San Antonio, TX (June 26, 2009)—The NRP Group announced Dan Markson, Sr. Vice President Development, The NRP Group received the coveted Community Service Award from the Barbara Jordan Endeavors Corporation. The award was presented to Markson by Lady Belinda Taylor, Executive Director of GC Community Development and Pastor Taylor, Commons of Grace Church. The ceremony was held at The Commons of Grace Senior Apartments located at 9110 Tidwell, Houston, TX.
"I would like to say on behalf of Pastor Taylor, GC Community Development Corporation and Commons of Grace Senior Apartment Homes, we would like to extend our best wishes to Dan Markson for the continued support he has done in the communities and especially working with Pastor Taylor," said Lady Belinda Taylor. The Community Service Award presented to Mr. Markson was for grateful appreciation of his outstanding dedicated service of leadership qualities for Commons of Grace. The Commons of Grace Senior Apartment community is comprised of 108 garden style 1 and 2-bedroom units for those 55 and better.
"It is a tremendous honor to receive the Community Service Award from the Barbara Jordan Endeavors Corporation," said Markson. "It touches the spirit of the Barbara Jordan organization and the Civil Rights movement by improving the quality of life for minorities, the poor and women. "
The Barbara Jordan Endeavors Corporation (BJE) is a non-profit organization whose goals and focus is to provide empowerment through education and employment for people with disabilities. The BJE Corporation is dedicated to promoting and encouraging high expectations, self-esteem and self reliance to people with disabilities enabling them to become self-sufficient and productive citizens. Barbara Jordan was elected to the State Legislator in 1966 and was the first African American woman to preside over the State Senate. In 1972 she was elected to Congress from Texas.
The NRP Group LLC: Developer, Builder and Management Company
The NRP Group is a full-service developer, general contractor, and property manager providing a broad range of services. From start to finish, every project The NRP Group takes on is carefully contemplated and executed to maximize investment return, cost efficiency, productivity and satisfaction. The NRP Group has been recognized as NAHB's 2009 Multifamily Development Firm of the Year and has been ranked number one in the Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers for 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Affordable Housing Developers.
Since it's founding in September 1995 by Alan F. Scott, T. Richard Bailey and J. David Heller, the company has experienced continual growth in the fields of single-family, multi-family and senior housing, as well as commercial and retail properties. In all, more than 12,000 multi-family and single-family housing units have been built with another 1500+ planned in 2009.
In 2003, the owners formed NRP Management, which by year-end 2009 will manage more than 50 properties encompassing over 6,000 market rate and tax credit family and senior apartment properties in Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Indiana, New Mexico and Arizona.
The NRP Group, LLC has offices in Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Phoenix, AZ; Raleigh, North Carolina; for more information, call (210) 487-7880 or visit www.nrpgroup.com.