NorthStar Management & Consulting, Inc.

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NorthStar Management and Consulting, Inc.
Property Management Professionals since 1993
NorthStar is a professional property management company committed to integrity, communication and a team delivering unparalleled performance.

NorthStar is owned and managed by Stuart C. Wolff, a Tucson native. In 1987, Mr. Wolff left public accounting to work with a developer who owned approximately 6,000 apartment units and over 110,000 square feet of office space. This was the start of his successful career in property management. 

NorthStar was formed in March 1993, managing 813 units at four Tucson locations. Since it's inception, NorthStar has managed apartments in Tucson, Phoenix, Sierra Vista AZ., Orlando and Tampa, Florida. Industry highlights and pre-NorthStar career of the principal include:
  • B.S. in Accounting, University of Arizona
  • C.P.A.
  • Licensed Arizona Real Estate Broker
  • President, NorthStar Management & Consulting, Inc. May 1993 - Present
  • Vice President, Verde Realty Advisors (formerly E.C.G. Property Management, Inc.) 4/87-3/93
  • Directed the Commercial Property Management (total 110,000 square feet), jointly directed the residential property    management. In addition to the property management duties, other responsibilities included preparation of financial statements, tax returns, budgets, and projections for prospective sales/acquisitions of multi family and commercial projects.
  • Formerly with “Big Eight” accounting firm Deloitte, Haskins and Sells and national firm of Laventhal & Horwath.

During Mr. Wolff’s tenure with Verde Realty Advisors, Inc., the managed portfolio grew from approximately 2,000 units in three cities in two states, to approximately 6,000 units in four cities and three states. At the time Mr. Wolff left Verde Realty, the real estate portfolio was valued in excess of $250,000,000 and employed over 225 individuals.

At present, NorthStar has approximately 70 employees, dedicated to the fee management of over 2,300 apartment units.

OTHER KEY PERSONNEL

Linda A. Sovola was the co-founder of the company. She is a graduate of Arizona State University. Linda has been in the property management industry since 1980 and a licensed real estate broker since 1993. Prior to starting NorthStar, Linda was the Vice-President of JPK Management, Inc. (Crown West) and the Vice-President of E.C.G. Property Management. During her tenure with these companies Linda was involved in the supervision of approximately 10,000 apartment units. Linda currently focuses on maintaining company standards, acquisition of new properties, supervision of an apartment portfolio and training new staff members.


Ramona Meyer has been with NorthStar since January 2009. She was brought on as a property manager and was subsequently promoted to property supervisor. Prior to coming to NorthStar, Ramona had over 7 years as an assistant manager and manager of class A condominiums in Michigan. She participated in condo conversions on the owner side and as a sales person. Ramona has also sold real estate as an agent and as a Broker/Owner of her own agency.


Kimberly Gallant joined Northstar in July, 2009 as a supervisor. Kim has been in property management over ten years. She has experience as on on-site manager and subsequently as a supervisor of over 2,500 units at one given time. She has also managed a conference center and the requisite staff and she has managed individually owned condominiums for absentee owners. Kim has excelled at generating extraordinary performance of the properties she has supervised and in hiring and training employees.


Sandy Rencher is the office manager and directs the accounting services, human resources and payroll portions of NorthStar. She has been with the company since August 2005. Sandy is key to timely and accurate production of the monthly financial statements. Sandy has filled the same roll with several other companies in various industries in both her home state of Washington and in Arizona. Sandy’s capabilities to perform her job are second to none.

Brenda Manzanares has transitioned into a corporate office position from on-site management of various apartment communities. She is involved in all aspects of management that are handled by offsite personnel. Brenda has been with NorthStar since February 2005, and since that time has managed several properties and has been involved in the acquisitions of nearly all properties new to NorthStar during that time. Brenda’s property management career also includes managing properties in the Seattle area.

 

Tracy Mitchell fills a vital roll as an administrative assistant. She has been with NorthStar since January 2009. In this position, Tracy is involved in all aspects of support provided at the corporate office level. Prior to coming to NorthStar, Tracy worked for a vendor to the construction industry.

OUR MISSION IS...

TO ATTRACT EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE
TO PROVIDE A NURTURING & PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT
TO PROVIDE PREMIER SERVICE
TO PROMOTE FINANCIAL PROSPERITY FOR ALL
TO HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY REPUTATION


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INTEGRITY
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