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Greystar Real Estate Partners is an international real estate developer and manager based in the United States. As of 2022, Greystar had over $74 billion in gross assets under management, and operated in 17 countries.

Greystar was the largest apartment management company in the United States in 2021, with over 803,000 units/beds as of 2023.

History
Founded in 1993 by chairman and CEO Bob Faith, and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar has over 22,200 employees and 66 offices representing 224 markets in the US, Europe, Latin America, South America and Asia-Pacific region.

The company began operating in the UK in 2013. In July 2017, Greystar announced it would acquire Monogram Residential Trust's 14,000-unit portfolio of 49 rental communities in ten states, for $3 billion.

In June 2018, Greystar announced that it would acquire EdR, a manager of college housing communities in the US, for $4.6 billion.

In 2019, the company was sued for violating consumer protection laws. In a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing, Greystar was charged with gathering extensive personal identifying information about its tenants without their knowledge or consent. At five Greystar-owned apartment buildings, the company collected information about its tenants' "character" and "general reputation." In 2021, the firm's business model was alleged to be adding to Ireland's housing crisis.

Greystar acquired the property management arm of Alliance Residential Co. in June 2020, and in October 2020, Greystar acquired 45% of Thackeray Partners. That December, Greystar partnered with Walker & Dunlop and Project Destined to create a paid internship program for students from diverse backgrounds in Durham, North Carolina. Greystar and Project Destined expanded their partnership to students at South Carolina State University in 2022.

In March 2021, Greystar, along with partners Ivanhoé Cambridge and Bouwinvest, announced a $1.1 billion joint venture to develop and acquire housing for students and young professionals in the greater Paris area and joint venture in multifamily housing in Chile. Greystar acquired the rest of Thackeray Partners in May 2021 and partnered with the University of South Carolina to create a $210 million campus village. Greystar also announced a partnership with CPP Investment Board to pursue life sciences development with a $74 million office and lab in Somerville, Massachusetts, as well as a joint venture to develop and acquire single-family and multifamily rental communities. In November, the company announced an additional $600 million investment in more student housing development, with partnerships with the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Texas at Austin. In December 2021, Greystar acquired Fizzy Living and began expanding its presence in the industrial sector.

Greystar secured roughly $883 million of investments in June 2021 to expand in major cities across Europe. By July 2022, the Greystar Equity Partners Europe I fund had attracted €1.55 billion ($1.57 billion) and its portfolio included 22 properties in six countries. In 2023, Greystar continued its expansion, including a green 21-story luxury building in Chicago, a mixed use complex in downtown Austin with 42 total stories. , and acquiring the London Olympic Site for conversion to rental units. In March of 2023, Greystar announced the creation of an affordable housing brand, Ltd by Greystar.

In 2021, the National Multifamily Housing Council ranked Greystar the #1 largest apartment manager, #6 largest apartment owner, #1 largest developer, and #6 largest builder. In 2022, Greystar operated in 13 countries, including China, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.