Awards of Excellence Celebration

CMHC's annual Associates' Showcase and Awards of Excellence Celebration is truly the "Academy Awards" event for multifamily housing professionals.

Held each summer, the event kicks off with a two-hour trade expo featuring product and service displays.

Then, it's on to dinner and the awards program. In the weeks leading up to the event, judges score apartment communities throughout the area, selecting gold, silver and bronze winners in a variety of Awards of Excellence categories. Staff professionals also compete for honors in the Merit Award Competition.

Click here to view photos taken during the '80's prom-themed trade expo and awards ceremony held on July 18, 2024.

AREA’S MULTIFAMILY HOUSING INDUSTRY HONORS THE BEST OF THE BEST AT ANNUAL AWARDS CELEBRATION

The Coastal Multifamily Housing Council announced the winners of its 39th annual Awards of Excellence Competition July 18, 2024 at a ceremony held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Merit Awards were presented for outstanding individual performance and Awards of Excellence were given to exceptional apartment communities in southeastern Virginia, competing in categories based on when they were constructed, as well as in categories specific to certain community features.

MERIT AWARDS
Six individuals and two apartment communities were honored for their performance in the multifamily housing industry this past year. They include:

• Regional Property Manager of the Year: Monica Jackson, Frye Properties

• Property Manager of the Year: Wendy Williams, Lawson Companies

• Leasing Consultant of the Year: Amy Gutterman, Lawson Companies

• Maintenance Supervisor of the Year: Demik Powers, Pembroke Realty Group

• Maintenance Employee of the Year: Kenneth Tallarico, Pembroke Realty Group

• Above & Beyond Award: Steven Dyer, Pembroke Realty Group

Recognizing the apartment community whose residents voted it "the best" in an online competition,

Residents' Choice:
Winner: Riverside Station Apartments, Franklin Group Companies
Runner up: Two Hundred West Apartment Homes, Franklin Group Companies

And, the individual or company who offers support to the council through its sponsorships of and participation in CMHC programs and events,

Associate of the Year: Redi Carpet Sales of VA

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
In addition to the Merit Awards, the winners of the 2024 Awards of Excellence were also announced. The recipients were:

Affordable Housing communities
Gold: The Rivers Apartments, Lawson Companies
Silver: Renaissance Apartments, Franklin Group Companies

Active Adult communities completed 1995 and before
Gold: John Knox Towers, Lawson Companies
Silver: Stonebridge Manor, Frye Properties

Active Adult communities completed as of 1996 and later

Gold: Era at PARK 216 Apartments, Pembroke Realty Group
Silver: Jamestown Commons, Frye Properties

Communities completed 1940 - 1959
Gold: Merrimack Landing Apartments, Lawson Companies
Silver: Sterling Oaks Apartments, Frye Properties
Bronze: Oakmont North, Lawson Companies

Communities completed 1960 - 1969
Gold: The Courtyards of Chanticleer, PRG Real Estate

Communities completed 1970 - 1974
Gold: Brookside Village Apartments, Clark Whitehill Enterprises
Silver: Chelsea at Lee Hall, Frye Properties
Bronze: Admirals Way, Frye Properties

Communities completed 1975 - 1979
Gold: Linkhorn Bay, PRG Real Estate
Silver: Aspen Apartments, Clark Whitehill Enterprises
Bronze: South Lake Apartments, Clark Whitehill Enterprises

Communities completed 1980 - 1989

Gold: Summer Station Apartments, Pembroke Realty Group

Silver: Willow Lake Apartments, Clark Whitehill Enterprises

Bronze: Pembroke Crossing Apartments, Pembroke Realty Group

Communities completed 1990 - 1999
Gold: Campostella Commons, Lawson Companies

Communities completed 2000 - 2009
Gold: Belle Hall Apartments, Lawson Companies

Communities completed 2010 - 2015
Gold: Baker Woods Apartments, Lawson Companies
Silver: The Residences at October Apartments, Lawson Companies

Communities completed 2016 - 2019

Gold: Seaside Harbor Apartments, Lawson Companies

Silver: Summer Haven Apartments, Lawson Companies
Bronze: The Villas at October Apartments, Lawson Companies

Communities completed 2020 - later
Gold: Park 216 Apartments, Pembroke Realty Group
Silver: The Apartments at Hallstead Reserve, Pembroke Realty Group
Bronze: The Retreat at Harbor Pointe Apartments, Lawson Companies

PLATINUM AWARDS

Some communities also competed for a Platinum Award, which recognizes specific components of an apartment community. The recipients were:

Best Model:

Winner: Shoreline Apartments, Clark Whitehill Enterprises

Runner up: Aspen Apartments, Clark Whitehill Enterprises

Best Maintenance Shop:

Winner: Seaside Harbor Apartments, Lawson Companies

Runner up: Huntington Village Apartments, Lawson Companies

Best Amenities Package:

Winner: The Apartments at Hallstead Reserve, Pembroke Realty Group

Runner up: Village Square Apartments at East Beach, Frye Properties

Best Curb Appeal:

Winner: Summer Station Apartments, Pembroke Realty Group

Runner up: Kingsbridge Apartments, Lawson Companies

Thank you to the CMHC Associates who supported this event: RediCarpet Sales of VA, BELFOR Property Restoration, McCormick Paints, Dominion Energy, Automatic Leasing Service, BlueLinx Corporation, Cox Communications, IREM Hampton Roads, James River Grounds Management, Lux Flooring Specialists, INVICTA Security Services, First Atlantic Restoration, and Virginia Housing.

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The Coastal Multifamily Housing Council (CMHC) is a council of Coastal Virginia Building Industry Association and focuses its educational efforts on programs specific to the management, leasing and maintenance of apartment communities. It represents member companies and communities throughout southeastern Virginia. (It was formerly known as the Tidewater Multifamily Housing Council.)