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.
