Common is the nation’s leading residential brand and operating platform that designs, leases, and manages multifamily properties that appeal to today's renters. Through smart design and tech-enabled property management, Common delivers exceptional experiences to thousands of residents in coliving, microunit, and traditional apartments in cities from coast to coast. Founded in October 2015, we are the preferred choice for renters looking for a stress-free apartment from a trusted brand, and for real estate owners seeking reliable, above-market returns.
We challenge ourselves every day not just to think about ways to make city living better, but to activate those ideas in meaningful ways. Our team is comprised of real estate professionals, designers, engineers, salespeople, marketers, member service representatives, and so much more. We work collaboratively, value self-startership, and embrace a “whatever it takes” mentality to ensure our work is done and done well. Common sits squarely at the intersection between technology and real estate, working every day to build quality residential solutions that bring positive change to the world’s rental housing crisis.
It’s an exciting time to be part of Common’s team. With over 17,500 units signed and under development and over $110 million in global venture capital investment, Common is expanding it’s reliable, renter-first property operations to 26 cities across the world.
We challenge ourselves every day not just to think about ways to make city living better, but to activate those ideas in meaningful ways. Our team is comprised of real estate professionals, designers, engineers, salespeople, marketers, member service representatives, and so much more. We work collaboratively, value self-startership, and embrace a “whatever it takes” mentality to ensure our work is done and done well. Common sits squarely at the intersection between technology and real estate, working every day to build quality residential solutions that bring positive change to the world’s rental housing crisis.
It’s an exciting time to be part of Common’s team. With over 17,500 units signed and under development and over $110 million in global venture capital investment, Common is expanding it’s reliable, renter-first property operations to 26 cities across the world.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $113.35M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | LeFrak | lefrak.com |
| - | Inevitable... | inevitable... |
| - | Metaprop | metaprop.v... |
| - | MetaProp N... | metaprop.o... |
| - | Metaprop | metaprop.c... |
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.09.2020 | Series D | $50M | - |
| 21.12.2017 | Series C | $40M | - |
| 19.06.2016 | Series B | $16M | - |
| 16.07.2015 | Series A | $7.35M | - |
Mentions in press and media 28
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.04.2024 | People pay up to $2,700 a month to live with 27 roommates in a NYC townhouse — see inside | Real Estate People pay up to $2,700 a month to live with 27 roommates in a NYC townhouse — see inside Maria Noyen 2024-04-09T20:38:04Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envel... |
| 24.09.2020 | Common Raises $50M in Series D Funding | Common, a NYC-based residential brand that designs, leases, and manages multifamily properties for today’s renters, raised $50m in Series D funding. The round was led by Kinnevik with participation from existing investors including Norwest ... |
| 21.12.2017 | Common Closes $40M Series C Financing Round | Common, a NYC-based shared housing company, has closed a $40M Series C financing round. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners. In conjunction with this investment, Jeff Crowe, Managing Partner at Norwest, joined Common’s board of di... |
| 08.09.2016 | Coliving startup Common acquires subleasing startup Skylight | Fresh off a $16 million funding round, Brooklyn-based coliving startup Common announced yesterday it’s acquiring subleasing startup Skylight. Skylight is essentially Airbnb for subletting your apartment. We're so excited to announce our acq... |
| 14.07.2016 | Millennials Are So Happy (Living And Working) Together | Over the past few years, co-working has made headlines for turning the workplace on its head. In recent weeks, its lesser known counterpart—co-living—has gotten its first big media rollout. These overlapping trends represent a cultural shif... |
| 19.06.2016 | Common Raises $16M Series B | Brooklyn-based shared living startup Common has secured $16 million in Series B funding, the company announced in a blog post on its site. The investors included 8VC, Circle Ventures, Solon Mack Capital, Inevitable Ventures and Wolfswood Pa... |
| 16.06.2016 | NYC-Based Shared Housing Startup Common Raises $16M in Venture Capital | Common, a NYC-based shared housing startup, raised $16m in venture capital funding. The round was led by 8VC led with participation from Circle Ventures, the technology arm of the Milstein Family, LeFrak, Solon Mack Capital, Ron Burkle’s In... |
| 15.06.2016 | Coliving soars: Common expands to SF and DC with $16M funding round | Fortune Magazine’s website reported this morning that Brooklyn’s king of coliving, Common, received $16 million in funding and has plans to expand to San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Common, though not the first coliving experiment, may b... |
| 15.06.2016 | Coliving Soars: Common Expands to SF and DC with $16M Funding Round | Fortune Magazine’s website reported this morning that Brooklyn’s king of coliving, Common, received $16 million in funding and has plans to expand to San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Common, though not the first coliving experiment, may b... |
| 15.06.2016 | Coliving Soars: Common Expands to SF and DC with $16M Funding Round | Fortune Magazine’s website reported this morning that Brooklyn’s king of coliving, Common, received $16 million in funding and has plans to expand to San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Common, though not the first coliving experiment, may b... |
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