Silva Realty

What Silva Realty does

Silva Realty, LLC is a privately held property management company founded in 2004 and headquartered at 206 Holland Street in Somerville, Massachusetts. The firm owns and manages a portfolio of residential and commercial rental properties concentrated along Boston's Red Line corridor in Davis Square, Porter Square, Harvard Square, and Central Square, with deliberate proximity to MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Boston College, Boston University, Suffolk, and Lesley universities. The company employs approximately 15 people and operates with a founder-led, locally managed structure; 'Nick' is identified as the primary point of contact.

The company's core technology is the AppFolio Property Manager platform, which powers an online tenant portal for rent payment, maintenance requests, account management, communications, and renters insurance submission. Silva Realty extends this functionality through dedicated mobile applications available on iOS and Android, allowing tenants to access services on demand. The website (silvarealty.com) serves as the primary listing surface, with filtering by residential/commercial, city, price, beds, baths, and pets; a blog and basic SEO are used for top-of-funnel content marketing.

Silva Realty generates revenue through recurring monthly rental payments from its residential tenants and a smaller base of commercial tenants. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; prospective tenants are directed to contact [email protected] for availability and pricing. The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer, with customer acquisition driven primarily by the company website, organic local search, and referrals from the existing tenant community. The firm has no disclosed funding, institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates as an independent LLC under Massachusetts jurisdiction.

Name

Silva Realty

Legal name

Silva Realty, LLC

Website

https://silvarealty.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Silva Realty, LLC is a privately held, Somerville, Massachusetts-based property management company founded in 2004 that owns and manages residential and commercial rental properties along Boston's Red Line corridor, serving tenants through an AppFolio-powered online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Property Management

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Multifamily Apartment Property Management (BPAJAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office Property Management (BPAJAGAA)

Keywords

• Residential property management
• Apartment rentals
• Commercial leasing
• Tenant services
• Massachusetts real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Rental Income: Silva Realty generates revenue through monthly rental payments from residential and commercial tenants. The company owns and manages apartments in convenient and centralized areas of Boston and surrounding neighborhoods along the Red Line, including Davis Square, Porter Square, Harvard Square, and Central Square.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Silva Realty owns and manages a portfolio of residential rental apartments and commercial rental spaces in centralized Boston-area neighborhoods along the Red Line corridor, including Davis Square, Porter Square, Harvard Square, and Central Square. The company provides property management services to tenants, supported by an AppFolio-powered online tenant portal for online rent payment, maintenance requests, and tenant communications.

Product overview

Silva Realty is a traditional property management company offering residential and commercial rental properties in the Greater Boston area. The company's core products include a portfolio of rental apartments located along the Red Line corridor (Davis Square, Porter Square, Harvard Square, Central Square) as well as commercial rental spaces. Silva Realty's technology offering centers on the Online Tenant Portal, a unified platform provided through AppFolio Property Manager that enables tenants to pay rent online, submit maintenance requests, communicate with management, and manage renters insurance. The Online Portal Mobile App (available on iOS and Android) extends these capabilities to mobile devices, allowing residents to access their accounts from anywhere.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Rental Properties Rental apartments in residential buildings located in centralized areas of Boston and surrounding neighborhoods along the Red Line, including Davis Square, Porter Square, Harvard Square, and Central Square.
• Commercial Properties Commercial rental spaces available for businesses in Boston and Somerville, as indicated by the commercial filter option on the vacancies page.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AppFoliocoreTechnology or IntegrationAppFolio provides the property management platform and tenant portal technology that powers Silva Realty's online operations. This includes the tenant portal for rent payments, maintenance requests, communications, and renters insurance management. AppFolio is an industry-leading property management software provider.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest U.S. apartment management and investment company with a significant Boston-area presence. Comparable business model (multifamily property management) and overlapping customer base, though vastly larger and geographically diversified.
• WinnCompanies: Boston-headquartered multifamily property manager and developer operating thousands of units across the U.S. Comparable as a multifamily property manager serving the Boston metro, but at far greater scale and geographic breadth than Silva Realty.
• Bozzuto: National multifamily developer and property manager with properties in the Northeast. Comparable in residential rental management and tenant-facing technology, but operates at institutional scale across multiple regions.

Direct peers

• Peabody Properties: New England-based residential property management firm serving Massachusetts and surrounding states. Most comparable to Silva Realty in regional focus, multifamily orientation, and mid-sized operating model.
• Maloney Properties: Massachusetts-based property management company specializing in residential and mixed-use communities. Comparable as a regional Boston-area manager with similar boutique-to-mid-market positioning.
• BPE (Boston Property Exchange): Boston-area property management and real estate services firm serving residential and commercial clients locally. Comparable in geographic scope, customer base, and full-service property management offerings.
• Berkshire Property Advisors: New England-focused multifamily owner and operator with properties across the Boston metro. Comparable in regional residential rental focus and ownership-plus-management operating model.
• The Dolben Company: Boston-area multifamily investment and property management firm operating apartments across New England. Comparable in residential rental focus, regional concentration, and full-service property management model.
• Chestnut Hill Realty: Long-established Boston-area residential property manager and landlord operating apartments in desirable neighborhoods. Comparable in long-tenured local presence, residential rental focus, and personal-service positioning.

Others

• AppFolio: Cloud-based property management software provider that powers Silva Realty's tenant portal and mobile apps. Comparable as a technology infrastructure partner enabling Silva's operations, not a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silva-realty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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