The Leading High-Rise Property Management Company in San Diego

At FirstService Residential, we offer you the best of both worlds – a nationally supported management company with local roots in the neighborhoods that make San Diego exceptional. By localizing our service offerings, our clients are guaranteed a holistic management experience that both suits and enhances residents’ lifestyles.
 
By investing in the right resources, the San Diego High-Rise team has grown by 280% since the division’s inception in 2018 while maintaining extremely high levels of client retention. Our San Diego team includes our vice president, regional director, director of hospitality and regional engineer to provide the general manager and on-site staff the support they need to deliver exceptional service every day.
 
We are backed by national resources and draw from experience managing 13 high- and mid-rise properties in San Diego, 60 in California and over 4,000 across North America.

In San Diego, our urban division services luxury high-rise and mid-rise properties.

As California’s leading property management company, FirstService Residential is able to offer best in class, value-added services and resources for all of our clients:
 

• Director of Hospitality | Offers quarterly quality assurance inspection reports to enhance your building’s five-star appearance and elevated lifestyle. This position also partners with the general manager with ongoing service excellence training of the onsite staff.

• Regional Engineer | Conducts an initial maintenance inspection report with recommendations and findings to proactively address mechanical issues and provide future cost savings to the association. This position also supports the GM and onsite building engineer with preventative maintenance plans, emergency procedures and proposal/contract analysis of third-party vendors.

• Best Practices | The SD-Urban Division offers templates for preventative maintenance, emergency response procedures, resident service and front desk operations, contract/request for proposal preparation and much more to provide value and a consistent approach in every building we manage.

• FirstService Financial | Insurance, banking, lending and cash management solutions.

• FS Insurance Brokers | Licensed insurance brokerage and subsidiary.

Supporting Our Boards and General Managers with Unmatched Resources

FirstService Residential is purposefully structured to provide clients with 360 degrees of support. Our general managers comprise their own teams led by a regional director with an added layer of support and oversight by a vice president. This approach cultivates consistent and responsive service, proactive oversight, efficient building operations and highly personalized support for your board and residents.
 
Our managers also have the support of our “heart of house” departments to help navigate situations that require more specific expertise. Our subject matter experts – in compliance, insurance, financial matters, capital projects, applications and closings, and management transitions – empower our managers to provide proven solutions to issues and quickly pivot as challenges arise within a property.

Get to know our dedicated high-rise leadership team:

 
ANDREW SCHLEGEL
Executive Vice President, Urban Division
Email: [email protected]

As Executive Vice President of the urban division, Drew Schlegel oversees all operations, client relationships, staff development, new business launch and business development for FirstService Residential's San Francisco, Greater Los Angeles and Valencia regions. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council in California and assists with growth strategies throughout California.

Schlegel previously served as FirstService Residential's Vice President of Finance for the past seven years, where he was responsible for directing and assisting with community association accounting and finance. He is an expert on a variety of Common Interest Development finance issues including: developer subsidies, maintenance agreements, collections, foreclosures, budgeting and reserve funding.


LEE NEWMAN, CMCA®, AMS®
Vice President, Urban Division
Email: [email protected]

As Vice President for the urban division, Lee is part of the California Leadership Team and directly oversees all San Diego urban and high-rise communities.

Lee has 15 years of community association experience, all with FirstService Residential. During that time, he has been an on-site General Manager at amenity-driven high-rise buildings in both Arizona and California. He was also a Vice President in our Scottsdale office before relocating to San Diego. Lee holds a CMCA® Certification with the Community Association Manager’s International Certification Board and also the AMS® Designation (Association Management Specialist) with the Community Associations Institute.
 

MEREDITH PLANTE, CMCA®
Regional Director, Urban Division
Email: [email protected]

As Regional Director for the urban division, Meredith reports to the Vice President as part of the San Diego Leadership Team.

Meredith has over 25 years of property management experience, 10 of which have been specifically dedicated to community association management. Meredith first joined FirstService Residential in 2012 in Arizona and rejoined the organization in 2019 after relocating to California. She has been a portfolio manager as well as an on-site General Manager at high-rise buildings in both states. Meredith has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and holds a CMCA® Certification with the Community Associations Institute.