Behind the Scenes

Taking in the Cityscape (Flats)

This week, Flaherty & Collins Properties proudly stood with DOMO Development as the property management company for the newly constructed Cityscape Flats in Fort Wayne at the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening ceremony.

Cityscape Flats, a new 143,000 square foot luxury apartment community by DOMO Development, is located next to Parkview Field on Jefferson Boulevard between Ewing Street and Fairfield Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

 

Cityscape Flats is a community for those who crave city life, but love the comfort and convenience of a modern development,” said Jill Herron, Senior Vice President of Property & Asset Management. “But the real attraction is the neighborhood, and we’re happy to serve our residents and welcome them home.”

Cityscape Flats features 163 luxury apartment homes comprised by five studios, 118 one bedroom and 40 two bedrooms across nine floor plans in three and four story buildings. Apartments feature spacious designs and tall ceilings, granite kitchen countertops, modern light fixtures and new appliances.

Community features of the $27 million project, which broke ground in November 2016, include a private courtyard, 24-hour exclusive pet wash center, fitness center, amenity club room with a rooftop patio, grilling patio and reflecting aqua bench. Secured underground parking includes a parking space for each apartment.

The event, held Thursday, featured an assortment of treats for attending guests as well:

 

And even with a rainy day (when has it not been raining this past week?), you can still see how cool the pool is:

“We’re continuing to see unprecedented momentum and growth in our downtown,” said Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. “Unique housing options position Fort Wayne as an attractive location for residents and businesses. We’re investing in the future to make a meaningful difference in our community. Partnerships like the one with Domo Development are moving us forward in the right direction.”

Additional information can be found by visiting cityscapeflats.com.

Take Us Out to the Ballgame!

This week, some of our team members were able to enjoy an afternoon of team building at Victory Field to watch the local Triple-A Indianapolis Indians strut their stuff on the field.

And as you’ll be able to tell from the montage below, there was a lot of fun had by our crew!

 

 

Now if the weather would just warm up a little around town…

A Deep Dive into Customer Service

This week, our corporate team hosted over 170 employees from nearly 90 sites that represent nearly 14,000 units in the Flaherty & Collins Properties portfolio to provide a deep dive from special guest presenter Toni Blake (aka Totally Toni).

The nearly full day training honed in on new ideas and motivation surrounding customer service and how to best help our residents – both current and prospective.

“Think of this as Spring Training,” said Jerry Collins, President and Co-Founder of Flaherty & Collins Properties. “Just like the baseball team hitting the basics in Spring Training, we’re here to be reminded of why we’re here.”

Ms. Blake, through comedy, music and video, touched a nerve with the property managers and leasing staff teams in attendance.

“We take great pride in providing additional training and resources for our team members across the sites we own and manage,” said Jill Meals-Herron, Senior Vice President of Management at Flaherty & Collins Properties. “We always want to make sure our No. 1 priority and focus is with our residents and how we can best help them. This training is a chance for all of us to get a new angle, see and hear new ideas and reinvigorate our team.”

And Toni has made special connections, having presented her ideas to specific sites and members of the F&C team before

Following the training, many site employees toured the new Flaherty & Collins Properties corporate office and enjoyed time with corporate team members.

 

 

Tour of New Flaherty & Collins Properties Corporate Headquarters? Yes, Please!

In late 2016, we moved from the North side of Indianapolis to right in the heart of Downtown. We wanted a modern, contemporary working space that reflected what we do and who we are. And we want open space for collaboration between our Development, Construction and Property Management teams. And so far, the results have been pretty exciting.

Join us, if you will, on a little photographic walking tour of the new Flaherty & Collins Properties corporate headquarters on the 30th (and portions of the 29th) floor of Regions Tower. We’ll take you from the elevator bank to the breakroom and places in between!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We hope you enjoyed the virtual tour of our new digs! We’re looking forward to using the space to continue to create a lasting legacy in multifamily housing!

The Heights Takes Two at AAKC Crystal Merit Awards

The Heights Linden Square took home two Crystal Merit awards this past weekend from the Apartment Association of Kansas City (AAKC) after receiving 17 nominations. Our team was well represented, with Flaherty & Collins Properties President Jerry Collins and Senior Vice President of Property & Asset Management Jill Herron both in town to help the team celebrate.

The Heights’ Kourtney Cowell was named AAKC Crystal Merit Award Winner as Property Manager of the Year for 2016! Jerry Collins (right) and Michael Collins (left) helped Kourtney with the hardware!

In addition, The Heights was awarded the Crystal Merit award for “Best Website” – and we naturally agree. (Check it out here.) Michael and Kourtney were honored to accept the trophy!

The event, held at the Overland Park Convention Center, was the 20th Annual Crystal Merit Gala and the AAKC handed out 90 awards over the course of the evening.

We are very proud of Kourtney & The Heights team, way to go!