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Tom F.
Senior Leasing Consultant
Dolben knows that being in the multi-family property management industry, that it is not just about a property, it’s about people! Dolben knows that celebrating their employees and their residents is the key to success for all. This is what makes Dolben different. Dolben encourages employees to bring their own individual style to connect to prospects and residents sincerely. I love my job because I get to immediately connect with new people to try and find them their ideal home. It is so rewarding sharing that excitement when potential new residents walk into that one special apartment and we all just know they have found their new home.
Regina B.
Assistant Property Manager
One of the things I like most about my job as an Assistant Property Manager with Dolben is my manager. He has been one of the best managers I’ve ever had the opportunity to work with. He has been so supportive, shown empathy and is an overall great leader. I am very grateful to work at Dolben and have such a great manager with whom I have the opportunity to work with every day.
In Memoriam: Donald C. Dolben 1937 – 2024
With great sadness, The Dolben Company, Inc. announces the passing of our Chairman, Donald C. Dolben. He was a visionary, mentor, friend, and partner. We will miss his steady guiding hand, his sage advice, and his deep love for this company. Here at DOLBEN, we will continue his legacy following the standards and integrity he demonstrated throughout his life, personal and professional.
Don started his professional career as a door-to-door salesman for Fuller Brush, then got a job selling toothpaste and other toiletries for Procter & Gamble in upstate NY. Don joined the family real estate business in 1961 and he remained active here until his death. Determination, combined with inspiration and a lot of perspiration marked his early career at DOLBEN as a commercial real estate broker. Cognizant that success in brokerage was cyclical, he decided to redirect the company focus from brokerage to multifamily acquisition and management – that vision began the transformation of The Dolben Company into what it is today.
Stewardship, performance, and loyalty – to clients, residents, and employees – are the core values Don embodied and passed down to future generations. His vision and leadership transformed The Dolben Company, Inc. from a small brokerage, appraisal, and management business serving commercial properties in downtown Boston, to a regional developer and manager of multifamily communities. His integrity and commitment to stewardship led to lasting relationships with investors in the ventures he sponsored. As a leader on non-profit boards, Don championed teamwork, fundraising, and the achievement of possibilities often unimaginable to others. He has shared his time and expertise with the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, UST Corp, Suffolk Franklin Savings Bank and Mutual Savings Bank, Fisher College, Northfield Mount Hermon School, and the Appalachian Mountain Club. In each role, he brought the aspiration of ideas that most others thought impossible to attain. He challenged each group to better achieve their missions. Those who served with him know he never came to a meeting just to listen or just to be seen.
Don will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by his family, the DOLBEN family and all those he met and inspired during his long life.