Chattanooga Apartment Association

What Chattanooga Apartment Association does

The Chattanooga Apartment Association is a nonprofit regional trade association serving the multifamily housing industry in the Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Its members include apartment community operators, property management companies, and industry supplier firms. The organization delivers advocacy, professional education, networking events, market statistics, and an annual awards program (covering Star, Beautification, Trade Show, Food Drive, and Go-Getter recognition categories), and it operates as a local chapter affiliated with the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the Tennessee Apartment Association (TNAA).

Underlying operations are run on the Novi AMS association management platform, which supports member records, event registration, and committee workflows. The organization also maintains a Statistics Committee that publishes market data for the local multifamily market and a public website with a JobSource for industry job postings. There is no proprietary technology product beyond this standard association-management stack.

Revenue is generated through two channels: annual membership dues from apartment operators, management firms, and supplier members, and event sponsorships structured across multiple tiers (Diamond, Gold, Silver) with named partners including River Rock and Freeman Webb. The organization employs 1–10 staff, led by Executive Director Bobbi Turner, and is governed as a private nonprofit.

Name

Chattanooga Apartment Association

Legal name

Chattanooga Apartment Association

Website

https://caatn.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Chattanooga Apartment Association is a nonprofit regional trade association serving apartment operators, property managers, and suppliers in Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee, delivering advocacy, education, networking events, market statistics, and an annual awards program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The association generates revenue through membership dues from apartment communities, property management companies, and industry suppliers. Membership requires application approval by the Board of Directors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Chattanooga Apartment Association is a nonprofit, membership-based trade association serving the Greater Chattanooga multifamily housing industry. It delivers member services including directory access, in-person events and educational classes, a JobSource employment board, market conditions statistics on local construction activity, legislative advocacy through its PAC, and sponsorship/advertising opportunities for industry suppliers. Membership applications require Board of Directors approval, and the association is formally affiliated with the Tennessee Apartment Association and the National Apartment Association for state and national reach.

