ANAHEIM, CA – Lincoln Property's Main Street Village in Irvine earned "Development of the Year" honors at the recent 10th annual Greater Excellence in Management and Maintenance (GEMM) awards.
Hosted April 22 by the South Coast Apartment Association, more than 1,100 multifamily executives, industry vendors, elected officials and community leaders gathered at the Hilton Anaheim to honor the industry's top projects and professionals. The event's platinum sponsors were MAG - Multi-Family Ancillary Group and Greater Alarm.
During the event, hosted by Fox 11 anchor Christine Devine, SCAA presented a $10,000 check to the Southwest Community Center, which has served the homeless in Santa Ana civic center area for more than 40 years. An accidental fire destroyed its facilities in December.
The list of winners includes:
Community of the Year
1-300 UNITS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD - The Corsican Apartments (Anaheim) - Western National Property Management;
1-300 UNITS UP TO 20 YEARS OLD
Pinnacle at MacArthur Place (Santa Ana) - BRE Properties, Inc.
300+ UNITS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD
Park Newport Apartments ( Newport Beach) - Gerson Bakar & Associates
300+ UNITS UP TO 20 YEARS OLD
Pinnacle at Talega (San Clemente) - BRE Properties, Inc.
Repositioned Property of the Year - Over 15 Years Old
The Bays (Newport Beach) - Irvine Company Apartment Communities
Affordable Housing Community of the Year
Westchester Park Apartments (Tustin) - Fairfield Properties
Senior Housing Community of the Year
Remington at Ladera Ranch (Ladera Ranch) - SARES-REGIS Group
Regional Manager of the Year
Amy Sewell - Irvine Company Apartment Communities
Community Manager of the Year
16-199 UNITS
Wendy Curiel - Carmel Partners
200-299 UNITS
Tanya Arcilla - BRE Properties, Inc.
300-399 UNITS
Pauline Baalke - BRE Properties, Inc.
400+ UNITS ( TIE)
Leslie Brobst - Western National Property Management
Theresa White - Shea Apartment Communities
Education/Training Department of the Year
Irvine Company Apartment Communities
Marketing/Advertising Department of the Year
Sequoia Equities
Industry Partner Company of the Year (TIE)
PRO-AM, Inc.
Team Too Termite & Pest Control
Industry Partner of the Year - Individual
Dan Lawler - PRO-AM, Inc.
Assistant Manager of the Year
16-199 UNITS
Sherry Perez - Carmel Partners
200-299 UNITS
Sumra Wilkes - Irvine Company Apartment Communities
300-399 UNITS
Kim Davis - Irvine Company Apartment Communities
400+ UNITS
Jason Linn - Far West Management Company
Administrator/Bookkeeper of the Year
Dmitriy Bondarenko - Shea Apartment Communities
Leasing Professional of the Year
16-199 UNITS
Anna Rzepka - Western National Property Management
200-299 UNITS
James Dermody - Sequoia Equities
300-399 UNITS
Jennifer Meza - Arnel Management Company
400-599 UNITS
Lauren Kovacs - Western National Property Management
600+ UNITS
Collette Roach - Archstone