the many accomplishments of Sammut Brothers Development today. They are still seated side by side at their home office in the Laurel Inn complex. In 1999, Tony and Al chose to move forward in life at different paces. Both began venturing into individual and separate developing ventures to include the final fazes of Westridge Center. This was the beginning of Tony Sammut Development.
