About Us

Kennedy Miller – General Manager

Originally from Mexico, Kennedy has called Texas home for the last twenty years. After starting as a Smart City agent in 2020, Kennedy spent the next two years showcasing his consistent performance and growth in his leadership skills. After being a Sales Manager for a year he now leads the Austin and San Antonio teams. On the weekends you can find Kennedy playing hockey or hanging out with his wife and friends.

Our Story

Smart City started in 2013 as a small apartment locating service in Dallas, Texas. In the early days, our founder and CEO Cassie Brown just wanted to help her friends find great places to live, but her innate drive to offer an amazing client experience quickly set Smart City apart from the competition. Since then, Smart City has taken big strides to disrupt the real estate industry by choosing what’s right over what’s profitable. We are growing rapidly, with services available in major metro areas across three states. And, as always, our goal is to always put you—our customer—first.

Our Purpose

When Smart City was first founded, our goal was “to become the most trusted, most referred, and most utilized resource among renters in Texas.” We’ve broadened our scope considerably as our business has grown, but those basic ideals still remain. In short, Smart City is here to find you a space where you can be yourself.

Our People

At Smart City, we’re an eclectic (and growing) team of thinkers, creators, and doers who are passionate about hooking people up with the apartments of their dreams. That’s why, for us, it isn’t enough to simply provide our clients with a list of available rentals. We want to build a connection with each and every customer. We want to take the chore out of apartment hunting so you can actually enjoy the search. And we want to work with you all along the way—from search to application to move-in—to make sure you end up in a space that you truly love.

Finding You a Space in Austin Where You Can Be Yourself

Finding a new apartment in Austin shouldn’t be a chore. We want you to be excited about the process and thrilled about your prospects. We can handle the pesky details of apartment hunting—searching listings, contacting property managers, organizing tour schedules—so you can focus on the fun stuff. And we’ll make sure, when it’s all said and done, that you’re *in love* with the apartment you’ve chosen.

We’re Smart City – Austin, and we’re here to find you a space where you can be yourself.

Our Accolades

Diverse & Inclusive
Employer

The Startup Weekly
2021

Best Places to Work

Dallas Business Journal
2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019

Houston Business Journal
2017

Glassdoor
2018 (#19)

Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Award

Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship (SMU)
2019

Inc. 5000

Nationals
2019 (#670), 2020 (#1086),

2021 (#2447)

Regionals: Texas
2020 (#87)

Entrepreneur 360

#190
2018

#299
2019

Top CEOs

Glassdoor
2019 (#16)

35 Under 35

LGBTQ Leader, Business Category
2019

Women in Business Award

LGBTQ Leader, Business Category
2019

Best of Austin

Austin Chronicle
2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

There’s a ton of locators in the Dallas area, but if we ever move again Smart City is the only one I’d consider. They make the process so easy, especially because you can communicate via text with your agent. Best of all the process is so quick.

Amber R.

From finding the apartments that fit what I was looking for to scheduling the tours, [my agent] made everything stress-free for me. I highly recommend Smart City!

Josh L.

I worked with Smart City again and they did not fail. Amazing service, loving and caring agents…I have a really, really busy lifestyle and Smart City really helped me not to be worried and stressed about finding a nice home with my needs. I love Smart City and I promise that no one will regret using them.

Parisa H.

Best apartment locators on earth!

All of our moms

The self-described ‘hip, trendy and client-focused locators’ are passionate about helping provide housing accommodations, as well as working with each other.

Dallas Business Journal

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