issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2013 a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message chestnut hill realty type private industry real estate multifamily housing founder edward zuker headquarters chestnut hill massachusetts united states area served greater boston and rhode island key people edward zuker chief executive officer ; robert zuker chief operating officer ; peter poras president investment division ; george mchugh president property management division ; products apartment management apartment investing apartment rentals corporate temporary housing real estate development and commercial leasing number of employees 200 2013 website corporate site apartment site chestnut hill realty is a privately held real estate company based in chestnut hill massachusetts that specializes in purchasing renovating developing operating and leasing real estate with a focus on multi family residential housing . chr owns and manages 28 apartment communities comprising more than 4 700 units in greater boston and rhode island . 1 the company s holdings are valued at more than 1 billion . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 services 3 awards 4 neighborhood criticism 5 properties 6 references 7 external links history edit chestnut hill realty was established by edward zuker in 1969 . zuker continues to serve as ceo of the company which employs several members of the zuker family in various capacities . the company s first office was at 369 harvard street in brookline massachusetts . 4 for more than 20 years the corporate office was located at 1223 beacon street in brookline and the company s headquarters is now at 300 independence drive in chestnut hill massachusetts . services edit service offerings include apartment rentals corporate temporary housing real estate development and commercial leasing . 5 6 awards edit chestnut hill realty received the rental housing association community of excellence award in 2008 for its brattle arms cambridge massachusetts property and rha s community of excellence award in 2009 for hancock village chestnut hill massachusetts . 7 the company also has earned 31 horticultural awards 8 from the institute of real estate management for landscaping at various properties between 2004 and 2011 . chestnut hill realty founder ed zuker is a past recipient of the rental housing association s industry excellence award the 2010 urban land institute s jack kemp workforce housing models of excellence award for his contributions to the b nai b rith 33 comm condominium development and the mollie l. moon volunteer service award for his contributions as chairman of the building committee for the urban league of eastern massachusetts . 4 9 neighborhood criticism edit some residents of the south brookline neighborhood adjacent to one of chestnut hill realty s largest holdings hancock village have actively fought attempts to expand the development . in september 2014 a judge dismissed a lawsuit intending to stop the proposed expansion . 10 properties edit chestnut hill realty s residential portfolio includes more than 4 700 apartment units including seven properties with 124 units in brighton massachusetts ; seven properties with 463 units in brookline massachusetts ; 11 and seven properties with 302 units in cambridge massachusetts . 12 13 among the more prominent properties owned by the company are greater boston hancock village 8 a 789 unit townhome apartment community originally build as housing for world war ii veterans by hancock insurance located on 80 acres in boston brookline and chestnut hill massachusetts . 1443 beacon street 14 a 115 unit luxury high rise apartment building located in coolidge corner in brookline massachusetts . fenway diamond apartments at 9 miner street 15 a 49 unit luxury apartment building located in fenway area in boston massachusetts . longwood towers 3 16 17 18 19 alden tower an 86 unit high rise in a 280 unit condominium community located adjacent to the longwood medical area in brookline massachusetts . ridgecrest village a 404 unit single level and townhome community located on two parcels of land in west roxbury massachusetts . norwood gardens a 344 unit garden style apartment community featuring single level floorplans in a suburban setting . norwest woods 20 21 a 406 unit apartment community featuring townhomes and single level floorplans and luxury amenities in norwood massachusetts . waterfall hills at canton 22 a 243 unit community of single level apartments surrounded by conservation land in canton massachusetts . village green 23 a 400 unit single level apartment community located in plainville massachusetts . water view 24 a 581 unit apartment community located on two parcels of land in framingham massachusetts . rhode island the regency plaza a 444 unit luxury apartment tower in the heart of downtown providence rhode island with 24 hour concierge services . bay view estates a 130 unit apartment community portsmouth rhode island consisting of a high rise tower and garden style residences . references edit chestnut hill realty pays 25 million for portfolio . boston business journal bizjournals.com . sep 15 2011 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . zuker edward . chestnut hill realty executive team & management . retrieved 26 march 2012 . a b executive q & a with ed zuker . boston sf bostonsf.com . feb 20 2012 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . a b edward zuker establishes apartment rental office chestnut hill realty in 1969 . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . development chestnut hill realty redevelops properties to attain highest and best use . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty s investment division . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . brattle arms cambridge mass . receives 2008 rha community of excellence award . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . a b irem president s message landscape contest success . new england real estate journal nerej.com . dec 3 2010 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . four outstanding development receive jack kemp workforce housing 2010 models of excellence award from uli terwiller center on workforce housing . urban land institute www.uli.org . retrieved nov 18 2010 . judge throws out town s hancock village . the town of brookline appealed and the appeal is under review . lawsuit . brookline tab . sep 17 2014 . retrieved 2 october 2014 . condo management firms in allston brookline merge . boston business journal bizjournals.com . march 22 2000 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty purchases 6 building 87 unit apartment portfolio for 24.8 million . new england real estate journal nerej.com . oct 7 2011 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . brattle arms building sold for 10.8 m . boston business journal bizjournals.com . june 8 2006 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . http www.bankerandtradesman.com news164734.html http www.bizjournals.com boston real estate 2014 01 fenway apartment project underway.html unit sales at brookline s iconic longwood towers reach new highs . boston sf bostonsf.com . feb 22 2012 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . newest acquisition longwood towers brookline mass . . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . longwood towers rental revival . boston globe boston.com . aug 10 2010 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty corp. by its affiliate alden tower llc recently closed 24 million construction loan . citybizlist boston boston.citybizlist.com . retrieved nov 11 2009 . chestnut hill realty prop . mgr . for norwest woods opens 2 new bldgs . . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty completes new construction at norwest woods ; project represents nearly 10 percent of region s new apartments . boston sf bostonsf.com . feb 27 2012 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty buys canton apartment complex . boston business journal bizjournals.com . june 8 2006 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty affiliate acquires 12 building apartment community for 41m . new england real estate journal nerej.com . nov 27 2009 . retrieved 26 march 2012 . chestnut hill realty buys framingham apartment complexes ; promises renovations . boston globe boston.com . dec 11 2012 . retrieved 31 jan 2013 . coordinates 42 17 47.3 n 71 9 27.2 w 42.296472 n 71.157556 w 42.296472 ; 71.157556 external links edit official corporate website official apartment website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chestnut hill realty & oldid 721229565 categories companies based in massachusettsreal estate companies of the united stateshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2013all orphaned articleswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from march 2012coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 may 2016 at 13 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view