{"id":276705,"date":"2019-05-23T10:16:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.yardi.com\/?post_type=yardi-testimonials&#038;p=276705"},"modified":"2022-05-10T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T22:12:47","slug":"cousins-properties-inc","status":"publish","type":"yardi-testimonials","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/en-gb\/about-us\/success-stories\/cousins-properties-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"Cousins Properties Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uk-container-expand uk-cover-container uk-height-medium uk-background-secondary uk-light uk-margin uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle\">\n    <div class=\"uk-position-cover uk-background-image uk-background-cover uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/cmw-client-success\/public\/images\/generic\/2.jpg);\">\n    <div class=\"uk-width-4-5 uk-margin-auto uk-grid\">\n        <div class=\"uk-width-1-1 uk-width-auto@m uk-text-center uk-text-middle uk-overlay uk-overlay-primary uk-light uk-padding-small\" style=\"border:4px solid #fff;\">\n            <p class=\"uk-h2 uk-text-bold\">Client Success<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"uk-width-expand uk-text-left uk-text-middle uk-overlay uk-overlay-primary uk-light uk-padding-small uk-visible@m\" style=\"border:4px solid #fff; border-left:0px; min-width: 200px;\">\n            <p class=\"uk-h2 uk-text-bold\">Cousins Properties Inc.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"uk-width-expand uk-text-left uk-text-middle uk-overlay uk-overlay-primary uk-light uk-padding-small uk-hidden@m\" style=\"border:4px solid #fff; border-top:0px; min-width: 200px;\">\n            <p class=\"uk-h3 uk-text-bold\">Cousins Properties Inc.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-container-large uk-margin-auto uk-padding-small uk-padding-remove@m\">\n<!-- breadcrumbs & download link -->\n        <div class=\"uk-align-left\">\n        <p class=\"uk-text-small\" id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <span>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/about-us\/success-stories\/\">Success Stories<\/a> \u00bb \n            <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Cousins Properties Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"uk-text-right\">\n            <p class=\"uk-text-small\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/en-gb\/about-us\/success-stories\/cousins-properties-inc\/?format=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"uk-link-text\">view\/download the pdf<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uk-clearfix\"> <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-container-expand\">\n    <div class=\"uk-grid uk-grid-collapse uk-overflow-hidden\" uk-grid uk-height-match>\n        <div class=\"cmw-hm uk-width-2-3@m\">\n            <div class=\"uk-padding-large uk-padding-remove-vertical\">\n                <div uk-slider=\"center: true\">\n                    <div class=\"uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-padding-horizontal uk-child-width-2-3@s uk-grid\">\n                                                                                    <li>\n                                <div class=\"\">\n                                    <blockquote>\n                                        <p class=\"uk-margin-small-bottom\">We wanted a fully integrated, across-the-board solution to check off a whole bunch of boxes for us. We found that with Yardi.<\/p>\n                                        <footer class=\"uk-text-right\">Leeann Attanucci, Vice President, Corporate Controller<\/footer>\n                                    <\/blockquote>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n                        <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin\"><\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"uk-padding-large uk-padding-remove-vertical\">\n                <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Company<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">Atlanta-based Cousins Properties Inc. has kept pace with its evolving business environment by leveraging multiple business solutions as part of its Yardi Voyager property management and accounting platform. \u201cWe like the idea of an integrated system. We wanted Yardi as our solution and it has been the right choice for us,\u201d said Dennis Granger, vice president of information systems for Cousins.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Challenge<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Technology Upgrade Needed<\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">Cousins prides itself on having best-in-class assets and a strong balance sheet that allow the company to capitalize quickly on new acquisition opportunities. Recent acquisitions and mergers added dozens of properties and millions of square feet to its portfolio. Meeting increased reporting obligations and service expectations for its growing clientele required new solutions for tenant services, consolidations, reporting and maintenance.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Solution<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Yardi Commercial Suite<\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">With Yardi Voyager established as its core platform, Cousins connected with tenants online, automated budgeting, expanded reporting and extended mobility to its maintenance staff.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uk-margin\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-margin-small\">The Story<\/h3>\n<p class=\"uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Improved Tenant Service<\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">\u201cBefore CommercialCafe and Advanced Maintenance, tenants had to call the property management office. If nobody was available, the response could be delayed. Now our engineers can go straight to their mobile devices, without any intervening steps, and get right to the request. It saves time for everybody, and the maintenance record goes straight into the tenant ledger in Voyager,\u201d said Granger.<br><br><strong>New Dimensions for Budgeting<\/strong> <br>\u201cAdvanced Budgeting &amp; Forecasting strengthens our control of the budgeting process by making it easy to reforecast quarterly. Property accountants, managers and others can work their pieces of the budget simultaneously. In addition, the solution helps us streamline rent calculations, depreciations and other factors,\u201d Attanucci said.<br><br>She added, \u201cWe do our budgets to a degree that would make most people lose their minds. The level of detail we expect to see and drill into equals or exceeds anybody else\u2019s, and the integrated solution from Yardi makes that possible.