by Brianna Crandall — November 7, 2016 — The 2016 REME Awards for Real Estate Management Excellence were announced at the IREM Fall Conference in San Diego by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), an international affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS that serves both the multifamily and commercial sectors.
The IREM REME Awards celebrate excellence in real estate management through recognizing real estate management companies and individual practitioners for innovative, leading-edge, business practices and initiatives — from all asset classes, commercial or residential, and of any company size, whether local, regional, national or international — and for sharing successful initiatives and fostering further innovation within the real estate management industry.
Once again this year, the REME Awards submissions varied greatly — from companies international to local in scope, from the USA to Japan to Canada to Brazil — and the winning individuals and companies have established exceptional practices and initiatives that not only stand out in a field of their peers, but improve the quality of their work environment, their client experiences, and their communities at large, with a common thread of talent, ingenuity and passion.
The winners of the 2016 REME Awards are:
- Corporate Innovation: Cushman & Wakefield NorthMarq, AMO, Bloomington, MN; Winning Initiative: Their recently overhauled, biannual Compass Report is the Twin Cities’ most frequently cited research report covering the CRE market
- Corporate and Social Responsibility: Astar/Cardinal Capital Management, West Allis, WI; Winning Initiative: Implemented “Growing Community through Gardening”, a health and wellness initiative that provides a way for residents to eat healthier and enjoy socialization, recreation and exercise all at the same time.
- Workplace Environment: Employee and Leadership Development: Veritas Investments, San Francisco, CA; Winning Initiative: Their “Collaborative Company” initiative has instilled a firm-wide focus on experience, resulting in empowered and engaged employees.
- Workplace Environment: Sustainability Programs: SL Green Realty Corp., New York, NY; Winning Initiative: In concert with their tenant VIACOM, implemented an energy efficiency retrofit at their global headquarters, resulting in energy reduction of 15% and counting, and collaboration influence of other key tenants.
- AMO of the Year: Blanton Turner, AMO, Seattle, WA; Executive CPM: Barry G. Blanton, CPM
- AMO of the Year: Michaels Management Services, Inc., AMO, Marlton, NJ; Executive CPM: Heather L. Plummer, CPM
- Presidential Award – Special Recognition: Asset Build, Tokyo, Japan; Winning Initiative: Following the major earthquake in Kumamoto, assembled a building emergency risk assessment team in conjunction with the IREM Japan Chapter to inspect 114 damaged buildings over two days to determine whether they were safe to be re-entered.
- ARM of the Year: Nicole Helton, ARM, Alliance Residential LLC, AMO; Riverside, CA
- CPM of the Year: Rita Hernandez, CPM, Brickman; San Francisco, CA
Additional information on all the winners of the 2016 IREM REME Awards can be found on the IREM Web site.
