Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington

01/15/2021

We kicked off Friday with an informative webinar from AOBA's Emergency Preparedness Committee! Thank you to our facilitator, Brookfield Properties' LaNile Dalcour and our speakers Lerner Enterprises' Stewart Branam, JBG SMITH's Matt Smith, Fireline Corporation's David Taylor and ULTRA Company's Mike Piantedosi for leading today's discussion/presentation about preparation planning for 59th Presidential Inauguration. We hope our attendees found the discussion insightful.

A recording of today's discussion can be found on AOBA's website at https://bit.ly/39C5Y3P. You will need to be logged into your member account to access.

01/13/2021

Congratulations to Arianna Royster, Executive Vice President for Borger Management, who has won this year's Sidney Glassman Memorial Award!

Each year, this award is presented to an outstanding leader for his or her exemplary work in education, training, management, administration, and legislation.

Join us virtually next Thursday, January 21 to celebrate Arianna and her contributions to the real estate industry. Register today at https://www.aoba-metro.org/events/2021annualmeeting

01/12/2021

Thank you to all of our panelists, attendees and event sponsor Capitol Pest for joining us yesterday for an informative discussion and presentation on the State of Commercial Real Estate and Multifamily Housing in Maryland's Montgomery and Prince George's Counties! We are grateful for all of your time and thoughtful attention.

Yesterday's panel featured Keith Waters with George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis, Clark Melillo with Kay Apartment Communities, Brian Alford with Grady Management, Inc., Tanya Seyfert and Lee Dunfee with Cushman & Wakefield and Karen Hunt with Brookfield Properties.

To view the recording, please visit https://www.aoba-metro.org/videos-and-webinars. You will need to be logged into your member account to access.

01/11/2021

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AOBA members, if you've missed one of our webinars, be sure to check out the videos available on our website 👉 https://www.aoba-metro.org/videos-and-webinars

*You will need to be logged into your member account to access.

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01/07/2021

Lynda Ellis, President & CEO of Capitol Concierge is this year's recipient of the David H. Hillman Maverick Award! She is the first recipient to win this prestigious award. Please join us in celebrating her amazing achievement at AOBA's Annual Meeting on January 21 at 12 PM. Click here to register 👉 https://www.aoba-metro.org/events/2021annualmeeting

01/07/2021

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01/06/2021

FREE EVENT! Join AOBA's Emergency Preparedness Committee on Friday, January 15 at 10 AM for a webinar about how to prepare for the upcoming Presidential Inauguration. Discussion topics include external and internal security plans, communications strategies, available resources, links and guidelines, and fire safety pre-and post-event checklists.

LaNile Dalcour with Brookfield Properties will be facilitating the discussion. Speakers include Matt Smith with JBG SMITH, Stewart Branam with Lerner Enterprises, David Taylor with Fireline Corporation, and Mike Piantedosi with ULTRA Company.

Click here to register today! https://www.aoba-metro.org/events/2021-inauguration-

01/05/2021

We are delighted to announce that Rich Sockol, President of Derick Associates, has been awarded the 2021 Associate's Lifetime Achievement Award! Join us to honor Rich and his contributions to the AOBA community at our 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting event on Thursday, January 21 at 12 PM. Register here today: https://www.aoba-metro.org/events/2021annualmeeting

01/04/2021

Start your new year off right by investing in yourself - expand your skills & knowledge with our education opportunities!

AOBA is partnering with NAPEEF to bring you FMA, SMA, and SMT Designations in 2021. We are also offering classes to earn your RPA Designation and CMCP Certificate.

View the Schedule at a Glance below. To learn more about our professional designations, visit https://www.aoba-metro.org/professional-designations

12/23/2020

The AOBA Office will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as well as New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

We wish you a Happy Holiday and Healthy New Year!

12/17/2020

Excellent panel discussion today on the current state and outlook of Northern Virginia’s commercial and multifamily housing markets. Our panel featured Keith Waters with George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis, Gabrielle Duvall with Southern Management Companies, Bobbie Pollard with Bell Partners, Diane Peters with JLL, and Greg White with Corporate Office Properties Trust. Thank you to our attendees & panelists for participating! A recording will be available soon to AOBA members on our website.

12/15/2020

Congratulations to our Community Outreach Committee Chair & President of Classic Concierge, Anthony Curtis on his appointment to the Covenant House Greater Washington Board of Directors!

