Mark-Taylor

Mark-Taylor

Mark Taylor founded the firm in 1985 in Scottsdale, Arizona, as a privately held real estate company focused on multifamily housing. The firm's name is taken from its founder, Mark Taylor, who established the company as a developer and operator of apartment communities in the Southwest United States. Mark-Taylor Companies acts as a developer, owner, and investment manager of multifamily communities, covering the full lifecycle from land acquisition through construction, leasing, and property management. The firm's portfolio includes brands such as Bellagio, Mira Santi, and Emerson Mill Avenue, with rental rates starting around $1,364 per month. Geographically, the firm maintains a presence in 13 US cities including Baltimore, San Diego, Washington, Birmingham, Fairfax, Scottsdale, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Livonia, San Antonio, and St. Louis. The firm has built over 40 years of operating history and currently manages more than 50,000 apartment units. The firm has received recognition as a top workplace in Arizona since 2018 and has been ranked the #1 Multifamily Management Company since 2012. Mark-Taylor launched a resident benefits bundle called MT+ that includes technology and community services. The firm's team size and total assets under management are not publicly disclosed, though the portfolio scale suggests a significant real estate operation. The firm's structural differentiator is its vertically integrated model as a privately held developer-owner-operator in multifamily real estate, combining development risk with long-term ownership and property management. This integration contrasts with fund-based real estate managers that typically rotate assets, as Mark-Taylor retains its developed communities within its managed portfolio.