[10] In July 2017, Greystar announced it would acquire Monogram Residential Trust's 14,000-unit portfolio of 49 rental communities in ten states, for $3 billion.

[14] That December, Greystar partnered with Walker & Dunlop and Project Destined to create a paid internship program for students from diverse backgrounds in Durham, North Carolina.

[31] Greystar's modular apartment venture, Modern Living Solutions,[32] broke ground on its first multifamily project, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, in August 2023.

[35] In February 2024, Greystar acquired Wood Partners, a developer and builder, adding 38,000 units to its management portfolio.

In a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing, Greystar was charged with gathering extensive personal identifying information about its tenants without their knowledge or consent.

[42] In June 2019, a crane collapsed on apartments owned by Greystar in Old East Dallas, causing serious injury to numerous tenants and the death of one woman.

Greystar were subsequently found to have been negligent and were required to pay $860m damages to the 17 plaintiffs, including the parents of the deceased.

[7] That same month, Greystar charged a Loveland, Colorado family $4,140 in lease-breaking penalty fees following the death of the lease's primary signer.