RPM Serves is the charitable arm of RPM Living and provides employees and residents with an opportunity to serve their communities and a variety of organizations.

RPM Serves Mission and Pillars

Our mission is to provide support in creating, establishing and strengthening households. With a stable foundation to build upon, individuals can construct a safe space to call home to enhance their lives and those of future generations. Our three pillars – housing, empowerment, and families & companions – strategically guide our efforts towards giving back to organizations that help create a sense of home and community for those in need.

RPM Serves Goals

Our goals for each pillar are as follows:

• Housing: Provide accessible housing solutions and safe, healthy living environments for those in need.
• Empowerment: Inspire and educate underprivileged individuals with little access to funds, resources or opportunities.
• Families & Companions: Support children and families in need of basic essentials, and advocate for and improve the lives of all animals.

RPM Serves Committee

RPM Serves is supported by a committee of associates located in all our regional markets. Team members have the opportunity to apply each year to be a part of the committee, which assists in planning and leading monthly regional events and contributes to larger, companywide initiatives. While various events are held monthly throughout RPM’s regions, companywide events are held 1-2 times a year, bringing together all staff and residents for one unified project and common cause.

RPM knows giving back is important to everyone, which is why associates are encouraged to submit event and volunteering ideas for organizations near to their heart. Team members can even lead events in their region with the support of the RPM Serves committee, or simply volunteer their time. This gives associates the unique opportunity to give back to causes they are passionate about and allows the company to work with and support a wide range of organizations.

RPM Serves 2021 Initiatives

Every holiday, RPM hosts a companywide toy drive in support of Toys For Tots. In 2021, we collected over 2,700 toys across our properties and regional offices. Other initiatives in 2021 included a gift card drive in our Austin region in support of Foundation Communities which collected more than $12,000 in donations for families in need and a back-to-school supply drive in support of the children who attend their Learning Center programs.

We also were a promotional partner for the 2021 North Texas Giving Day in our Dallas region which supported over 3,300 nonprofit organizations in the region. In our Chicago region, our teams and clients joined together for a Giving Tuesday to support Feed My Starving Children were they packed 95 boxes to provide over 20,000 meals for those in need.

RPM Serves Past Initiatives

In the past, RPM has had the opportunity to give back to an array of charitable causes, supporting everything from families in need and homeless pets, to the environment and medical research.

Recent events in just the past three years include a garden clean-up with UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum, a summer book distribution with Texas Kids Read, a food drive with Central Texas Food Bank, finish line crowd control for the Austin Marathon, Earth Day fun with Austin Parks Foundation, and other events with Houston Aids Foundation, Head for The Cure, Girls Empowerment Network of Austin, Strutt Your Mutt, and more.

RPM Serves has also worked with Foundation Communities, a non-profit organization providing affordable housing for those in need, since 2013 and continues to do so every year.

RPM Serves as an Employee Benefit

RPM Serves is one of many programs part of Thrive, our all-encompassing benefits package offered to associates that addresses the four main areas of well-being: Wellness, Future, Drive, Care. RPM Serves is part of the Care bucket, alongside other community-focused programs and perks that encourage employees to volunteer and give back.

Opening in November, the community is the most sophisticated in Savannah’s Historic District

RPM Living is proud to announce Olmsted Savannah, an eclectic, boutique mid-rise apartment community located in the Historic District of Downtown Savannah, Georgia. Slated to open in November, the luxury property has already begun leasing.

The building honors the memory of Catherine and Byron Cocke, who both tragically died in a 2017 private plane crash just outside Savannah. Byron was the co-founder of CF Real Estate Services, an Atlanta-based real estate company that merged with RPM early this year. It was Byron who saw the tremendous potential in Olmsted Savannah’s location.

“Byron had the vision for the location and believed passionately in the potential of and Savannah as a whole,” says Brett Oliver, Director of Development of RPM Living, who worked closely with Cocke and has led the design and development of Olmsted Savannah. “We’ve worked tirelessly to create a place that would make Catherine and Byron and the entire City of Savannah proud. We strived to bring the most well-appointed, stylish, and sophisticated apartment homes and amenities to the market. People should really come check it out.”

Situated at 601 Indian Street, the 163-unit property is one block from the Savannah River and walking distance to everything the Historic District has to offer. Olmsted’s chef-inspired kitchens are the only new apartment homes with gas ranges and Carrera Quartz counters in the city. Residents will also enjoy Nest thermostats, stainless steel appliances, 10’ ceilings, oversized windows, in-home washer/dryer, and fantastic views of the Savannah River, the Talmadge Bridge, and Historic Downtown.