12/14/2020

AOBA was honored to participate and contribute to this amazing effort benefiting local food banks. Together, AOBA and The Maryland Multi-Housing Association collected 1,000 lbs of food and raised over $8,200. A huge thank you to our members and their employees for their donations! Click below to read more 👇

Read about how MMHA & Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington teamed up to collect nearly 12,000 pounds of food and raise more than $8,200 for local food banks and families in the region! Check out the Citybizlist Washington D.C. article for more information:

https://dc.citybizlist.com/article/643091/mmha-and-aoba-team-up-to-support-families-throughout-the-region

12/10/2020

Our Emerging Leaders Council had its last meeting of the year today! Co-Chairs Michael Borger with Borger Management and Lewis Shapiro with Shapiro & Company Property Management, LLC, welcomed new Co-Chair Tiesha Hackley with Brookfield Properties. The Committee discussed how to continue the momentum gained this year into the new year. They have lots of exciting things coming up. Stay tuned!

12/08/2020

Mark your calendars AOBA members‼️We are hosting our first-ever virtual Annual Meeting on January 21, 2021, from 12PM - 1PM. Join us to celebrate our Board of Directors, incoming & outgoing Board Presidents, committee chairs, volunteer leaders, and this year's award winners!

▪️ 2020 Board President: Jackie Duke, Senior Vice President, Brookfield

▪️ 2021 Board President: Peter Bonnell, Principal, UIP Companies

🌟 Sidney Glassman Memorial Award: Arianna Royster, Executive Vice President, Borger Management

🌟David H. Hillman Maverick Award: Lynda Ellis, President & CEO, Capitol Concierge

🌟Associate's Lifetime Achievement Award: Rich Sockol, President, Derick Associates

Register here: https://bit.ly/3gnXH6O

*Free event for members, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors: Mitsubishi Electric, Capitol Concierge, Admiral Security Services, LSR Refinishing, Superior Plantings, CleanOffice, Inc., Associated Building Maintenance Co., Inc., Flynn Architectural Finishes, Fireline Corporation, CRS Facility Services, Finley Asphalt & Concrete, Manders Decorating Company, Inc., SI Restoration, Engineering Consulting Services, HireOne Staffing and Jeffrey Scott Concierge.

*Tune in for several chances to win a $100 Amex gift card

12/03/2020

We are missing our members a little extra today! Today would have been our annual AOBA Holiday Party. For over 30 years, the housing industry has come together for an evening of joy and celebration. We miss our members' energy and enthusiasm and can't wait to come together again in the future. Stay safe everyone ❤️

12/02/2020

Join us in congratulating Aaron Volbrecht with Broadhouse Management Group and Amanda Pyne with Greystar for receiving their Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor (CAPS) designation 👏 Way to go!

11/30/2020

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11/25/2020

Wishing everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

11/23/2020

Hearty and enthusiastic AOBA members slept outside on Friday night to empathize with children experiencing homelessness and to help Covenant House raise funds for its important work. Our team raised more than $10,000! 👏 A big thank you to our donors for the support and everyone who slept out!

11/19/2020

It’s #ThankfulThursday at AOBA and it’s the perfect time to highlight our members who helped us surpass our food drive GOAL. We collected over 4,000 pounds of food and our food drive partner, BMS Building Maintenance Service raised over $6,000 for the Capital Area Food Bank! These generous donations will help ensure residents in the region have the food they need this holiday season.

11/19/2020

It's not too late to participate in our Sleep Out tomorrow night! We are coming together to raise awareness and fundraise for youth experiencing homelessness in the Greater Washington region. Register at https://bit.ly/3lMiNO2 to sleep out with AOBA in solidarity with Covenant House!

11/17/2020

AOBA Fall Food Drive

AOBA members have started to drop off their non-perishable food items for our food drive benefiting Capital Area Food Bank! Thank you to everyone who has donated.

If you still need to drop off your items, meet us today at Denizens Brewery, 1115 E W Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910 from 2-5 PM! Join us for a beverage and a pretzel when you drop off your items.

A special thank you to our truck and food/beverage sponsors: Hastings Restoration, Classic Concierge, Daycon Products Company, Inc., BMS Building Maintenance Services, Total Quality Building Services and LSR Refinishing.

11/13/2020

2020 Inside Newsletter November/December

AOBA's latest issue of INSIDE is now available online! Check out what our members are up to in the community, including how Blake Real Estate Inc. management teams are keeping their tenants engaged and how LIVEbe Communities celebrated a safe Halloween with residents during the pandemic. It also features excellent tips on how to prepare your buildings for the winter season from Legend Management Group.

Read it here: https://joom.ag/KtHC

11/13/2020

2020 AOBA Scholarship Virtual Awards Ceremony

We were honored to participate in last night’s 2020 AOBA Scholarship Virtual Awards Ceremony celebrating our six outstanding scholar recipients! Through our partnership with Prince George's Community College and the generous, on-going financial and mentoring support from our members, the AOBA Scholarship Program continues to create new possibilities for Prince George’s County students.

We wish this year’s students the very best as they continue their educational journey and beyond. Congratulations again! 🎉

Check out the full video of last night's celebration ⬇️

11/10/2020

FOOD DRIVE ENDS THIS WEEK‼️Please see below the drop off details for your collected items, and join us for a beverage and a pretzel! 🥨 Thank you to our members, who are collecting food and fundraising for the Capital Area Food Bank!

