Employee Spotlight: Deandra Boll

Job Title: Accounts Payable Clerk

Property: Home Office

1.) How long have you been with Homestead? 2 years and 3 months

2.) What were you doing before Homestead? Working in the AP field at Installed Building Products

3.) Where are you originally from? Ironton, Ohio (the country lol)

4.) What are your favorite hobbies? Traveling, dancing, watching football, and cardio workouts

5.) What would you most like to tell your 13 year old self? Always work hard, never ever give up, make good decisions and always love yourself FIRST! Keep God first!

6.) If you could have coffee with three people, dead or alive, who would it be? My father, my little brother and Jesus

7.) Who is the most famous person you have ever met? Hmmm I've met Usher, Martin Lawrence, Coach Cutcliff (Duke Football), Trey Burke (NBA player)

8.) What is your dream vacation? I'd love to visit the Motherland (Africa)

9.) What is the one THING, you can’t live without? My children - love them to pieces!!

10.) What was your favorite Halloween costume? I love to dress up as Cat Woman

11.) What is your proudest moment at Homestead? I would have to say I'm honored to be apart of our Accounting Department. Our team is awesome and we always work together. Also that Homestead chose to work with me and believe in me when my family had to endure a tough time last year with my Granny.

IN THE NEWS: Harlow on Main

2020 was a great year for our development team! One of our newest properties Harlow on Main was recently featured on the Columbus Underground read full article below.

Health Tip : Wellbeing Tips

Physical Wellbeing Tips

While the pandemic disrupted the in-person fitness model, it ushered in a new wave of wellness with virtual fitness options. Now, it’s possible to try any workout type from studios all over the world from the comfort and safety of your living room. Virtual fitness options are commonly offered at a lower price point and requires no commute time. Virtual fitness options can be found through your health plan provider, local community center, or vendors such as NEOU, ClassPass, and Beachbody.

Financial Wellbeing Tips

The Good Stuff Challenge invites you to clean out your closets finding items to donate to your local thrift store. Be sure to ask for a receipt so when you itemize your taxes you can include your donation as a charitable contribution receiving a tax benefit for your good deed.

Notable Anniversaries

Tanya Brand, Homestead Village- Grove City, 10 Years

Jason George Hollands, Home Office, 4 Years

Qiletha Caston, Home Office, 3 Years

Benjamin Stumbaugh-Caylor, Village West, 3 Years

Anne Perry, University Village, 2 Years

Douglas Falor, Home Office, 1 Year

Devin Wood, College Station, 1 Year

Rachel Mills, The Valley, 1 Year

Daniella Ramirez, The Valley, 1 Year

Jeffery Glace, The View, 1 Year

Alana Hill, Pavilion, 1 Year

Here's to a new year!

As we say farewell (and good riddance!) to 2020, it is with much excitement we look forward to the upcoming year. There is so much opportunity coming down the pike for Homestead Companies, and quite a few big projects to highlight in 2021...

Homestead Village Beavercreek will open for hard hat tours in January, with the project delivering its first move-ins in April. Homestead Village Broad Street is underway, with preleasing kicking off in March, and Homestead Village Miami Township is breaking ground in March, bringing our Homestead Village portfolio count to 4 properties and 480 units.

On the multi-family side, we have the Lusso project underway, with branding very close to being finalized. The team is also in due diligence on a development opportunity in Huber Heights for a 192-unit ​multi-family property, another great opportunity for growth and expansion of our footprint across Ohio.

On the student housing side of the business, we are excited about our new development project at the University of Kentucky; roughly 400 beds, targeting a 2022 clubhouse delivery and August 2023 move-in. Seamus, our new Director of HU Acquisitions & Dispositions, has hit the ground running; we've submitted LOI's on several deals, with an opportunity in College Station that looks very promising. This acquisition would expand our bed-count in this market by 1,000 beds, strengthening our foothold at Texas A&M, a market we expect to see continued enrollment and population growth.

2020 has not been without its challenges, but for Homestead Companies it has been a year of tremendous opportunity. We've brought on amazing talent, building out our construction, development, and acquisitions divisions, and strengthened our operations by coming together as one united team. The continued growth of our company means continued growth for our teams...and it's never been a better time to be a Homesteader! Cheers to continued success in 2021!

Coronavirus Safety

As COVID cases continue to rise, we are urging all of our employees to revisit safety protocols. Audit your PPE gear, and ensure your signage is displayed cleanly and professionally.
Please continue to give your prospects the option for an in-person or virtual tour and explain safety expectations before visiting the community. Our mission is to provide the best resident life experience possible, and we will continue to do so while doing our best to stay safe.

Employee Spotlight: Shay Black

Job Title: Leasing Manager

Property: Harlow on Main

1.) How long have you been with Homestead? Just reached 5 months

2.) What were you doing before Homestead? Property Manager

3.) Where are you originally from? Columbus, Ohio - I spent a lot of time in GA as a kid.

4.) What are your favorite hobbies? Spending time with my kids, reality tv watching, Just Dance

5.) What would you most like to tell your 13 year old self? Perception is reality, your name is all you have.

6.) If you could have coffee with three people, dead or alive, who would it be? My Father, Rihanna, & J.Lo

7.) Who is the most famous person you have ever met? Raheem DeVaughn (Although my favorite was Seven from BGC17 but no one would know who I was referring to)

8.) What is your dream vacation? Bora Bora

9.) What is the one THING, you can’t live without? Internet

10.) What was your favorite Halloween costume? Pennywise.

11.) What is your proudest moment at Homestead? After having a great leasing week about a month or two ago sending the leasing update and Dave Anderson saying "I made his Friday Night" - Epic!

Champ Chain Winner: Cecil Stage

Congratulations to our Champ Chain Winner, the team member who went above and beyond to deliver on our mission statement of providing the best resident life experience possible: Cecil Stage, our Maintenance Supervisor over our Athens portfolio and University Village!

Health Tip : Eat more slowly

With the holiday season upon us stay health by using this healthy tip: Eat more slowly. People who take their time eating less are likely to become obese or develop metabolic syndrome.