For more information about Townside Property Management, visit www.townside.com, call 540-552-4000, or email rentals@townside.com. Public business address: 220 Professional Park Drive SE, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Service area: Blacksburg
Business & Innovation · Business feature
Townside’s New River Valley story follows the work behind a rental home
With roots dating to 1976, the Blacksburg company brings leasing, maintenance and financial administration into one property-management operation.
Finding a tenant is only one part of managing a rental property. The work continues when a repair is needed, a payment arrives, a lease ends or an owner needs to understand the accounts. Townside Property Management has built its New River Valley operation around those continuing responsibilities.
The business traces its roots to a real estate sales firm started in 1976. In the early 2000s, property management became a standalone company. Today, Townside says its team works with owners and residents of more than 1,000 rental properties.
From its office on Professional Park Drive in Blacksburg, the company offers residential and commercial rentals alongside management services. Leasing staff handle showings and lease documents, while the wider operation includes inspections, maintenance and financial administration. Owners and residents have separate online portals for their respective needs.
The team structure shows how much of property management happens away from a listing photograph. Leasing agents, office administrators and bookkeepers work alongside a maintenance coordinator and maintenance technicians. There is also a dedicated maintenance general manager, reflecting the continuing work required after a resident moves in.
For property owners, Townside's services include setting rents, showing properties to prospective residents and executing lease documents. Its association work includes accounting, financial reports and applicable tax filings. Those are distinct assignments, but each contributes to keeping a property or community organized over time.
For residents, the company's website brings together available rentals, utility contacts and local resources. The emphasis is practical: the questions surrounding a move do not end with choosing an address.
Nearly five decades after its origins in real estate sales, Townside's business is centered on what comes afterward. Its role is in the repeated, practical tasks that make a rental relationship function—connecting the needs of a property owner with the everyday realities of the people who live or work there.
