Property Management News

With employee shortages and retention challenges in the multifamily industry, training programs and ongoing support are crucial for resident satisfaction and operational excellence. It doesn’t matter what’s occurring in multifamily, one constant is the importance of maintenance teams when it comes to resident retention and lease conversions. A community’s maintenance team is the central component to keeping the property operating at peak performance— from individual apartments to common areas and more. Ensuring that a community’s maintenance operations continuously run smoothly requires a robust commitment to ongoing training and support. With hiring and retention a continuing... Read more

The New York City Department of Buildings and Fire Department are suing landlord Fred Ohebshalom for failing to rectify hundreds of violations at multiple buildings in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. The city claims Ohebshalom’s company, Empire Management, which owns some 2,000 apartments and 1M SF of commercial real estate in New York, now has more than 300 violations from the two agencies, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court last week.  Those violations related to broken elevators, cracked facades, work completed without a permit and failing to erect a sidewalk shed to protect passersby from falling debris. The city claims entities... Read more