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Champion buys 1,064 apartments near Easton for $70 million

COLUMBUS, OHIO– Champion Real Estate Services acquired Albany Club Apartments, a 1,064-unit community located in the Easton submarket, on February 18, 2015. The transaction total, including planned capital renovations, neared $70 million. The acquisition was the largest and most complex transaction Champion has completed to date. The community is the largest Class B market-rate apartment …

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Champion Named Medical Mutual Pillar Award Honoree

COLUMBUS, OH – Champion Real Estate Services joined an elite class of businesses to make up the 2015 Class of Pillar Award recipients. The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service, presented by Smart Business, honors businesses of all types and sizes that make outstanding contributions to their community. Its purpose is to encourage a …

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Champion makes fourth consecutive appearance on list of top property management companies

WESTERVILLE,OH– Champion Real Estate Services has increased its rank from No. 20 to No. 14 on Columbus Business First’s list of top property management companies in Central Ohio. Making the list for its fourth consecutive year, Champion now manages a portfolio of 5 million square feet of apartment space in the Columbus region. The list, …

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Champion Honored for Communication Efforts By Conway Center for Family Business

WESTERVILLE, OH –Champion Real Estate Services took home an award for its company-wide communication efforts at the Conway Center for Family Business Awards luncheon. The annual reception for Central Ohio family-owned businesses was held at the Aladdin Shrine Center on Friday, November 7. The award recognized one large and one small family-owned business for their …

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Champion honored at 2014 Smart 50 Awards

Champion Real Estate Services’ co-founder and chief operating officer, Michelle Yeager-Thornton, has been named a Smart Business Magazine Smart 50 Award honoree. The Smart 50 Awards, presented by Oswald Companies, recognizes the top executives in Central Ohio for their ability to effectively build and lead innovative and smart organizations. Yeager-Thornton was honored among 49 other …

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Champion makes third consecutive appearance on the Columbus Business First Fast 50 list

Champion Real Estate Services, a fully-integrated, multi-family investment firm, has been named the ninth-place winner of the 2014 Columbus Business First Fast 50 award. This is the third consecutive year the company has been a Fast 50 award honoree, ranking No. 3 in 2012 and No. 5 in 2013. This award recognizes year-over-year growth in …

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Champion Acquires Carson Farms, Expands Delaware, Ohio Multi-Family Portfolio.

Columbus, OH– On August 19, 2014, Champion became the new owner and manager of The Traditions at Carson Farms in Delaware, Ohio. The 157-unit apartment community is brand new with construction finalized earlier in 2014. “We are thrilled to add Carson Farms to our family of communities,” Brian Yeager, Champion’s president and CEO, said. “Carson Farms …

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Champion Helps to Raise $30,000 at the Doc & Yeager Invitational

Columbus, OH – On Aug. 9, the 11th annual Doc & Yeager Golf Invitational, sponsored by Champion Real Estate Services, raised $25,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio and $5,000 for the Columbus Children’s Charity. Over 100 golfers participated in the shotgun-style golf tournament that has aimed to raise awareness for BBBS since …

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Champion Real Estate Services Looks To Donate More Than $70,000 A Year to Local Charities

2014 has been a banner year for Champion Real Estate Services and the company has decided to return the good fortune in a big way. This week, the Westerville-based investment firm and property management company announced the roll-out of the Champion Cares Foundation, a program that will give residents at Champion apartment communities the option …

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Champion closes largest deal to date, buys 656 apartments in Hilliard, OH

Champion Real Estate Services closed on 656 apartments in Hilliard, Ohio. The apartments are comprised of two intertwining communities, Saddlebrook Apartments and Pinelake Apartments. For the last three years, Champion has managed more than 400 of the 656 apartments and is not only familiar with these communities, but the Hilliard submarket in general. Champion has …

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