By Rick Elezi and Aida Gashi , REM Residential A group of friends and I gathered for dinner recently on a blustery winter’s evening. The fireplace roaring, the food and wine were the perfect backdrop for a relaxing dinner. However, these were property manager friends and one of them arrived late, sighing, “Board meeting.. you …
In the spirit of R.E.M. Residential’s theme of “Fees That Feed Needs,” they recently undertook a new endeavor in time for the holiday season: a toy drive. This was not just any toy drive, though. All toys collected (and as evidenced from the accompanying photographs, there were plenty!) are to be shipped overseas to Kosovo. …
CHIP’s 2014 Golf Outing and Summer Cocktail Party was so well attended, it was impossible to include pictures of all the attendees in our last issue. But we accidentally omitted one of our most photogenic members: REM Residential, headed by Rick Elezi. CHIP would like to extend special thanks to the REM team for its …
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By NY Daily News Unite. Help & Give” was R.E.M. Residential’s disaster relief initiative that helped hard-hit Staten Island exactly one year ago. R.E.M. Residential, a Manhattan-based property management company, joined the cause to lend a hand to those stranded in S.I. whose help from authorities couldn’t come fast enough, Fortunately R.E.M. was able to …
By Steve Cutler Talk about a family affair. If you count – as R.E.M. Residential’s President Rick Elezi and wife and business partner Shpresa Elezi do – their managing agents, the owners and superintendents of the 70 rental buildings they manage throughout predominantly Manhattan, but also Brooklyn and Queens, in their way, the tenants who …
By Real Estate Weekly Property management firm R.E.M. Residential recently celebrated its new headquarters opening at 36 W. 37th Street with more than 200 friends, family members and colleagues. The party also honored the release of the latest NY Residential magazine, with R.E.M. president Rick Elezi gracing the cover. Drinks were served all night long, …
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By Real Estate Weekly R.E.M. Residential has appointed three new senior executives to expand its range of services. The company has also added six buildings to its growing roster of properties under management and has relocated its headquarters to a 5,000 s/f facility at 36 West 37th Street. “These are exciting times for us; we’re taking …
By Illyria Press This is the story of how some Albanians of New York and their friends rushed to help those in need One year ago, Hurricane Sandy lashed over New York and the surrounding areas. Thousands of people were left homeless, without food and clothes. The state of national emergency was declared in both …
Hurricane Sandy’s destruction was felt in many communities along the East Coast. Staten Island, one of the hardest hit areas in New York, received a delayed response from authorities but has started to rebuild itself, piece by piece with the help of several grassroots initiatives, community volunteers, and donations. As New Yorkers rose together to …
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By Real Estate Weekly Many people equate residential management with building supervision. But building supervision is only part of the story, says Rick Elezi, president of REM Residential. Rick points out that residential management must involve strategies to cut costs and raise revenues. And he should know, after nearly three decades in the business. An …
