After several years of focusing on multifamily property management, Kaplan Management is now expanding its hospitality management business and has recently added a 360-room hotel to its portfolio.

Though market conditions for multi-family housing continue to worsen, the decline is slowing, according to the Washington, D.C.-based National Multi Housing Council (NMHC). Now's the perfect time to gain some ground - sharpen your property management skills and attract new renters, satisfy your current tenants, and keep your head above water. "In these troubling times, professional management of multi-family assets has never been so important," says Matthew D. Summers, president of ...

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"It is these sorts of efforts that foster the sense of neighborhood we try to create in contemporary management," he said. Looking to boost its civic involvement company-wide, Kaplan Management began considering new ways to give back to the community early in 2009. "As a veteran, I thought of our U.S. military personnel and our war veterans - a group that is often overlooked but is in dire need of assistance," said Summers. Left: ...

Mike Kaplan doesn't believe in shortcuts. Whenever he's taken one - for example, failing to call every reference on an applicant's résumé, or accepting the lowest bid without researching all the contractors - the decision has come back to haunt him. As a result, an unwritten rule at Kaplan Management Co. Inc., which operates apartment complexes throughout the Southwestern United States, is "no shortcuts." That means taking the time to do things right, whether it's holding ...

One of my most vivid memories of apartment living is an ice-cold drip that rolled down my back each morning when I showered. (The air conditioning condensation overflow line in the ceiling above the shower was doing its job.) I don't remember the move-in special I received, the view from my apartment or the quality of staff in the office. The only thing I remember is that ice-cold drip down my back when I showered- a drip that took a week to fix. I assume the site staff didn't think ...

For the past two decades, the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida have been at the center of a demographic explosion, with population rising dramatically. That population boom, led mainly by Florida, also drove tremendous economic growth with businesses and real estate development. But the credit crisis and deep recession have hit all regions of the United States hard, including the Gulf Coast. Thanks to weakening global demand, the energy ...

Efforts that make your property feel like a close-knit neighborhood will help you retain residents year after year. By MATTHEW SUMMERS, Kaplan Management Co In today's multifamily environment, residents are looking for more than a place to hang their hats. They want more than just an apartment in exchange for their rent. Most residents are looking for a community - the neighborhood atmosphere of yesteryear. In ...

Chris and Corina Esquivel talk about moving into their new apartment at The District at Mountain Vista in Mesa. Esquivel is one of five veterans who will live in the new apartment community for free for the next year thanks to Project We Remember and Kaplan Management Co. Tribune A U.S. Army veteran of the Iraq war and his family are getting a new place ...

Rogers, Ark.—The M. Kaplan Cos. LLC, a Houston-based owner, operator and developer of multifamily properties, recently converted its Ranch at Pinnacle Point, a 392 -unit Class A apartment community in Rogers, Ark., into a corporate housing solution that enjoys a 95 percent occupancy rate. Kaplan Acquisitions and Development, the development arm of M. Kaplan Cos., had completed the project in February 2007 and expected to see solid returns. “At the time this property was ...