Product overview

The Chattanooga Apartment Association (CAA) is a membership-based trade association serving the Greater Chattanooga apartment housing industry. The organization offers a unified portfolio of member services including: membership access with directory listings and legislative updates; events and education programming (luncheons, mixers, awards galas, trade shows); the JobSource employment board; Market Conditions reporting on local construction statistics; and affiliation programs through National Apartment Association (NAA) and Tennessee Apartment Association (TNAA). The association also coordinates advocacy efforts via its PAC and provides sponsorship/advertising opportunities. All services are delivered through the Novi AMS association management platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services Membership access providing directory listings, event registration, legislative updates, invoice management, and member-to-member networking for apartment industry professionals in the Greater Chattanooga area. Membership applications require Board of Directors approval.
• Events and Education Programming Organizes and hosts membership luncheons, mixers, educational seminars, awards galas, trade shows, and committee meetings for professional development and networking of apartment industry professionals.
• JobSource Online job board connecting apartment industry employers with potential employees in the Chattanooga area.
• Market Conditions Reports Statistics tracking speculative construction, construction underway, and construction completed in the Greater Chattanooga TN market area.
• Advocacy and PAC Government relations and political action committee coordinating state and national legislative efforts and monitoring local government actions affecting apartments.
• Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities Tiered sponsorship (Diamond, Gold, Silver) and advertising opportunities for businesses to promote to the CAA membership base.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Apartment Association (NAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAA is affiliated with NAA, providing members access to national education institute, certifications/designations, Click and Lease services, advocacy resources, upcoming meetings, and national events including Apartmentalize, Advocate Conference, and Assembly of Delegates.
• Tennessee Apartment Association (TNAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAA is affiliated with TNAA for state-level advocacy, events calendar, and legislative efforts at the Tennessee state level.
• FergusonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor providing plumbing/HVAC supplies to the apartment industry. Located at 4121 South Creek Road, Chattanooga, TN 37406.
• EPBminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor and energy/electric power services provider. P.O. Box 182255, Chattanooga, TN 37422. Contact: Evann Freeman, Director of Government Relations.
• The Law Office of Jennifer McCoyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor and legal services provider specializing in evictions and legal services for the apartment industry. Located at 707 Main Street #126, Nashville, TN 37206.
• XfinityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor providing cable/internet services to apartment communities.
• Chadwell SupplyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor providing maintenance supplies. Located at 5115 Joanne Kearney Blvd, Tampa, FL 33619. Contact: Chris Miller, Regional Sales Manager.
• Rasa FloorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor providing carpet/flooring installation services. Located at 6110 Bonny Oaks Drive Ste B, Chattanooga, TN 37416. Opened Chattanooga location April 1st, servicing two-thirds of US metro markets with 21+ service centers across 18 states.
• Bravo Flooring, LLCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor flooring provider. Located at 105 Warehouse Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7233. Contact: Abraham McCarver, President.
• CostarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor and apartment advertising platform. Located at 2508 Silver Grass Lane, Knoxville, TN 37931. Contact: Rachel Hill, Account Executive.
• BugSolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor providing pest control and termite services. Located at 2334 Southpark Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37128. Contact: Pamela Adair, Business Development.
• Rolling Suds of ChattanoogaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor providing pressure washing services. Located at 5230 Hixson Pike Suite 100, Hixson, TN 37343. Over 30 years of experience serving apartments, schools, and hospitals.
• Thrive OutdoorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor providing landscaping, backflow devices, drainage/erosion control, artificial turf, pressure washing, and tree services. Located at 2615 Gault Avenue North, Fort Payne, AL 35967-3728. Contact: Zack Henderson, Relationship Advocate.
• Freeman Webb CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor and property management company. Located at 3810 Bedford Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37215. Contact: Julie Maynor, Regional Manager.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM): A national association for real estate management professionals offering credentials (e.g., CPM) and education. Adjacent peer — overlapping with CAA in serving property management professionals but with a broader asset-class mandate and credentialing model.
• Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA): A broader commercial real estate trade association focused on office and commercial properties rather than multifamily. Tangentially comparable as an adjacent property-sector trade association; useful for benchmarking trade-association operating models even though its core constituency differs from CAA's.

Direct peers

• Atlanta Apartment Association: An NAA-affiliated regional multifamily housing trade association serving the Atlanta metro. Operates the same membership, sponsorship, advocacy, and event-driven model for a larger Southeast market, making it a strong comparable for CAA's structure and economics.
• Nashville Apartment Association: A Tennessee-based NAA-affiliated local apartment association serving the Nashville multifamily market. Direct peer because it operates the same model as CAA in the same state — competing member attention and overlapping regional sponsor relationships.
• Charlotte Apartment Association: NAA-affiliated regional multifamily housing trade association serving the Charlotte metro. Comparable to CAA in mission and operating model (memberships, advocacy, education, trade show, awards), making it a strong Southeast regional comparison.
• Memphis Area Apartment Association: Another NAA-affiliated local apartment association in Tennessee, also under the TNAA umbrella alongside CAA. Comparable structure, scale, and member constituencies to CAA, serving the Memphis multifamily market.
• Birmingham Apartment Association: NAA-affiliated regional apartment trade association serving the Birmingham, AL market. Closely comparable operating model and regional scope to CAA, with similar sized member base and sponsorship flywheel dynamics in a peer Southeast metro.
• Tennessee Apartment Association (TNAA): The state-level apartment industry trade association of which CAA is a regional affiliate. Operates the same model (membership dues, advocacy, events, education) at state scope, providing state-level legislative coordination and a statewide events calendar that local associations like CAA plug into.

Broad incumbents

• National Apartment Association (NAA): The national umbrella trade association for the U.S. rental housing industry. CAA is a local affiliate of NAA and routes federal advocacy, national certifications (NAA Education Institute), and major events (Apartmentalize, Advocate Conference) through this parent body, making NAA the natural broad-incumbent peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chattanoogaapartmentassociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chattanooga-apartment-assn

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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