About Marquette Properties.
The Marquette Companies was founded in 1983 and is celebrating twenty five years of providing extraordinary returns to its investors safely. The three Managing Directors of the Marquette Companies are Rick Harb, Nick Ryan and Bruno Bottarelli. There are eight (8) active companies that operate under the Marquette Company banner. They are:
MPI (Marquette Property Investments) is the apartment development arm of the Marquette Companies. MPI develops mixed use communities from the ground up including rental communities, For Sale Condominiums, office and retail space. MPI owns approximately fifteen hundred (1,500) apartments.
MLI (Marquette Land Investments) which purchases raw land, entitles that land and then sells the improved land to the country's largest home builders.
MAA (Marquette Apartment Acquisitions) is the apartment acquisition arm of the Marquette Companies.
MCI (Marquette Condominium Investments) provides an exit strategy through condominium conversion for Marquette Company apartment communities as well as fee income business for new condominium developments and conversions for outside third party owners.
KMP (Kensington Marquette Partners) is a joint venture that was formed in 1994 to purchase apartment communities on behalf of pension fund and other institutional clients. KMP typically does apartment acquisitions and provides its clients both day to day property management and asset management services.
KMF (Kensington Marquette Formation Capital) is a joint venture designed to purchase independent senior housing and assisted living communities for institutional clients across the nation. KMF currently has offices in Chicago, Atlanta and Philadelphia.
TBC (Town-Builders Collaborative) focuses on the creation of Traditional Neighborhood Developments, New Economy Towns across the nation. The TBC also creates "destination communities" of retail/parking/residential product lines around universities to increase the economic base and desirability for students.
MMI (Marquette Management Inc) is the property management arm of the Marquette Companies.
MMI currently operates in four states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri).
MMI currently manages approximately 9,000 apartments in approximately twenty seven (27 separate apartment communities). Approximately 1,500 units are owned by the Marquette Companies while approximately 7,000 units are managed for third party owners on a fee basis.
MMI employs approximately 280 employees to operate its communities and the home office services.
MMI was patterned after four of the country's most success companies. Marquette's three partners took from Nordstrom's their passion for delivering unparalleled customer service, from Mc Donald's their decentralized operating style and insistence on systemic operating processes; from Southwest Airlines their fun philosophy and their legendary treatment of employees and from Disney their ability to create magic through their physical environments and treatment of customers.
Known for delivering legendary five star customer service to its residents and employees, The Marquette Companies have also been at the forefront of innovation and creation in the real estate industry through programs such as its We CATER Service Program and SmartRent which provide residents a pallette of concierge services as well as a means to prepare for future home ownership
MMI also operates MSAM (Marquette School of Advanced Management) which offers approximately forty (40) classes on both a personal and e-learning platform to employees and their family members. Employees can enroll in a certification program that provides certification levels for advancement and compensation increases.
Finally, MMI has won numerous industry and business related awards (53 and counting!) including the Champion of Industry Award for Innovation in Real Estate Management and the National Apartment Association's Paragon Award for Property Excellence.