Olmsted’s unique amenities provide spaces for gathering, entertaining, and unwinding, including The Parlor, a community hub that opens to an elevated pool courtyard featuring a heated saltwater pool, fire pit, and outdoor kitchen with panoramic Downtown views. Another highlight of the second-story courtyard is a custom skylight window overlooking the dramatic lobby, which features brass plaques cast in the marble floor honoring Byron and Catherine. The building’s entire Indian St. frontage features a chic restaurant space. RPM anticipates announcing its exciting restauranteur partner soon.

Olmsted Savannah is primely located just steps from the City’s top attractions, including the new Plant Riverside District: an early twentieth century riverside power plant redeveloped into a world-class 4.5-acre entertainment destination. It’s home to the newly opened 400-room JW Marriott Savannah, a multitude of eclectic bars and restaurants, vibrant music venues and nightlife, high-end galleries, locally owned shops, and a completely new boardwalk.

Olmsted Savannah is the third Olmsted-branded development. The first two Olmsted developments, Olmsted Chamblee and Olmsted Nashville, were each the recipient of national and local awards for best-in-class projects, including the National Association of Homebuilder’s Pillars of the Industry Award. The Olmsted brand brings an engaging, eclectic, and down-to-earth feel into apartment living where a genuine sense of community is fostered.

Olmsted Savannah is a joint project with Legacy Capital Partners, based in Cleveland, Ohio. While Legacy is primarily an investor in the acquisition of existing multifamily properties, Olmsted Savannah represented a unique ground-up development opportunity due to the continued growth of Savannah and RPM’s multifamily development and property management expertise. To learn more about RPM Living Investments, visit rpmlivinginvestments.com. To learn more about Olmsted Savannah, visit olmstedsavannah.com.

Project Highlights

Developer: RPM Living Development and Legacy Capital Partners
Multifamily Manager: RPM Living
Location: Savannah, GA
Projected opening: November 2021
Number of units: 163
Unit mix: Studio, 1- and 2-bedrooms

AUSTIN, TX (Oct. 18, 2021) – RPM Living’s Transitions and Due Diligence Team has been named by GlobeSt. as a 2021 Multifamily Influencer. The annual series features some of the most notable professionals in the multifamily space, including developers, investors, brokers, and those who have introduced new concepts and products to the business, along with teams and entire organizations who have become critical to the industry.

For this series, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum collected a substantial number of nominations and selected top candidates from across the multifamily real estate field. Each individual, team and firm has been chosen as a talented and impactful industry leader and will be profiled in the October issue of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, which will be distributed in early October, and honored at the 30th annual GlobeSt. APARTMENTS conference in Los Angeles.

RPM’s Transitions and Due Diligence Team is comprised of 10 team members utilizing proprietary systems and processes built by the team itself and refined over the years to perfect the process and greatly increase efficiency. The team is responsible for managing the entire takeover process for communities onboarding to RPM, as well as disposition management, due diligence, and utility management. This role is critical to the company’s growth and expansion and has contributed to the organization’s 2020 debut on the NMHC Top 50 Largest Apartment Managers list at No. 42 and its leap to No. 11 just a year later.

The Transitions and Due Diligence team have handled a 109.5% YOY increase in takeovers from 2018 to 2020 and a 93% YOY increase in due diligences from 2019 to 2020. There has been a 302.2% average monthly increase in takeovers from 2018 to date and a 281.5% average monthly increase in due diligence inspections from 2019 to date.

Click here to view the full list of 2021 Multifamily Influencers on GlobeSt.com.

For more information on RPM Living, visit rpmliving.com.

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RPM Living is a full-service multifamily management company offering an innovative and personalized approach to real estate services including management, investment and development. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, RPM is a NMHC Top 50 Manager and the third largest property management company in Texas managing more than 100 clients, nine regional offices and 76,000 units across Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. Founded by Jason Berkowitz in 2002, the firm has grown to over 1,900 associates nationwide spread across 27 markets, all of whom share the collective vision to enhance clients’ investments through customized solutions and exceptional resident-centric service. To learn more about RPM, visit RPMLiving.com.

AUSTIN, TX (Oct. 18, 2021) – Jason Berkowitz, CEO of RPM Living, has been named by Globe St. as a 2021 Multifamily Influencer. The annual series features some of the most notable professionals in the multifamily space, including developers, investors, brokers, and those who have introduced new concepts and products to the business, along with teams and entire organizations who have become critical to the industry.

For this series, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum collected a substantial number of nominations and selected top candidates from across the multifamily real estate field. Each individual, team and firm has been chosen as a talented and impactful industry leader and will be profiled in the October issue of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, which will be distributed in early October, and honored at the 30th annual GlobeSt. APARTMENTS conference in Los Angeles.

