Great teams create great results. The Meridian team has been on an incredible journey over the past few years, coming together, executing the plan, and battling back to hit 90% occupancy. Proud of this group and what they’ve achieved for their residents and for AION Management.
Last week during a site visit, we celebrated a major milestone for The Meridian North team: surpassing 90% occupancy at the end of April. Even better, the team is already trending toward 92.84% occupancy by mid July, proving this is more than a recovery story. At the start of the year, Meridian North was operating at 75% occupancy. In the first 120 days of this year the team was able to: 🏠 Occupancy & Leasing • 115 move ins • 45 move outs • 70 net occupied homes gained • 7.2% increase in economic occupancy from January to April • 97.1% average collections maintained 📈 Leasing Performance • 622 first-time tours • 287 return visits • 183 applications generated • 121 approved leases despite a 34% denial rate • 17.3% increase in renewal retention over last year during the same time period 🔧 Service Operations • 1,094 service requests completed • 111 unit turns completed • 100% completion of Spring Preventive Maintenance across the property What makes this even more impressive is how the team achieved it. They stayed disciplined, maintained standards, and continued showing up every day with urgency, accountability, and resilience. Huge recognition to the onsite team: Kristin Dent, Justin Kidder’Jenkins, Marshall Hudson IV, Bill Roberts, the rest of the service team, and all support teams across the organization that helped drive this momentum. A special shout out to Aaron Dodsworth and his team for being tremendous partners in ensuring operations and service stayed aligned every step of the way. Turnarounds of this magnitude are never accomplished in silos. They are built through consistent execution, collaboration, and teams committed to pushing forward together. Reaching 90% occupancy was a major milestone. Sustaining it, strengthening it, and continuing to elevate the community is the next chapter. Proud of the team driving this transformation and the consistency it took to get here. Thank you for all of your hard work. #AIONManagement #MeridianNorth #Consistency #Indianapolis #thankyou #PropertyManagement #OperationalExcellence #ResidentExperience #Leadership #Multifamily #somethingintheorange