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17 Property Management Spotlight Westdale Real Es
NEW YORK CITY P105-111
138 Gramoll Construction Company Building a facil
C H2 Data Center is a new data center
“Being client-focused means we meet the needs
A ccording to the United Nations
DISASTER RECOVERY Natural hazards vary globally a
K athy is the office manager for a large
· Management blames employees for the problem
M anaging people and projects from
achievement, the work itself, recognition, re
Commanding Performance USGBC opens Building Perfo
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT
Model apartment interior more efficiently on t
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT Copper Cany
Star, a division of RealPage, Inc. that produces
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT ensure that its
AIRPORT SPOTLIGHT
MidCity Real Estate Partners
Making Music Nashville's newest exhibition hall
The roof structure is very unique. It mirrors the
Vancouver, British Columbia Retail
P roperty Development Group (PDG) was form
Eagle Landing
into a new market or relocate. Ultimately, PDG's
is Duncan Mall in Duncan, British Columbia. Walma
Going Uptown Investment firm pioneers green retai
One of the things that we are most proud of relat
JAS Worldwide headquarters under construction
JAS Worldwide “It's about as extreme
Rush University Medical Center
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Matt Sogard
mained cognizant of sustainability during the des
World-Class Medicine Modern hospital provides co
We value not just effective planning and communica
Rush University Medical Center R
Campus Transformation Teaching and providing hea
Rush University Medical Center we've increased
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Patient room
Weʼre very creative in appropriately structuring
Bickerdike
Harrison Street Senior Housing
Itʼs not possible to do affordable rental housing
Self-Starters Low-income rural residents build c
“Groups of eight to 12 low-income families q
Affordable Opportunity The unique and influential
house the homeless. KCHA provides housing subsidi
these complexes—one that is critical regionally—i
Innovation and Tradition A move to homeownership
As a supplement to its development projects, the
Cornerstone Courtyard Customers Serviced Preser
Despite all the challenges, SHA continues
Meeting the Need Island seeks to provide public
Louis E. Brown Villas T he ne
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The housing authority prioritizes its capital imp
Islands Affordable Developing low-income housing
Hale Wai Vista groundbreaking and play area
Back to Basics Nonprofit affordable housing devel
Community room
575 Fifth Avenue ©Amie Gross Architects
575 Fifth Avenue ©Amie Gross Architects being an
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Lenox Hill Neighborhood House swim center
Parkview Stronger San Francisco Buildin
Currently, SFRA is working in multiple
The Shelton Economical Luxury Appe
The Shelton was an opportunity to continue to do
Rosa Parks Apartments construction Commu
Rosa Parks Apartments
Spring Place Apartments Reaching the T
One of the things Iʼve been the most proud of is
The Pacific Companies
Island Lifestyles Well-respected builder continu
when Metzler Contracting is brought into the proj
usual for the architectural and design teams to b
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Our success is based not just on the management o
Core Competencies Developer hones its skills to
Phillips McKinney Ranch
Phillips Development & Realty (PDR) recently star
Gym
Bouncing Back Chicago's rental market is on the
Parc Huron
Ultimately, banks are not interested in tak
Belgravia NetZero
One green aspect is conservation. We are using a
Preston Meadows Heritage Homes Green ho
We donʼt just build homes; we build communities.
Parkside at Sycamore Total Package Aff
Riverbank Family Apartments Caleb Roope,
Keystone Villa at Fleetwood Consisten
Itʼs a block-and-plank project, which most of our
Senior Choice Delivering on the promise of a lif
The community within the community has so many off
NEW YORK CITY
NYC Multifamily Developer adds affordable units
This market is about being nimble and being able
A Natural Investment Developing an eco-friendly
Itʼs really the location that drew me in. Thatʼs
2280 Frederick Douglass Boulevard Har
2280 Frederick Douglass Boulevard model living ro
2280 FDB Choosing to develop a project at 2280 Fr
Dockside Green
Synergy Phase 1 Platinum Community Th
Additionally, Vancouver Island is rated a
LEED™ BACnet®
Master plan It really was, from the beginning s
It's surrounded by green spaces that have natural
Olympic Transformation Here comes the neighborho
pics; the athletes and officials used all of that
heat recovery as an energy source. Highlighting t
Citypoint Communities of the Century Ni
is being relocated and centralized in the area. I
NEMETZ (S/A) & ASSOCIATES LTD. ELECTRICAL ENGINEE
Citypoint the Century Group is in the process
Amber Infrastructure Group Limited
The Science of Education School district steps b
The district's mission is to provide opport
By Learners, For Learners Growing school distric
The students and the teachers enjoy extra lightin
S cattered across the community of Rive
level,” says Stephens. “It was built as a direct
Nontraditional Library University takes library
arship and creative activity, interdisciplinary e
Hickerson's overall concept for the TFDL wa
Worldly Partnerships International firm brings it
Evergreen School
Ultimately, Amber has a series of goals
Lab Work Building a facility to deliver academic
VITAL RESEARCH The research and development facil
A SUCCESS Construction on the Life Sciences Resea
Big Education Contractor proves itself with impr
Our customer is always right in that we treat the
National Guard
Appleton Mills under construction
Hamilton Canal District
Always Ready Concepts and construction from the
We are well on the way to having an impact on the
Waterloo Region Consolidated Courthouse under con
Its purpose is to consolidate justice services un
Great Performances Corporation enhances Toronto'
The building is very porous and welcoming for vis
Joint Effort Thinking outside the box to redevel
My department and administration is so absolutely
Diverse Operations Nearly 40 years of specializi
County Operations Center
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