Nov 2, 2021
In this week’s episode of the Propcast, Louisa speaks with Brad Hargreaves, CEO and Founder of Common, a residential brand creating a better kind of multifamily property manager through innovations in technology, design, and operations. This episode covers the differences between the UK and US rental markets, and how co-living has taken off in US markets and what this might mean for the market in the UK and Europe.
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Shout Outs
Key Insights From This Episode
Keywords: co-living,
capital, affordable housing, shared housing, multi family, build to
rent
About Our Guests
Brad Hargreaves
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharg/
Brad Hargreaves is the Founder
and CEO of Common, the nation’s leading residential brand that
designs and manages multifamily apartments with more than 6,000
residents in over 10 markets across the country. Before founding
Common in early 2015, Brad was the co-founder of General Assembly,
a global education institution with campuses in more than 15 cities
worldwide. As part of the General Assembly founding team, Brad led
the growth of the company's education business from its launch in
2011 into a global institution with over a dozen campuses. Most
recently, he was a Venture Partner at Maveron, General Assembly's
lead investor. Brad has been named to Ernst and Young’s 2020
“Entrepreneur of the Year” award; Vanity Fair’s “The Next
Establishment”; Business Insider’s “Silicon Alley 100”; and Crain’s
2017 “40 Under Forty.”
Common is a residential brand creating a better
kind of multifamily property manager through innovations in
technology, design, and operations. Common delivers exceptional
experiences for renters across twelve cities and nearly 7,000 units
in coliving, microunit, and traditional apartments. They are the
preferred choice for both residents looking for a stress-free and
all-inclusive living environment from a trusted brand, and for real
estate owners seeking reliable, above-market returns. The Common
platform also includes workforce housing management brand Noah and
family-first operator Mily. With over 20,000 units signed and under
development and over $110 million in venture capital investment,
Common is expanding into 22 cities across the world. To work with
us, visit our partners page or follow us on instagram at @common.living.
About Our Host
Louisa Dickins
https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk
Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).
About LMRE
LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.