Meridian Management Group

What Meridian Management Group does

Meridian Management Group, doing business as Meridian Property Management Group, is a privately held residential property management firm founded in 1984 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company manages a portfolio of rental apartments — ranging from studios to 5-bedroom units — across five submarkets: San Francisco (Union Square, Inner Richmond, Inner Sunset, Marina, Mission, Nob Hill, SOMA), Oakland (Lake Merritt, Adams Point, Grand Lake, Oakland Uptown), Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and San Rafael. Pricing spans $1,400-$2,300 for studios, $1,595-$2,950 for one-bedrooms, and $1,750-$4,200 for two-bedrooms, with a current inventory of 44+ active listings visible on the company's website.

The company's technology stack is built on commodity, off-the-shelf components rather than proprietary software. Its website is powered by Realtyna's WPL (WordPress Listing) plugin for property search and filtering, Estatik for tenant account creation and saved favorites, MailPoet by Automattic for email marketing, PayPal for online rental payment processing, and Google Analytics for traffic tracking. On-site building managers — each with direct phone contact — handle viewings, lease administration, and day-to-day tenant relationships. The company holds California Department of Real Estate license #990193, authorizing brokerage operations statewide.

Meridian operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market with no third-party listing platforms, real estate agents, or franchise intermediaries. Marketing is conducted almost entirely through the company's own website (mmgprop.com), which serves as the primary tenant acquisition channel. Revenue mechanics derive from residential rental income (the input labels the revenue model as 'transaction_fee'), with additional rental requirements including good credit, proof of income, and parking fees of approximately $100/month at select locations. The company serves individual residential renters — working professionals, families, and students (including international students with accepted cosigners) — seeking professionally managed housing in the high-cost Bay Area market.

Name

Meridian Management Group

Legal name

Meridian Management Group

Website

https://mmgprop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Meridian Management Group is a privately held residential property management firm founded in 1984 that manages rental apartments across the San Francisco Bay Area, serving individual tenants in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and San Rafael under California DRE License #990193.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Management

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Owner Services, Reporting & Portfolio Administration (THAMAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Condominium Association Management (BPAJAHAA)

Keywords

• Residential property management
• Apartment rental listings
• Tenant placement services
• Building management services
• Multi-family housing management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Residential Property Management: The company manages residential rental properties in the San Francisco Bay Area, collecting rental income from tenants. Revenue is generated through rental payments on apartments ranging from studios to 2-bedroom units across multiple properties in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and San Rafael. The company operates on a property management model where they handle tenant placement, property maintenance, and ongoing management for owned or managed properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Meridian Management Group operates residential rental property management services across the San Francisco Bay Area, leasing studio through 5-bedroom apartments in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and San Rafael. The company handles tenant placement, leasing, ongoing property maintenance, and day-to-day management for owned or third-party-managed properties, supported by an online listing platform and on-site building managers at each property.

Product overview

Meridian Property Management Group is a residential property management firm operating since 1984 in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering San Francisco, East Bay, North Bay, and surrounding regions including Oakland, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and San Rafael. The company manages a portfolio of residential apartments ranging from studio to 5-bedroom units. Its services include resident services (rental listings, leasing, and tenant management) and management services for property owners. The platform presents available rental units through a searchable website powered by WPL (WordPress Listings) and Realtyna, enabling prospective tenants to browse listings by location, bedroom count, and price. No distinct branded software products, modules, or SaaS offerings are described beyond the company's core property management and rental listing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Apartment Rentals Long-term residential rental apartments across the San Francisco Bay Area, ranging from studios to 5-bedroom units in San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and San Rafael. Units are listed on mmgprop.com with photos, descriptions, and virtual tours, and leased directly to tenants.
• Property Management Services End-to-end property management services for property owners, including tenant placement, leasing administration, property maintenance, and ongoing tenant relationship management for owned or third-party-managed residential buildings.
• Resident Services Tenant-facing services supporting residents throughout their lease, including rental listings access, online lease applications, building manager support, and ongoing maintenance coordination.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest apartment property manager in the U.S. with national reach and institutional clients. Operates a multi-region, multi-thousands-of-units platform comparable to Meridian's residential management model but at vastly greater scale.
• Lincoln Property Company: National residential and commercial property manager with extensive third-party management contracts. Comparable business model (fee-based management for owners) but operates across many U.S. metros, unlike Meridian's Bay Area focus.
• Equity Residential: Large apartment REIT with a meaningful San Francisco and Bay Area portfolio. Competes with Meridian for tenant demand and offers comparable urban residential rental products, though at much larger scale.
• AvalonBay Communities: National apartment REIT with a Bay Area presence. Operates apartment communities with on-site management similar to Meridian's model but at institutional scale.

Direct peers

• Avenue5 Residential: Mid-to-large multi-family property manager operating in several western U.S. markets. Closely mirrors Meridian's third-party residential management offering with a regional + multi-market expansion model.
• Bozzuto Group: Residential property management and development firm with a strong mid-Atlantic and expanding national footprint. Directly comparable third-party management services for owners of urban and suburban apartment communities.
• RPM Living: Multi-family property management firm serving owners across multiple U.S. metros with fee-based management services. Similar operational model targeting apartment owner clients.

Regional players

• Essex Property Trust: REIT that owns and operates apartment communities specifically on the West Coast (Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle). Directly comparable Bay Area apartment operator with overlapping submarkets.
• Veritas Investments: San Francisco-based apartment owner and operator with a large vintage-building portfolio. Operates in the same Bay Area submarkets as Meridian with an overlapping tenant and building type profile.
• Carmel Partners: San Francisco-based multifamily owner, developer, and operator. Shares the Bay Area focus and urban apartment operator profile with Meridian, though more vertically integrated as an owner-developer.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mmgprop
• Facebookfacebook.com/Meridian-Management-Group-161692430553544
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meridian-management-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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