MIAMI, FL - Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod CORP company and one of the country’s premier fully integrated real estate investment firms, has named Donte Harris director of student housing. Harris will be based in Monument’s corporate offices in Miami, Florida.
Bringing a decade of experience in property management and operations throughout multiple markets in the southeast, Harris will be responsible for coordinating communications between community managers and the corporate office, reviewing occupancy statuses and recommending rent schedules, inspecting properties to ensure they meet high standards, and coordinating preparation of annual operating and capital budgets.
“With Monument’s recent launch of its student housing division, we are excited to have Donte join our team and believe he will serve as a valuable asset as we expand the student housing division’s portfolio,” said Stuart Zook, Principal of Monument Capital Management. “His proven track record in the industry will further strengthen our competitiveness in this sector as we continue to provide exceptional services to students.”
Prior to joining Monument, Harris served as general manager at Asset Campus Housing, where he was responsible for building and developing leasing and marketing teams comprised of 12-18 individuals. Previous to that, he served as director of community operations at Greystar Management Services, where he developed and implemented marketing strategies for operational assets in numerous markets.
“The successful launch of Monument’s student housing division has solidified the firm’s standing as a leader in the real estate investment and management industry,” said Harris. “I’m very excited to be a part of the firm and look forward to successfully expanding its student housing portfolio.”
Harris earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from Bowling Green State University.
About Monument Real Estate Services: Monument Real Estate Services (MRES) is an asset manager, property manager and value-add specialist that directs a full suite of services in the strongest multifamily markets nationwide. MRES manages a portfolio of more than 14,000 units in markets throughout the Southwest, Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. MRES provides guidance to institutional and individual investors in the acquisition, financing, and property management of income producing properties. With a foundation of institutional quality reporting, coupled with the hands-on style of an owner’s mindset, the company’s integrated approach is flexible and adaptable to both Class-A properties and properties requiring significant re-positioning. MRES is part of the Monument family of companies and is based in Miami.
About Monument Capital Management: Monument Capital Management (MCM) executes transactions on behalf of the three investment funds it directs, as well as acquisitions on behalf of a select number of private investors. Under its first two funds, MCM has more than $325 million of assets under management in multifamily properties Southwest, Southeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. Currently, the firm is deploying capital from its third fund and will target markets with a strong demand for workforce housing. MCM’s investment objective is to strategically identify assets in markets with attractive demographics at a deal size where competition is limited and its exceptional management team can add immediate operational value via its proven investment management model.