And a big thank you to BMS Building Maintenance Services for their fundraising and sponsoring efforts, and our truck and food sponsors: LSR Refinishing and Total Quality Building Service.

If you are interested in being a truck or food/beverage sponsor, please reach out to Jeanne Clarke at [email protected] asap.

11/09/2020

We are looking forward to celebrating our 2020 AOBA Scholarship Recipients on November 12. This year’s scholars are an incredibly impressive group of students with great aspirations.

Each year since 1996, in conjunction with Prince George's Community College (PGCC), AOBA sponsors an annual Scholarship Program that provides students up to two years of paid tuition and mentorship from the business community.

AOBA members have raised over a million dollars in the past 23 years, which has supported the academic careers of 178 scholars at PGCC. AOBA Scholar students have transferred to prestigious colleges, pursued graduate programs, and have even been employed by our sponsoring companies.

Congratulations to our 2020 AOBA Scholars! 🎉 We look forward to celebrating on Wednesday evening.

11/06/2020

There are only 1️⃣0️⃣ days left in our food drive for the Capital Area Food Bank! Please keep your donations coming! 🥫

You can purchase much-needed food items on AOBA's Amazon Registry. These canned goods will be delivered to AOBA's office and then to the Capital Area Food Bank. Click here to view registry: https://amzn.to/35E2s74

We also partnered with BMS Building Maintenance Services to fundraise and they have almost doubled their goal! Click here to support their efforts: https://bit.ly/2JnWjVa

11/02/2020

We are so proud of the AOBA community! 👏 Thank you to everyone who has participated in our food drive benefitting the Capital Area Food Bank. Please keep your donations coming!

You can purchase much-needed food items on our Amazon Registry. (You need to be logged in to an Amazon account to purchase). Your donations will be delivered to our office and then to the Capital Area Food Bank. Click here to view our registry: https://amzn.to/35E2s74

Other ways to get involved:

➡️ Organize a food drive at your building. We developed a toolkit for you to use on-site at your building, click here to download: https://bit.ly/31MgYJ4

➡️ Donate to the Capital Area Food Bank. We partnered with Building Maintenance Services to fundraise and they are matching the first $1,500 in donations! That’s 9,000 meals! $1 donated = 2.5 meals! Donate at https://bit.ly/3dZTntc✨

10/29/2020

Our food drive partner, BMS Building Maintenance Services exceeded its $1,500 MATCH GOAL!! 👏 Thank you for your efforts, and thank you to all those who have donated to the virtual food drive benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank!

https://give.capitalareafoodbank.org/campaign/bms-and-aoba-fall-food-drive/c301611

10/26/2020

Calling all AOBA members! Participate in our food drive for the Capital Area Food Bank from October 26 to November 16th! This food drive is a friendly competition against The Maryland Multi-Housing Association (MMHA) to see which association can collect the most donations for our local food banks!

There are several ways to get involved:
1️⃣ Organize a food drive at your building. We developed a toolkit for you to use on-site at your building, click here to download: https://bit.ly/31MgYJ4

2️⃣Donate to the Capital Area Food Bank. We partnered with Building Maintenance Services to fundraise and they are matching the first $1,500 in donations! That’s 9,000 meals! $1 donated = 2.5 meals! Donate at https://bit.ly/3dZTntc

3️⃣Purchase much-needed food items on AOBA's Amazon Registry. (You need to be logged in to an Amazon account to purchase). These canned goods will be delivered to AOBA's office and then to the Capital Area Food Bank. Click here to view registry: https://amzn.to/35E2s74

If you don't manage a property, but want to get involved, let us know. There are plenty of ways to volunteer! To learn more visit https://bit.ly/2ToKxLV or contact to Jeanne Clarke at [email protected].

10/22/2020

Fantastic turn out yesterday at our Civil Unrest webinar! Over 100 attendees learned insightful information on how to prepare for civil unrest. Thank you to everyone who attended, and a big thank you to our facilitators and speakers!

10/20/2020

Don't miss tomorrow's free webinar on preparing for civil unrest at 10 AM! This session will feature Kevin Davis and Dr. Keith Williams, two former police officials, who will share share the strategies and tactics they employed and provide actionable information to help you protect your buildings.

ONLY FEW SPACES LEFT! Register here: https://www.aoba-metro.org/events/register?id=14845

10/16/2020

Thank you to everyone who attended our two-day Social Media Strategies course, and a huge thank you to our instructor, Candice Manning with Murn Properties! 👏 Candice shared her creative digital marketing efforts that she is implementing across Dartmoor Place's social media platforms.

We hope members took away some useful tips and tricks they can apply to their social media strategies. Stay tuned for the recording!