Jason Berkowitz

Jason founded RPM Living in 2002 with just ten units under management. RPM is now the third largest property management company in Texas and No. 11 on NMHC’s list of Top 50 Largest Apartment Managers. Throughout the past year, Jason led RPM through two acquisitions of Phoenix-based Maverick Residential and Dallas-based Pace Realty, and a merger with Atlanta-based CF Real Estate Services, all while continuing to organically grow the company. This expanded RPM’s footprint into 14 new states and added six regional offices and a regional headquarters. Even amid RPM’s rapid growth, Jason continually makes an impact among its 2,000 associates, all of whom share a collective vision to enhance clients’ investments through innovative solutions and resident-centric service.

Aside from market growth, RPM experienced considerable internal growth over the past year as well, with 147 internal promotions and overall headcount growing by nearly 300. Moreover, during a time when many companies were letting people go due to the effects of COVID-19, RPM and its 1,900+ associates never experienced layoffs, and still haven’t to this day.

Click here to view the full list of 2021 Multifamily Influencers on GlobeSt.com.

For more information on RPM Living, visit rpmliving.com.

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RPM Living is a full-service multifamily management company offering an innovative and personalized approach to real estate services including management, investment and development. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, RPM is ranked #11 on the NMHC Top 50 Manager and the third largest property management company in Texas managing more than 100 clients, nine regional offices and 76,000 units across Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. Founded by Jason Berkowitz in 2002, the firm has grown to over 2,000 associates nationwide spread across 27 markets, all of whom share the collective vision to enhance clients’ investments through customized solutions and exceptional resident-centric service. To learn more about RPM, visit RPMLiving.com.

AUSTIN, Texas (10/05/2021) — RPM Living is pleased to announce it has been selected as the property management firm for 10X Living Heights Waterworks, a 309 unit complex ranging from 600 to 1,265 square feet) in Houston, TX.

Formerly known as Heights Waterworks, a Broadstone Community, the property has been rebranded to 10X Living Heights Waterworks and adds to RPM’s growing portfolio in Houston, TX. The 309-unit community is located at 515 W. 20th St. Houston, TX 77008.

“We are excited to be selected as the management company for such a great asset,” says Jason Berkowitz, Chief Executive Officer of RPM Living. “We’re looking forward to providing the highest quality service and enhancing the property’s overall value for lasting success.”

RPM Living’s management services will comprise the day-to-day management, accounting and maintenance of the community, along with tenant communication, lease administration, budgeting, and management of third-party vendors.

RPM offers extensive 360-degree solutions for diverse portfolios with the goal of providing the highest quality property and asset management services available. By providing clients with custom tailored services, RPM takes a collaborative, hands-on approach to understand the unique goals of each property. RPM’s areas of expertise include conventional, lease-up, mixed-use, student housing, senior living and affordable.

For more information, visit 10xlivingheightswaterworks.com.

About RPM

RPM is a full-service property management company offering an innovative and personalized approach to real estate management services. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, RPM is a NMHC Top 50 Manager and the third largest property management company in Texas managing more than 100 clients, eight regional offices and 84,000 units across Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Founded by Jason Berkowitz in 2002, the firm has grown to over 1,600 associates nationwide spread across 32 markets, all of whom share the collective vision to enhance clients’ investments through customized solutions and create quality living environments for residents. RPM continues its aggressive pursuit of new opportunities in thriving markets. To learn more about RPM, visit RPMLiving.com.

Five RPM Living communities have been recognized among the Elite 1% properties in the nation with the best online reputation for 2020 by J Turner Research, the leading market research firm exclusively serving the multifamily industry.

The Elite 1% ORA™ Power Ranking is an annual ranking based on monthly online reputation research of over 122,000 apartments across multiple review sites and Internet Listing Services (ILSs). J Turner assigns an independent Online Reputation Assessment score (ORA™) to each property based on a scale of 0-100, and this score determines a property’s rank.

To be eligible for this ranking, a property had to register a minimum ORA™ score of 90 (the national average is 65.73). For properties with the same ORA™ score, the property with the higher number of reviews ranked higher.

Just 1,303 properties earned this distinction, including the below RPM communities:

Residence at the Oaks
Rank: 116, ORA Score: 95

Riverside Villas
Rank: 338, ORA Score: 93

North Creek Apartments
Rank: 376, ORA Score: 93

The Conley
Rank: 1,126, ORA Score: 90

Coronado on Briarwood
Rank: 1,144, ORA Score: 90

Congrats to these teams on having the best online reputation in the nation!

For more information on the ranking and to view the full 2020 Elite 1% list, please visit: jturnerresearch.com/ora-elite-2020