written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message post properties inc. type public nyse pps industry real estate investment trust founded 1971 headquarters atlanta georgia key people david stockert president and ceo number of employees 650 2015 website www.postproperties.com post properties inc. nyse pps is a developer and operator of multifamily communities including resort style garden apartments and high density urban apartments and operates as a real estate investment trust reit . 1 post properties is headquartered in atlanta and has operations in nine markets across the country . the company employs approximately 600 people and owns approximately 20 000 apartment homes . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 divisions 3 post hope foundation 4 green initiatives 5 references 6 external links history edit post properties was founded in atlanta in 1971 by john a. williams and douglas bates and initially developed and managed primarily garden style apartments . 4 in the late 1980s post shifted its focus from garden apartments and began to also explore urban in fill locations areas in once vacant urban centers that were beginning to become residential again . in the 1990s the company also began developing mixed use properties combining residential units retail and sometimes office space . 5 post became a public company in the summer of 1993 6 with its initial public offering ipo priced at 25.50 per share . in august 1997 post announced a merger with columbus realty trust . the 600 million company based in dallas texas expanded post s holdings by more than a third from just over 21 000 units to more than 29 000 . 7 since 2000 post has balanced its portfolio with garden mixed use 8 and urban apartment communities 9 as well as condominium developments . 10 to achieve this balance the company has sold some of its assets 11 entered into joint ventures on development projects 12 and made acquisitions in other key markets . john williams left the company in 2004 . 13 today post properties is led by david p. stockert who joined the company in 2001 and serves as its president and ceo . 14 divisions edit post apartment homes post preferred homes post corporate apartments post investment group post maintenance post commercial leasing post hope foundation edit the post hope foundation is a 501 c 3 nonprofit that functions as the employee giving and charitable distribution arm of post . 15 it is responsible for facilitating employee service projects coordinating employee giving programs and assisting with employee fundraising efforts . 16 green initiatives edit in 2008 post launched its green initiative post ecoactivetm . the ecoactive program received a green services award from multi housing news recognizing post s commitment to conserving natural resources . the award highlighted the post ecoactive recycling program in particular . recycling centers are available in all post markets for residents to recycle everything from newspaper to glass aluminum steel and plastic . nationally post s recycling centers collect 840 tons of newspaper glass and aluminum on a national basis . all carpet is recyclable and collected at the end of its life rather than taken to the landfill . 17 18 references edit hoovers profile for post properties about post properties atlanta journal constitution atlanta journal constitution atlanta s top 10 developers atlanta business chronicle post now embracing new urbanism movement founder of apartment company post properties may return firm to private status atlanta business chronicle post properties columbus realty to merge atlanta business chronicle atlanta slow to grasp traditional neighborhoods tampa bay business journal post properties leading charge for urban apartments atlanta business chronicle post peachtree to get condo makeover dallas business journal post properties sells 2 dallas area apartments atlanta business chronicle post properties closes on california joint venture atlanta business chronicle john williams resigns from post properties board leaves company atlanta business chronicle stockert brings wall street experience to post multifamily executive 2005 multifamily executive awards winners multi housing news john m. corcoran and post properties share nmhc s annual good neighbor award finalists selected for mhn s first annual green initiative awards meet the winners of mhn s first annual green initiative competition external links edit official website post hope foundation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title post properties & oldid 743264257 categories companies established in 1971companies listed on the new york stock exchangereal estate companies of the united statescompanies based in atlantahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2009all articles 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