MultifamilyExecutive: Executive Profiles

5 Most Powerful in Multifamily

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:32:48 EST

Each of these five individuals has earned a spot on multifamily’s most-powerful list through sheer will and steadfast hard work.

Inside AvalonBay's Three-Brand Strategy

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:45:49 EST

After a decade of being groomed, Naughton takes the reins during a time of transformation at AVB.

Niche Guys Win

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 04:31:30 EST

Meet five multifamily firms that know how to make the most of their very specific markets.

Rent vs. Own: A Multifamily Executive Special Report on the State of American Housing

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 04:30:55 EST

Multifamily Executive Magazine's special report on the changing dynamics of how apartments and single-family homes are being designed, marketed, and sold to the American Consumer

MFE 2011 Executive of the Year: Behringer Harvard's Mark Alfieri

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:40:16 EST

MFE 2011 Executive of the Year Mark Alfieri has grown Behringer Harvard's multifamily platform from zero assets to instituional quality portfolio in only 5 years and during a recession to boot.

EDR Poised to Take Advantage of the Recovery After Coming Back from the Depths

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:38:26 EST

EDR Poised to Take Advantage of the Recovery After Coming Back from the Depths

Three Start Ups Weather the Recession and Grow

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:37:32 EST

Three Start Ups Weather the Recession and Grow

The Hunt Cos. Redeploy Military Construction Proceeds to become Full Service Multifamily Real Estate Firm

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:35:36 EST

After a decade long run as a preimminent miltary housing builder, the Hunt Cos. reinvest hundreds of millions in profits to become a full service multifamily real esate firm.

Essex Property Trust Retains Strategy After CEO Succession

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:32:44 EST

Essex Proerpty Trust president and CEO Michael Schall takes over the company, planning a larger focus on operations but keeping the companies founding principles and strategies relatively intact.

Bell Builds Institutional-Level Platform

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:31:47 EST

Bell Partners has a formula for success that other owner/operators might be wise to emulate.

Trammell Crow Residential CEO Looks to Centralize Operations, Standardize Business

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:20:59 EST

Charlie Brindell, who has replaced industry legend Ron Terwilliger as CEO of Trammell Crow Residential, has big plans for the development firm.

20 Strategies for 2010

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:10:49 EST

The industry's proven strategies for surviving 2010 multifamily economics.

Greystar Real Estate Partners Epitomizes 2009 Multifamily Strategies

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 05:07:10 EST

The property management firm is focused on operational efficiencies and leveraging systems across a growing fee-management portfolio.

The Opportunist

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:14:08 EST

When the founder of a private apartment firm needs a new face at the top to help push growth, he or she has two options—turn to competitors and pick off young talent or promote from within. Lawrence R. Gottesdiener took a different approach. The founder and chairman of Newton, Mass.-based Northland Investment Corp., turned to … his lawyer?

Learning Curve

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:11:24 EST

This month, just as it has every August for the past 15 years, American Campus Communities (ACC) will open its doors to welcome eager young college students ready to settle in for the new school year.

Orange Crush

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:32:49 EST

The Irvine Co. Apartment Communities counters a new era of competition with juggernaut marketing, geographic expansion, and an enduring approach to customer service.

The Transformer

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:10:15 EST

Fueled by passion, Kevin McGowan reshapes Midwest downtowns into vibrant, livable communities.

The A List

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:35:28 EST

If you call yourself The Milestone Group, then setting and reaching Olympic-sized goals must be par for the course. And indeed, the Dallas-based investment firm takes its name seriously. It aims for a target few companies can reach: to be recognized by its peers as one of the top 10 multifamily firms in the country.

Under the Radar: Meet Scot Sellers

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:30:03 EST

Since a $22.2 billion buyout of the real estate investment trust by a partnership between Tishman Speyer and Lehman Bros. Holdings, the centrality of headquarters has continued to streamline the travel docket for Sellers and the Archstone-Smith executive team, who have been on the road introducing the company to private equity investors in the pension fund, endowment, and sovereign wealth spaces. Their message: removed from the hassles and glare of Wall Street, Archstone-Smith—which considers itself the No. 1 U.S. multifamily real estate firm—is about to get bigger, better, and stronger.

Saving Grace: Sister Lillian Murphy

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:16:31 EST

Sister Lillian Murphy, Mercy's CEO for 20 of its 26-year history, is indeed a formidable force when it comes to championing the cause of low-income housing. “She's not afraid to stand toe-to-toe with congressmen,” notes Shekar Narasimhan, managing partner for Beekman Advisors, a Virginia consulting firm. “With its size and breadth of its product, Mercy is one of the nation's most influential organizations focusing on affordable housing.”