UK: Living sector operator Native Residential has been renamed Native Communities, and has undergone an internal restructure.
The company has made several internal promotions and external appointments within its 200 strong team, to support the company’s growth and to widen its expertise in the living and commercial sectors.
Guy Nixon, CEO of Native Communities, said: “Working with our clients under our new Native Communities brand better reflects the diversity of our assets under management and the depth of experience across our teams beyond the living sector, including offices, retail and public realm. We stand out in the market by bringing operations of developments of all asset classes within large scale mixed-use under the same team, enabling reporting and on the ground efficiencies for our clients.”
Native Communities’ internal promotions include Jake Matthews as director of facilities management; Amy Crow as head of building safety; Bex Hetherington Rothwell as head of operations (North); Chloe Parker as head of leasing (South); and Jodie Clark as head of mobilisation and onboarding.
New appointments into the team include David Glass as director of finance – he joins from Global Holdings Management Group; David Tomlinson as head of asset management, joining from Say Property Consulting LLP; Richard Higham as head of digital, joining from CuddleCo; and Rachelle Bownes as general manager of Station Hill, joining from Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate.
Native Communities operates 7,000 residential units, more than 600,000 square feet of commercial real estate and 6.5 acres of public realm.
With more than 10 years of operating track record, the company currently operates assets on behalf of LaSalle Investment Management, Victoria Square Woking Limited, Invesco, Northwood Investors, City Developments Limited, Cheyne Capital, Lincoln, MGT Investment Management, PATRIZIA, Corebridge Financial, CDL Hospitality Trusts, Europa and British Land, within its portfolio of 33 clients.
In July 2024, Berlin based digital hotel platform NUMA Group acquired Native Places from Native Holdings, which saw Native Communities demerged from its sister company.
