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Beacon Communities LLC

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Beacon Communities LLC reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(477 total reviews)
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84% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Beacon Communities LLC has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 477 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Beacon Communities LLC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.6 stars).

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477 reviews
5.0
May 7, 2012
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Pros

Beacon is a great place to work; I started with Beacon in the 1980’s at the bottom in landscaping. Wanting to focus my career on the maintenance side of the business, I left Beacon for a few years and worked for a number of smaller property management firms in the Western Ma area. Although I excelled with these smaller companies, the focus of the maintenance teams was to just correct housing code violations to keep the units rented, nothing more. Almost 100% of these properties were fee based management. I returned to Beacon in 1995 as a Maintenance Tech, and over the past 16 years have grown with Beacon to the position of Maintenance Director. The employees I deal with on a daily basis are educated, driven, and have a sincere interest in their properties. Beacon has very high standards for their people and their product. We are a caring company; for our employees and most of all our customers, whether it is the resident or the investor. Beacon is a highly respected company in the Real Estate Management industry; the Old Colony project we have been awarded in South Boston from the Boston Housing Authority is an indicator of the strength we have in the property management business. Although Beacon’s portfolio is 80% subsidized housing for the elderly and families, it does not show in the quality of our properties, the curb appeal and site designs are high-end, and can be assumed to be market rate sites. Beacon has always strived to provide our customers with the best apartment homes available, whether it is a market or low income property. I am proud to be part of this organization, and look forward to my next 16 years.

Cons

In the past two years Beacon has experienced a growth spurt; acquiring many new properties, and there are more in the pipeline. This is the company’s goal, and we are all excited with the rapid growth, this does however spread the existing team members a little thin. Some restructuring will be needed.

5.0
Apr 4, 2012

TEAM WORK

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Team work is an integral part of all successful companies. Being new to Beacon, I find that it’s been a great pleasure to be a part of a fantastic growing company with such a heavy emphasis on team work. I can clearly see that this company cares for its employees and its residents while maintaining a professional work environment. (It’s great). I look forward to many years with Beacon communities as well as the fantastic growth opportunities ahead. Unless God has other plans for me I will be retiring with Beacon Communities.

Cons

I would like to see aggressive emphases on training are current beacon team. The growth pace that we are currently engaged in will bring a lot of challenges our way. This in turn will bring a lot of great ideas to the table. With team work we can all face these challenges together and face the daily pros & cons that come along with them. We will succeed.

5.0
Mar 30, 2012
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The Beacon Communities has very historic meaning to me and my career. I started with Beacon more than 36 years ago. Over these many years I have seen the results of high end residential property construction, management and maintenance which have become the standard within Beacon. Beacon Communities has an impressive and lengthy track record. Be it their own property, a fee managed property, new development construction, the rehabilitation of a property or a historic renovation all projects are subject to the same level of high quality renovation and attention to detail. It’s fun to be part of seeing the original properties I first worked at now going through major physical upgrades. At the same time I am involved with many of the new properties being constructed or properties undergoing renovations as well as historic renovations. I am looking forward to being involved in more proposed projects that are still in the planning phase. I consider myself lucky to have the opportunity to be part of this company and work with such a knowledgeable team. The planning stages and development process are impressive and well thought out amongst a team of skilled and very experienced staff members within Beacon. This provides a great opportunity for learning and the ability to have input into the process. I believe part of the continued success of the company is a direct result of the “Communications Promise” from the Boston Office and a goal to engage employees. Newsletters of late are just full of company news and portfolio performance updates. The communication process from Beacon has reached new heights informing the entire company more consistently on social and business news throughout the portfolio. Our mentoring training is already showing positive results with employees working together and wanting to reach out to help each other more than ever. Today, there is more of a team approach at Beacon resulting in a new level of consistency from property to property. My position as Director of Landscaping in addition to being a member of the Beacon Directors Team within the maintenance and landscaping divisions has been a great team building and learning experience. We meet monthly with the properties supervisors, their staff and managers to discuss the most important and timely issues, plan training sessions and mentor key employees. These important communication messages and training sessions are then conveyed to the properties and the positive results are being felt and experienced by everyone at Beacon as we continue to bring a high end product to our customers. The “glass door” for me within Beacon has extended far past the door and down many hallways, up stairways to buildings to outdoor courtyards full of beautifully landscaped grounds. I have enjoyed my years at Beacon working with many wonderful co-workers and I have developed many good friendships. I look forward to retiring some day from Beacon but only after I pass through many more doors.

Cons

I’m somewhat concerned and believe that the growth spurt we are in now may be too much all at once. However, I am confident with Beacon’s very strong leadership at the top that we will prevail. I see many employees going above and beyond the call of duty to help the Company succeed during this very active and exciting time.

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