Our Business is People, then Properties
Locally Owned and Privately Managed Since 1980
What makes a good neighbor?
At Steve Brown Apartments, we believe it’s the care you give to those who live and work around you. Listening, always. Anticipating people’s needs. Being there to lend a hand. Our values have helped us create a neighborhood of happy residents and employees—and a legacy of incredible service. It’s what makes us Madison’s favorite place to find a home and build a career.
Mission
Our Mission is to forge positive lasting relationships with our residents by exceeding their expectations for quality housing and exceptional services.
Guiding Principles
Our Guiding Principles are “service to delight,” promoting community involvement, fostering a learning environment, maintaining an open door policy, encouraging customer feedback, and demanding continuous improvement.
Core Values
Our Company’s Core Values are: Community, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Profitability.
Our Portfolio
Downtown & Student Housing
Campus rentals for college students and recent graduates is where Steve Brown Apartments began, and it’s where the heart of our company remains. We understand what today’s generations want and need, and have responded by providing a variety of living experiences that range from budget conscious to luxury, and from studio to eight-bedroom house.
Many of our downtown and student apartment communities include furnishings, free Internet and heat, computer labs, on-site offices, parking, and resident appreciation events. All of our properties include garbage service, snow removal, and 24-hour emergency maintenance.
Multi-Family Housing
Our property portfolio includes housing options for everyone, not just students. We provide multi-family housing at many unique properties on the west side of Madison, and in Oregon, Stoughton, Verona, Mount Horeb, Waunakee, and Waterloo. Our multi-family housing products range from affordable, basic apartments to luxury, executive properties with all of the extras. We have also developed a line of Steve & Laurel Brown Signature Residences that offer unparalleled style and quality for experienced renters.
Commercial and Retail Properties
The managing arm of the Company, SBA Management Services, oversees 15 retail and commercial units within 6 locations. Our tenants include a diverse mix of national and local retailers.
Residence Hall-Style Housing
For 30 years, Steve Brown Apartments owned and managed Madison’s five private residence halls under the brand Private Residence Halls (PRH). As our students’ needs changed, so did our product: today we run many of the same programs we offered at PRH at Lucky on our Dorms Floors.
A Snapshot of Our Company
Property Locations in Wisconsin
Dane County
Downtown Madison, West Madison/Middleton, Verona, Mount Horeb, Oregon, Stoughton, and Waunakee
Jefferson County
Waterloo
Company Statistics
Year Founded
1980
Team Size
Approx. 80 People
Total Number of Apartment Locations
62
Total Number of Apartment Units
Approx. 2,200
Total Number of Apartment Bed Spaces
Approx. 4,900
Commercial Space
Approx. 40,000 sq. ft.
Career Opportunities
When you work at Steve Brown Apartments, you can impact the organization no matter your title. If you’d like to be part of a people-first organization and you thrive in a challenging, driven workplace that emphasizes fun, choose a career with SBA.
Our Executive & Senior Leadership Team
An Average Tenure of 23 Years
Our Chief Executive Officer
Margaret Watson
Since starting with Steve Brown Apartments in 1989, Margaret Watson has led the charge in setting a standard of service excellence for the company that far exceeds industry expectations and has propelled the company to its position as a market leader.
“Our goals as a company are to provide exemplary service to our residents, to honor our team members, and to always give back to our community.”
Margaret is an active board member with Downtown Madison, Inc., Smart Growth Greater Madison, the University Square Condo Association, and United Madison/WBER. She is a former board member and past president of the Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin.
Scott is an active board member with American Players Theatre, The Steve and Laurel Brown Foundation, and the Real Estate Summit Committee.