Who we are
CityLife Residential is a real estate investment and property managment company based in Pittsburgh, PA. With a focus on customer satisfaction and innovation, CityLife Residential has earned a reputation for its high-quality services, professionalism, and integrity. The company is committed to its mission of building happiness, transforming lives, and strengthening the community.
Local Leadership
Casey Quinn
Brian Kirchner
Zack Susko
Zachary (Zack) Susko is the Chief Operating Officer of CityLife Residential. Prior to joining CityLife Residential, Zack served ten (10) years with Comtech Industries most recently as President and prior to that as Vice-President of Technology Innovation and Business Development. Comtech Industries is an Oil and Gas solutions provider focused on innovation within the Water and Waste segment of the industry.
Born in Pennsylvania and having spent most of his life in the Greater Pittsburgh area, Zack takes immense pride in serving our communities.
Wanting to give back to the community, Zack joined the Pittsburgh’s Leadership Development Initiative XXVI cohort, where he was nominated to the steering committee for his cohort’s Community Impact Project. For this project, Zack’s cohort arranged a community day of education and fun for the youth of the McKees Rocks community.
This same passion also led him to join the Board of Directors for the Washington Area Humane Society. Since joining the board in 2017, he has served the organization in roles including Board Secretary, Vice-President, and President.
Zack has been honored with Comtech Industries' Award for Environmental Stewardship and Duquesne University's James J Byrne Award for Responsible Leadership.
In his free time, Zack enjoys golfing, mountain biking, running, and spending time with family and friends. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The Ohio State University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Duquesne University.
The fall... great weather, football, events, everything.
TJ Bencho
T.J. Bencho is the Chief Sales Officer for CityLife Residential’s Real Estate Sales and Leasing divisions.
T.J. first joined CityLife in February 2020. During the next two and a half years, he worked with the team to build CityLife’s property management division. T.J. then transitioned to Chief Sales Officer supporting the wholesale and leasing teams.
T.J. is an experienced real estate professional who was introduced to the industry at a young age. His family began investing in Pittsburgh real estate in 1925 and he continues to grow that legacy. In 2004, T.J. took over a mortgage company which he then owned and operated for the next two years while he was a full-time student at Duquesne University. After graduating with a double major in finance and investment management, TJ shifted his entrepreneurial focus to real estate investment and property management where he ran his own companies for the past 15 years before joining CityLife Residential.
T.J. now resides in North Fayette Township. In his free time he enjoys going out to dinner and country concerts with his wife, Jennifer, as well as coaching his three sons Thomas, Luke and Tucker in football and wrestling.
THE PEOPLE and the culture. You can talk to anyone anywhere, and they actually care about you as a person.
Robin Hoffman
Robin is a marketing and media expert with more than ten years of experience in brand building, advertising, social media, and digital content consulting. She began her career in the media right here in Pittsburgh, working first at KDKA-TV and then at WPXI-TV. Robin now has more than 25 years of experience in the journalism industry, working in and with television stations across the country. Robin prides herself on being a brand cheerleader, an adept storyteller, and mentor. She has trained thousands of journalists, educators, and business owners on how to share their unique brand story.
Robin grew up on a Quarter Horse farm just north of Pittsburgh. She and her husband Eric spend their spare time keeping up with their two kids, Caden and Grace and their dogs, Rooney, Buckley, and Cosmo.
The focus on faith, family, and football - this is who we are as Yinzers.
Michael Schmidt
Michael is the Chief Investment Officer for CityLife Residential. Michael has more than 15 years of building strong, successful partnerships in the real estate investment industry. Michael’s deep knowledge of finance and accounting combined with his extensive capital markets background makes him one of Pittsburgh’s most respected investment partners. Michael is also a certified public accountant with an impressive background ranging from Big 4 public accounting to consumer products and oil and gas. With CityLife Residential, he focuses on accessing capital markets to strengthen corporate balance sheets thus driving long-term sustainability and success.
Michael was born and raised in Bemus Point, NY, a smalltown on Chautauqua Lake approximately an hour south of Buffalo. Michael received undergraduate degrees in finance and accounting from Kent State University before obtaining a graduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. In his free time, he enjoys golfing with friends, working out, and live music wherever he can find it.
Big city with a small town feel.
Leandra Watson
Leandra is an experienced HR and Operations professional. After graduating from the University of Dayton in 2015 with a B.A./M.A. in Communication, Leandra began working in the title industry where she focused on process and systems implementation and management. She then went on to work in the SaaS industry where she deepened her experience in business operations and HR and earned her SHRM-CP in 2019.
Leandra grew up in Sewickley, PA and currently resides in Shaler, PA with her husband, Kyle, and their two dogs, Copper and Porter. In her free time, she enjoys going to concerts, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.
The Gorgeous Views.
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Address
10 Bedford Sq.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Office
Hours
Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Phone
(412) 516-3508