DALLAS, TX - Lincoln Military Housing announced that it has expanded its portfolio by 16 percent with the acquisition of over 5,000 units at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Lincoln Military Housing now oversees more than 36,000 military family homes at 35 installations in 11 states and the District of Columbia.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is located in the Pacific Northwest's Puget Sound region, neighboring Tacoma, Olympia, and Seattle, WA and is home to more than 40,000 active, Guard and Reserve Service members and 15,000 civilian workers.
"For almost 15 years, our mission has been to provide military families with exemplary service in a quality home environment," said Jarl Bliss, President of Lincoln Military Housing. "Lewis-McChord Communities is an outstanding operation and we are confident that the addition of this team will help us continue to pursue our mission and continue to lead in the success of Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI)."
"Lincoln Military Housing has a long history of taking care of soldiers and their families. As a company, they know that readiness of our Families and homes is one of our top priorities. We look forward to them continuing their sustained performance at Joint Base Lewis-McChord," said Ivan G. Bolden, Chief of Army Partnerships.
Lincoln Military Housing's parent company, Lincoln Property Company, was founded in 1965 as an innovator in real estate development and management including residential, retail, commercial, office, industrial, student housing and mixed-use developments with a presence in more than 200 markets worldwide.
Lincoln Military Housing is the proud recipient of the SatisFacts Research Exceptional Resident Satisfaction Company Award and National Company Resident Satisfaction Award, ranked first in military property management and second in all multifamily housing for customer satisfaction. "Many of our employees are either veterans, former service members, or spouses of a current or former service member, helping us to relate to our resident's unique situations and provide support in ways other companies cannot," said Bliss.
The team of over 100 Lewis-McChord Communities employees joins over 1,100 employees across the country who work passionately each day to serve the men and women sacrificing for our collective freedoms. Lewis-McChord Communities preceding accomplishments have made it one of the most successful RCI projects for the Army.
"We are dedicated to developing our employees personally and professionally by providing a dynamic work environment, ongoing training, and opportunities for advancement. We are confident that through the additional operational support and network Lincoln Military Housing provides, we will be able to build on Lewis-McChord Communities' previous accomplishments." said Tom Brown, Regional Vice President of Lincoln Military Housing.