People

Dan Mullen

Bedrock strives to revitalize Detroit’s Central Business District by creating jobs, opportunity and an atmosphere of innovation. Vice President of Development Dan Mullen seized the opportunity to support that vision. In 10 short years, Mullen worked his way through the ranks at Quicken Loans and into a key leadership position with Gilbert’s new venture. “I […]

06 / 23 / 14

Michael Preston

With over 20 years of experience in social work, Michael Preston is a good judge of what kind of social support program actually makes a difference for disabled homeless and veterans. In his role as regional director of permanent supportive housing for Columbus, Ohio-based National Church Residences – the nation’s largest non-profit specializing in affordable […]

06 / 16 / 14

Bruce Keene

Residents are sometimes quick to post negative reviews on apartment rating sites, but don’t always take the time to write positive reviews. However, there is a solution to this. MHN talks to Bruce Keene, president of management services of Tampa, Fla.-based Franklin Street, a Yardi client, about some trends he is seeing in property management, […]

06 / 13 / 14

Christiana Foglio-Palmer

Christiana Foglio-Palmer’s success as an owner/developer of multifamily affordable housing in New Jersey could be measured by the typical parameters — numbers of units developed, residents housed, and dollars made. But sit down to talk with her about a 20-year career heading Community Investment Strategies, Inc., and you’ll hear less about profits and projects, and […]

06 / 10 / 14

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SCYAP

Since 2001, Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming (SCYAP) has offered free visual and graphic arts training to aboriginal youth. Students can chose any of 13 afterschool programs, seven First Nation reserve courses, or attend sessions at SCYAP headquarters. In each setting, the organization provides a safe, encouraging space where youth can hone their art, transforming […]

06 / 05 / 14

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Baybridge Senior Living

BayBridge develops and manages senior housing throughout Canada and the United States. The growing company provides lifestyle options for residents including independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Through this system, residents can stay in the community when their needs change, seamlessly transitioning between care levels. “We’re developing and growing at this point but […]

05 / 21 / 14

Monica Makin

Monica Makin grew up in public housing in Brooklyn, New York – in Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Marcy Houses, the same projects as rapper Jay-Z. After becoming the first person in her extended family to graduate from college and continuing on to law school, Makin eventually found her way back to the affordable housing realm in a very […]

05 / 19 / 14

Out of the Box

The development projects and community initiatives of Denver’s Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) don’t fit in just one box. In fact, they don’t even fit in several boxes. Founded with the intent to improve and support parts of the city needing the most TLC, the ULC is not just a nonprofit developer, or a project proposer, […]

05 / 12 / 14

Averting Data Disaster

With an interest in marketing, job title based in IT, a strong grasp of social media and a passion for real-life residents, Bill Szczytko has earned a following as someone who can be counted on to deliver prescient insight about apartment management. His network of contacts in the industry is nationwide, and he effectively uses […]

04 / 30 / 14

Centershift

Like multifamily real estate, the storage industry has made a strong post-recession recovery. The renting of convenient space for storing extra personal possessions attracts both mom-and-pop proprietors and the investment dollars of large, publicly-traded REITs. Centershift, a Salt Lake City, Utah based company, created a scalable, flexible management system for storage 15 years ago. Recently […]

04 / 29 / 14

Devon Management

With its existing portfolio made up primarily of tax-credit affordable housing for seniors, New York’s Devon Management is now expanding into affordable properties that will house all ages. In the next few years, the company’s holdings will nearly double with the addition of 1,000 units in the Hudson Valley. “We’re just addressing the same dearth […]

04 / 28 / 14

Raul Gil Honored

The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara is pleased to honor local leaders with Community Service Awards for their commitment to Santa Barbara, the Westside and Bohnett Park. Yardi team lead Raul Gil accepted an individual award, and Spencer Strom accepted the award on behalf of BEGA-US. Gil is an entrepreneur and longtime active resident of […]

04 / 24 / 14

Creating Family

At the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc. (MARE), family isn’t always a group of people united by genes. Family is a matter of commitment, will, and compassion. Children enter state foster care on a temporary basis so that the problem in the their birth families (usually neglect or violence) can be investigated and resolved. Foster […]

04 / 23 / 14

Tribridge Chooses Yardi

TriBridge Residential manages 16,000 residential units in seven U.S. states. Since 1990, TriBridge partners have overseen more than $2.75 billion in acquisitions and development of more than 33,000 multifamily units. Needing a comprehensive technology solution to effectively manage its business operations and provide detailed reporting to investors and clients, TriBridge selected Yardi Voyager® as its […]

04 / 23 / 14

Talking Training

Technology provides many different ways to improve our lives and business processes. Yardi recently launched an exciting new training product that offers both our clients and their employees the chance to improve new hire training and ongoing employee development. Yardi eLearning, developed internally at Yardi with the invaluable input of industry experts, is changing the […]

04 / 21 / 14

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