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FirstService Residential Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For New Bethesda Office
FirstService Residential held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Bethesda office Friday, as the company seeks to expand in the D.C. area.

BETHESDA, MD — FirstService Residential held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new office in Bethesda, with company and local officials celebrating the opening of the office.
The new office, at 6700-A Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, will allow the company to better service its growing property management portfolio in the D.C. area, company officials said at last Friday's ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“We are thrilled to unveil our Bethesda office,” Michael Mendillo, president of FirstService Residential’s East region, said in a statement. “As the leader in the industry, we are committed to providing localized service to our community — and this location will continue to position us to do just that.”
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FirstService Residential, a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, manages properties in more than 8,600 communities across the U.S. and Canada. Its properties include low-, mid- and high-rise condominiums and cooperatives; single-family communities; master-planned, lifestyle and active-adult communities; and mixed-use and rental properties.

The company also partners with community associations, including homeowners’ associations, condominium associations and co-ops, to manage the day-to-day running of the properties.
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Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson, who represents Bethesda, participated in the ribbon-cutting and spoke about how he expects FirstService Residential will continue to have a positive impact on the local community and job market in the area.
Trent Harrison, Mid-Atlantic president for FirstService Residential, said many of the company’s associates live and work in the Bethesda area
“This office makes it that much easier for us to bring our depth of resources and localized touch to the residents we serve in the region,” Harrison said.
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