DRS Management Kansas City · Since 1983
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Multifamily property management · Kansas City

Communities cared for like home.

Since 1983, DRS Management has run multifamily communities across Kansas and Missouri with hands-on leadership, carefully trained teams, and the kind of service residents can feel the day they move in.

Managing since 1983 CPM®-led, IREM-accredited MHDC-certified LIHTC agent
Since 1983
Four decades of care
800+ homes
Developed & delivered
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Years managing communities
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Sponsored investments
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Apartment homes developed
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States: Kansas & Missouri
The DRS way

A property performs best when the people running it actually care.

Hands-on leadership

Our principals stay close to the properties. Decisions are made by people who know your community — not by a distant portfolio dashboard.

Teams trained to care

We invest heavily in employee training, because well-run communities are built by well-prepared people.

Residents come first

Customer service isn't a department here — it's how we keep occupancy strong, turnover low, and reputations clean.

Our track record

We've built what we manage

DRS isn't just a manager — we've developed and delivered our own communities across the Kansas City metro. That operator's perspective shapes everything we run.

The Dunes at St. Andrews

Overland Park, Kansas
240 apartment homes

The Dunes at Eastland Center

Independence, Missouri
240 apartment homes

The Dunes at Falcon Valley

Lenexa, Kansas
208 apartment homes

Province of Briarcliff

Kansas City, Missouri
120 apartment homes
Affordable housing expertise

LIHTC management, done right

Tax-credit housing rewards operators who sweat the details. DRS has managed LIHTC communities for more than three decades — keeping owners compliant, agencies confident, and residents proud of where they live.

Certified Property Management AgentMissouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC)

30+ years of LIHTC experienceCommunities across Kansas and Missouri

Compliance handled with careFor owners, agencies, and residents alike

Leadership

Experience you can call by first name

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Ward A. Katz
Founder

Founder of DRS and sponsor of more than $125 million in institutional-grade multifamily investments since 1983. A Certified Property Manager® through IREM with a famously hands-on style.

CPM® · IREMSince 1983
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Liz M. Pence
President

Leads day-to-day operations across the DRS portfolio, holding the National Apartment Association's CAPS and CAM designations — credentials earned where they matter most: on-site.

CAPS · NAACAM · NAA

Let's talk about your property.

Whether you own two hundred units or are weighing your first acquisition, a conversation with DRS costs nothing — and forty years of perspective comes with it.