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Managing Properties in One of the Country’s Toughest Places

Find out what it takes to get an amazing reputation, not just on Google, but also on Yelp. R.E.M. are guests on fourandhalf’s podcast. R.E.M. Residential is one of the highest-rated residential property management companies in all of New York. They have not had a negative review, not even on Yelp, since 2017. https://youtu.be/UUiyPE7mWk8 Discover …

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A New Kind of Management

Built upon a mission to take property management to a whole new level of excellence, R.E.M. Residential is joining NYC Landlords “to maximize values in a climate of owners having to navigate the ever-increasing complexity of government and consumer regulations,” as R.E.M. President, Rick Elezi, puts it. “We are much stronger when we work together,” …

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Losing The Cube

By Rick Elezi and Aida Gashi , R.E.M. Residential When R.E.M. Residential, a property management company based in Manhattan, expanded in 2012 with the acquisition of LWL Properties, another management company, its owner Rick Elezi was faced with a conundrum. His company had now doubled in staff and portfolio nearly overnight. New hires would have …

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Together We Are Stronger

By Rick Elezi and Aida Gashi, Rent-stabilized tenants demanding access to amenities. MCIs taking forever. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s appoint of more tenant advocates on the Rent Guidelines Board. Proposed rent freezes. Twenty-seven new amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code. A stronger Tenant Protection Unit. What does the portend for the future of New York …

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When Your Neighbors Aren’t Who You Think They Are: The Revolving Door of Airbnb

By Rick Elezi and Aida Gashi , R.E.M. Residential, With the ubiquity of the recent Airbnb ads displaying images of sunny scenes and smiling New Yorkers lauding it, one would be apt to think this is a beneficial service to New Yorkers. However, the only New Yorkers it really benefits are renters that are reaping …

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