REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY

NEXT Property Management Launches Mack Real Estate Group

businesswire | December 08, 2020

Mack Real Estate Group (MREG) declared the dispatch of NEXT Property Management, another outsider property the executives administration offering zeroed in on giving the greatest administration administrations to proprietors of multifamily and office properties cross country. NEXT is important for the Mack Property Management L.P. specialty unit (MPM), which gives property the executives administrations to MREG's developing arrangement of land ventures.

“With the launch of NEXT Property Management, we mark the latest step in the larger process of rebranding, reorganizing, and expanding property management services within the context of the overall MREG platform,” said Richard Mack, CEO of MREG. “We believe that our extensive experience with property ownership will be valuable to other owners who choose NEXT for management services, and we look forward to expanding the NEXT portfolio in the coming years.”

NEXT Property Management is focused on sending key arrangements related to new innovation for property the executives to offer open doors for more noteworthy proficiency and better help. "We are expecting coherence of present day advances and best practices across both the NEXT outsider administration portfolio and the MPM claimed portfolio, as we reliably endeavor to be the best," said Jennifer Willstead, President of MPM.

Jeff Cruz has been selected Vice President of Business Development for NEXT and will be accused of developing the pipeline of outsider administration business. "Jeff has driven a fruitful profession in multi-family traversing more than twenty years and numerous business sectors, and was a characteristic decision to lead our development plan for NEXT," Ms. Willstead added.

MPM (counting NEXT) is settled in Phoenix, AZ. NEXT and MPM depend on the skill of veteran colleagues and a solid comprehension of market essentials and industry patterns toward accomplishing the objectives of expanding resource execution, improving worth, and conveying strong monetary outcomes. They use arising advances and administration driven applications to convey imaginative arrangements, and utilize a set-up of help administrations to improve proficiency.

Mack Property Management was formerly known as Winthrop Property Management. The rebranding was announced September 1, 2020. In October, Mack Property Management officially relocated its head offices to Phoenix and hired Robert J. Matthews as Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting.

“We believe that centralizing our operations in the Phoenix area enables us to enhance our services for the NEXT and MPM portfolios, and to strategically position us for further expansion in both coastal and mid-country markets,” said Ms. Willstead. “Our team is excited for this new start out of our Phoenix office, which we expect to be our launching pad for significant growth. In addition to this new command center, we will continue to have resources in multiple markets to help align with operational needs and ensure proper support during core business hours, regardless of time zone.”

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