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WHAT’S INSIDE
New rent revenue exceeds expectations Habitat for Humanity celebrates We’ve cut the ribbon on Harlow DC
in 2019, thanks to the department of 30 years of home building and early in 2019 and this mixed-use luxury
Budget, Energy and Subsidy. we join in to show our support. apartment community is already fully leased!
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AWARDS PMA PACE
A LETTER FROM OUR CEO We are so proud of our teams for
WE LOVE WHEN OUR TEAMS ARE their outstanding work and dedication
I WANT TO RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR HARD WORK! in the Property Management Associa-
WELCOME YOU tion Awards this year! As a PACE
ALL TO 2020!
sponsor, October’s ceremony was an
Having received numerous awards and excellent opportunity to network with
acknowledgements, 2019 was a very industry peers. Our Marketing team
successful year for our Edgewood and even got to present some awards!
Vantage teams. We also helped to Congratulations to:
build, open and lease up conventional
and affordable new buildings in ALEXANDER HOUSE APARTMENTS
Bethesda, Silver Spring and DC. As we Silver Spring
start the new year, we are not only
celebrating that success but looking Distinguished Community Market
to it to identify opportunities for Rate MD ($1,701 - $1,900)
improve ment in hopes of achieving Marketing and CUMBERLAND ARMS
continued success in 2020. Advertising Excellence Distinguished Community Senior MD
For 48 years, we have been dedicated We took home an incredible 12 awards ($900 - $1,200)
to improving people’s lives and at the Property Management Association’s
preserving service-enriched multifamily GALLERY BETHESDA
communities. It is our family culture MAE Awards this December! Winner Market Rate MD ($2,101+)
and strong, sustainable values that HARLOW GALLERY BETHESDA II
will continue to guide us through the Lease Up Public Website Winner Lease-Up MD ($3,000+)
year ahead.
Lease Up Marketing Campaign HARLOW DC
In addition, in an effort to stay ahead Lease Up Resident Communication Winner Lease-Up DC
in the multifamily industry, we will be Lease Up Signage (Honorable Mention) ($2,400 - $3,400)
transitioning to a new cutting-edge Lease Up Model Apartment
online training platform. When armed (Honorable Mention) QUEENSTOWN APARTMENTS
with knowledge and best practices, Distinguished Community Market
both our employees and properties Lease Up Promotional Item Rate MD ($800 - $1,300)
are better able to meet and exceed (Honorable Mention)
revenue goals. GALLERY BETHESDA II
We have also partnered with top-tier Lease Up Social Media Campaign
industry vendors to implement new Lease Up Model Apartment
CRM (customer relationship manage- Lease Up Promotional Item
ment) software to support our teams Lease Up Event
with more robust analytics, faster
communication, and instant insights CORPORATE AWARDS
and tracking. This will allow our Other: Improving People’s Lives Campaign
managers to operate with more Promotional: Speaker and Pen
efficiency, greater impact, and
better decision-making.
Remember, as we face new challenges, ONE OF OUR NEWEST PROPERTIES, GALLERY BETHESDA II,
we will also face new opportunities. was named Reader’s Pick, “Best New Luxury Apartment Building”
I look forward to making 2020 a in Bethesda Magazine’s Best of Bethesda edition. The property has
memorable year with each of you! also been awarded the Best Multi-Family Project — Montgomery
Cindy Sanquist County by NAIOP DC l MD Chapter! Congratulations to all the
incredible teams who helped achieve this honor!
