FirstService Residential
FirstService Residential provides professional property and community management services for residential communities.
Last updated September 25, 2026
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Overview
FirstService Residential is a property management company focused on residential communities. Its stated role is to partner with board members, owners, and developers to enhance property value and residents’ lives. The company presents its work as more than property upkeep: it aims to anticipate residents’ needs and simplify day-to-day community living. Its services support a range of residential settings, including single-family homes, townhomes, low-, mid- and high-rise properties, and master-planned or lifestyle communities. The company describes offerings that include resident services, 24-hour customer care, preventive maintenance programs, amenities and lifestyle programming, and portfolio or onsite management teams. Its materials also address support for community boards and developers. FirstService Residential describes its management role as operational rather than a replacement for an association’s board. Its explanation of HOA management says boards set policy and make major decisions, while a management company carries out board decisions and handles daily operations. The supplied leadership page lists Gene Gomberg as chairman and David Diestel as chief executive officer, alongside senior leaders and regional presidents. The supplied evidence does not establish the company’s founding date, headquarters, ownership, or precise operating-market footprint.
History
The supplied evidence identifies FirstService Residential as a property management company and describes its current services and leadership, but does not establish a founding date or provide a dated corporate history. A leadership biography on the company’s website identifies Gene Gomberg as a founding partner of The Continental Group, described there as the largest residential property management company in the FirstService Residential Management portfolio. The biography also describes Gomberg’s long experience in property management and his role in leading the organization’s acquisition process and contributing to strategy, client relationships, and business development. The company’s current materials describe a service model centered on residential associations and communities. FirstService Residential says it works with board members, owners, and developers and supports communities ranging from single-family homes and townhomes to high-rise properties and large, amenity-rich developments. The listed services include resident support, around-the-clock customer care, preventive maintenance, lifestyle programming, and onsite or portfolio management. Its public explanation of HOA management distinguishes the responsibilities of the association board from those of the management firm: boards make policy and major decisions, while the management company handles operational work and implements board decisions. The supplied leadership page lists Gene Gomberg as chairman and David Diestel as CEO. The evidence does not provide enough information to document specific founding, acquisition, ownership, headquarters, or geographic-expansion dates.
Products and positioning
Positions itself as a professional residential community management partner that combines operational expertise and service support to simplify community living and enhance property value.
Residential community management
Management support for residential communities, including day-to-day operations and property maintenance.
Resident services
Services described by the company include 24-hour customer care, preventive maintenance, and amenities and lifestyle programming.
Community management by property type
The company describes solutions for single-family homes, townhomes, low- and mid-rise communities, master-planned communities, and high-rise properties.
Recent events
FirstService Residential wins Charleston’s Choice award[6]
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FirstService Residential announced that it was named winner of the Post and Courier Charleston's Choice award for Best Property Management Company.
FirstService Residential partners with The Vendome at Turtle Creek[7]
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FirstService Residential partnered with The Vendome at Turtle Creek, with a new management team to provide service at the condominium tower under the FirstService Residential brand.
FirstService Residential partners with Hunt Companies to manage The Colony[8]
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FirstService Residential announced that it was partnering with Hunt Companies to take over management of The Colony, a 2,300-acre master-planned community in Texas. FirstService Residential also manages New Colony, the ungated portion of the community.
FirstService Residential begins managing Ponte Vista[9]
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FirstService Residential was awarded the management contract for Ponte Vista Master Homeowners Association and began managing the community on July 1, 2021.
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FirstService Residential renews Potomac Green contract[10]
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FirstService Residential renewed its contract to provide full-service property management services to the Potomac Green Community Association in Ashburn, Virginia.
FirstService Residential assumes management of Silverstone Ranch[11]
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FirstService Residential was awarded the community management contract for Silverstone Ranch Community Association and assumed management responsibilities on January 1, 2021.
FirstService Residential Ontario renames its governance and integration team[12]
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FirstService Residential Ontario renamed its Ontario Governance & Integration team as the Community Development & Governance team, bringing developer consulting, project start-up, new-client integration, community transition and operations services under one team.
FirstService Residential appoints Gladys Nova as vice president[13]
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FirstService Residential appointed Gladys Nova as vice president of community and lifestyle services for its Southern Nevada division.
Sources18 sources
- 1Property Management Company | FirstService Residentialfsresidential.com
- 2What do HOA management companies do?fsresidential.com
- 3Resident property management servicesfsresidential.com
- 4FirstService Residential Leadership I Property Managementfsresidential.com
- 5FirstService Residentialwikidata.org
- 6FirstService Residential 获得 Charleston’s Choice 奖prweb.com
- 7FirstService Residential与The Vendome at Turtle Creek建立合作prweb.com
- 8FirstService Residential 与 Hunt Companies 合作管理 The Colonyprweb.com
- 9FirstService Residential开始管理Ponte Vista社区prweb.com
- 10FirstService Residential续签Potomac Green合同prweb.com
- 11FirstService Residential接管Silverstone Ranch管理工作prweb.com
- 12FirstService Residential Ontario 更名其治理与整合团队prweb.com
- 13FirstService Residential任命Gladys Nova为副总裁prweb.com
- 14FirstService Residential Announces Lifestyle Division Promotion as Part of Strategic Growth Planprweb.com
- 15FirstService Residential Announces New Vice President of Salesprweb.com
- 16FirstService Residential Appoints Brittany Don as Vice President of Operations and Process Improvementprweb.com
- 17FirstService Residential Appoints New Director of Food & Beverage Servicesprweb.com
- 18FirstService Residential Appoints Stephanie Cardello as Vice President of Complianceprweb.com
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