Press Releases
For information about our latest corporate news items, updates and events, take a look at some of our recent press releases.
FirstService Residential Introduces Urban Management Division to Enhance High-Rise Association Services
FirstService Residential announces the launch of its Urban Management Division in California. This specialized team offers mid-, high-rise and mixed-use buildings proactive expertise in protecting building assets; and strategic planning specific to the needs of each client including their brand vision, fiscal goals, and building components. The team is further enhanced by infrastructure support in critical service areas including hospitality, engineering, technology, life and safety, finance, as well as human resources.
FirstService Residential Named Management Company of the Year and On-Site Manager of the Year
FirstService Residential received the Management Company of the Year and On-site Manager of the Year Awards from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) California North Chapter. FirstService Residential-managed Diamond Grove Community received honors for Medium (sized) Association of the Year and Community Association Volunteer Leader of the Year.
FirstService Residential Chosen to Manage Meadowview Community Association #1
FirstService Residential was selected to provide homeowner association management services to Meadowview Community Association #1 in Temecula, California. The homeowner association consists of 900 single family homes situated on 1,175 acres. Meadowview offers residents numerous amenities including a clubhouse, spa, two heated swimming pools, basketball and tennis courts, equestrian center and extensive trail system.
FirstService Residential Selected to Provide Management Services for Prestigious Shady Canyon Community Association
FirstService Residential has been selected by the Board of Shady Canyon Community Association to provide full-service community association management services. Located on prime real estate in Irvine, Shady Canyon is one of Orange County’s most prestigious gated communities consisting of 400 custom built homes many with values from $5 million to in excess of $20 million.
FirstService Residential and FirstService Association Consulting Selected to Provide Services for 1,500 Residential Unit Metropolis in Downtown Los Angeles
Metropolis, luxury high-rise located in downtown Los Angeles, to be managed by FirstService Residential and consulting services provided by FirstService Association Consulting. Metropolis, a Greenland USA project, will feature three residential towers totaling over 1,500 units, a hotel and over 70,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor retail space.
FirstService Residential surpasses $1,300,000 in funds donated to the United Way in California
FirstService Residential, North America’s leading property management firm, has eclipsed $1,300,000 in total donations to the United Way in California. The annual fundraising campaign concluded its 19th year with a total of $27,000 raised surpassing the goal of $20,000.
FirstService Residential Selected to Manage Award-Winning Serrano El Dorado Owners' Association Master Planned Community
FirstService Residential has been selected by the Board of Serrano El Dorado Owners' Association to provide full-service community association management services. Located in El Dorado Hills, Serrano El Dorado is one of Northern California’s largest master-planned communities consisting of 4,040 homes across 3,500 acres.
FirstService Residential’s 2016 Emerging Leaders Program Graduates 14 Associates
FirstService Residential, North America’s leading property management company, completed the fourth installment of its prestigious Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) in California. The 2016 graduating class presented enhanced solutions across organizational priorities and disciplines.
FirstService Residential Associates Volunteer at Orange County Food Bank
FirstService Residential, North America’s leading property management firm’s associates volunteered at the OC Food Bank. Associates, with assistance from numerous clients, organized the collection and delivery of nonperishable food items, and spent the day assisting the community organization.
FirstService Residential Expands Its Operations in California
Adds Bruner & Rosi Management, Inc. in Acquisition Partnership
FirstService Residential, North America’s leading property management firm, announced today that it has expanded its market-leading residential property management business in California with the acquisition of Bruner & Rosi Management, Inc., a full-service residential association company based in Carlsbad, Calif. The partnership adds more than 40 residential homeowner associations to the company’s management portfolio and expands its regional footprint in San Diego County. The partnership became effective February 1, 2016.
FirstService Residential Chosen to Manage Highly Anticipated LUMINA
FirstService Residential, North America’s leading property management firm, has been chosen by Tishman Speyer to manage LUMINA, its highly anticipated, transformative 656-unit luxury condominium development claiming its stake of the San Francisco skyline.
FirstService Residential Launches New Employment Website and Lifestyle Blog
Property management leader FirstService Residential has launched two new websites: “I Am FirstService Residential,” an industry-first employment microsite targeted to career candidates, and “The Elements of Living,” a consumer lifestyle blog for current and prospective residents.
FirstService Residential Selected to Manage the Canterbury Homeowners Association in the Bay Area
BAY AREA, California – March 6, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, has been selected to provide full HOA management services for Canterbury Homeowners Association located within Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California. Canterbury consists of 76 townhomes developed by TRI Pointe Homes.
FirstService Residential Selected as Property Management Company for Momentum at Pace Homeowners Association in the Silicon Valley
BAY AREA, California – March 6, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, has been selected to provide full HOA management services for Momentum at Pace Homeowners Association located in Milpitas, California. Momentum at Pace serves as the master association with 137 single family homes.
FirstService Residential Selected as Property Management Company for the Anchorage at Marina Bay Owners Association in the Bay Area
IRVINE, California -- February 19, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, has been selected to provide HOA management services for Anchorage at Marina Bay Owners Association located in the Bay Area, California. Contracted services include the association’s 207 townhome condominium community.
FirstService Residential Selected as Property Management Company for Avellino Homeowners Association in the Bay Area
BAY AREA, California – February 19, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, has been selected to provide full HOA management services for the 59 unit Avellino Homeowners Association located in Mountain View, California.
FirstService Residential Selected as Property Management Company for the Ranch on Silver Creek Sub-Association in the Bay Area
BAY AREA, California – February 13, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, has been selected to provide full HOA management services for the Ranch on Silver Creek located in San Jose, California.
FirstService Residential Selected as Management Partner for Summit 800 Owners Association in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- February 13, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading homeowner association management company, has been selected as the management agent for Summit 800 Owners Association in San Francisco. The Summit HOA community has 182 single family homes and is located minutes from downtown San Francisco.
FirstService Residential Selected as Property Management Company for New Orchard Park Community Association in Bay Area
BAY AREA, California – January 8, 2015 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, has been selected to provide full HOA management services for the 239 single family home Orchard Park Community Association located in the Berryessa District of San Jose, California.
Kathryn Henricksen, CCAM®, Promoted to FirstService Residential Executive Vice President, Northern California
IRVINE, California -- December 22, 2014 – FirstService Residential, California’s leading property management company, announced the promotion of Kathryn Henricksen, CCAM®, to FirstService Residential Executive Vice President, Northern California.