Martello Property Services has been doing business as a property management company in Vancouver for more than 19 years. The original company was formed as First City Property Management as a division of First City Developments. The President, Wayne Smithies, took over the company from First City in 1988 and re-branded the company to Martello Property Services Inc.

In 1990, Martello entered into joint venture with CB Commercial to carry on property management in British Columbia under the trade style CB Commercial Property Management. Over the years, CB Commercial changed to CB Richard Ellis.

In 2002, Mr. Smithies repatriated his shares from CB Richard Ellis and entered into a business relationship with J.J. Barnicke Vancouver. That relationship was mutually dissolved in March 2005 as the J.J. Barnicke Vancouver operation was limited to doing business in British Columbia. Martello Property Services carries on business in Alberta and as such was unable to carry the J.J. Barnicke name into other parts of Canada.

Martello Property Services currently has a head office in Vancouver at Suite 200 - 808 West Hastings Street and a regional office in Edmonton at #305, 10621 - 100th Avenue.