\u201d<br><br><strong>New Consolidation, Drilldown and Reporting<\/strong> <br>\u201cYardi Investment Management also helped us with the special way we consolidate our legal entity structure. If an asset was 100% owned we had to add across and make manual consolidation entries. If it was 50% owned, we multiplied it out by 50%, booked it as a consolidating entry and added all of the consolidating entries. Now we have a much more efficient rollup structure. In addition, role-based access to Voyager lets the tax people see what went through any given legal entity,\u201d Attanucci said.<br><br>Granger added, \u201cYardi Investment Management gives us the ability to look from the top down, which is really helpful\u2014we can see what we\u2019re reporting to the SEC on our consolidated statements, and we can see individual property information. We can take those numbers, drill down and create Yardi spreadsheet reports to see what\u2019s coming from certain entities and properties.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019re also pleased with the ability to deliver a battery of reports to upper management every month. It no longer takes days to get them together, and we don\u2019t have to call the accountants for the information.\u201d<br><br><strong>Constructing Precision<\/strong> <br>\u201cYardi Construction Management gives us visibility into our construction budgets that we couldn\u2019t get from the spreadsheets we previously used,\u201d Granger said. \u201cWe also have process consistency\u2014development managers no longer keep track their own way, with different details and update schedules. With construction integrated into the general ledger, we have consistent reporting and workflows for budgeting and approvals across the board.\u201d<br><br>\u201cWe have good systems and a solid balance sheet in place. This combination gives us the means to pursue acquisitions aggressively. We can respond and analyze opportunities faster, and close deals more quickly,\u201d Attanucci said.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n            <div><\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"cmw-hm-target uk-width-1-3@m uk-flex-first@m\" >\n\n                        <div class=\"uk-display-block uk-width-1-1 uk-padding-small uk-margin-remove\">\n                <div class=\"uk-width-2-3@l uk-align-right\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/CousinsLogo.jpg\" alt=\"Cousins Properties Inc. logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/CousinsLogo.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/05\/CousinsLogo.jpg\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-clearfix\"> <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"uk-clearfix\"> <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"uk-display-block uk-width-1-1 uk-padding-remove uk-height-1-1 uk-margin-remove uk-cover-container\">\n                <div class=\"uk-position-cover uk-background-image uk-background-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/cmw-client-success\/public\/images\/plus_dark_tileable.png);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"uk-position-relative uk-margin-left\">\n                    <div class=\"sidebar-inner uk-width-2-3@l uk-float-right uk-margin-small-right\">\n                        <p class=\"uk-text-muted uk-margin\">Overview<\/p>\n\n                        <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-small\">Markets<\/p>\n                            <ul class=\"uk-list cmw-list-condensed uk-margin-remove \">\n                                                                    <li>Commercial<\/li>\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                                <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Portfolio<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">15.4 million square feet of office and mixed-use space<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                                <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">Client Since<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">2014<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-small\">Product Highlighted<\/p>\n                            <ul class=\"uk-list cmw-list-condensed uk-margin-remove \">\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/yardi-voyager-commercial\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Voyager Commercial<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/advanced-budgeting-and-forecasting\" target=\"_blank\" >Advanced Budgeting &#038; Forecasting<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/commercialcafe\" target=\"_blank\" >CommercialCafe<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/yardi-advanced-maintenance\" target=\"_blank\" >Advanced Maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/investment-accounting\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Investment Accounting<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <li><a href=\"\/products\/voyager-for-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Job Cost<\/a><\/li>\n                                                        <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-small\">Additional Products<\/p>\n                            <ul class=\"uk-list cmw-list-condensed uk-margin-remove \">\n                                                        <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                                <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">The Benefits<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\">Easier, more frequent budget reforecasting. Improved client relations with mobile maintenance and online services. More reliable reporting. Automated consolidations.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <p class=\"uk-text-emphasis uk-text-bold uk-margin-remove\">About Cousins Properties Inc.<\/p>\n                            \n                                <p class=\"uk-margin-remove\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cousins.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cousins.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"uk-margin\">\n                            <a class=\"uk-button uk-button-default\" href=\"\/about-us\/request-information\">Request Info<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n       \n             \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"template":"","yardi-market":[1653],"yardi-product":[1398,1401,1428,1485,1494,1626],"class_list":["post-276705","yardi-testimonials","type-yardi-testimonials","status-publish","hentry","yardi-market-commercial","yardi-product-advanced-budgeting-and-forecasting","yardi-product-advanced-maintenance","yardi-product-commercialcafe","yardi-product-investment-accounting","yardi-product-job-cost","yardi-product-voyager-commercial"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - 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