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NAHMA Names 2021 Communities of Quality Awards Winners
The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) announces three communities won 2021 Communities of Quality (COQ) Awards. Since 1992, these awards have honored the best multifamily affordable housing communities across the country.
Entrants are judged on how they manage their properties’ physical, financial, and social conditions and how well they convey their success in offering their residents the highest quality of life.
The 2021 COQ Awards were presented as part of a special luncheon and panel discussion with the winners on March 10 during NAHMA’s Biannual Top Issues in Affordable Housing winter conference on March 9-11.
“There is no other award that focuses so comprehensively on the everyday life and management expertise of affordable housing properties,” NAHMA Executive Director Kris Cook, CAE, said.
NAHMA congratulates the winners:
- Exemplary Family Development: Knightsbridge Apartments, Arlington, Va.; Owner: Wesley Housing; Management: Wesley Property Management; AHMA: Mid-Atlantic AHMA
- Exemplary Development for the Elderly (Co-winner): Columbia Tower, San Diego, Calif.; Owner: Columbia Tower; Management Company: GK Management Co., Inc.; AHMA: AHMA-PSW
- Exemplary Development for the Elderly (Co-winner): Mill Pond Apartments, Littleton, Mass.; Owner: C.A.R.D. Inc.; Management Company: Peabody Properties; AHMA: NEAHMA
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Knightsbridge Apartments
Exemplary Family Development | Arlington, Va.
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The three-story garden-style complex comprises six masonry structures that are joined together to form two buildings around a rectangular-shaped courtyard with connecting walkways. In September 2020, Knightsbridge earned its place on the Virginia Landmarks Register by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and is now recognized on the commonwealth’s official list of places of historical, architectural, archaeological, and cultural significance. It incorporates a mixture of architectural styles and the modest expression of modern design influences. Wesley Housing’s resident services programming provides an environment that allows residents living at Knightsbridge to build up their lives. Wesley and its affiliated property management company, Wesley Property Management, coordinate a full services program for all property residents that is adjusted based on the needs and interests of residents.
Columbia Tower
Exemplary Development for the Elderly (Co-winner) | San Diego, Calif.
Columbia Tower is a 150-unit, 16-story high-rise elevator-serviced building featuring affordable single and one-bedroom apartments for residents over 62 years of age or those who are handicapped and disabled. GK Management Co., Inc. has professionally managed the community since it opened in 1984. The property has many amenities, including a pool, jacuzzi, laundry room, barbecue, and gym, as well as a community room with television, computers, pool table, and library. Columbia Tower strives to create an atmosphere of community among residents through its recreation program. Each month, the senior program coordinator publishes an activities calendar with various options giving residents as many choices as possible to keep them engaged. Residents can enjoy a game of bingo, pursue hobbies such as painting, or learn new crafts in the recreation room.
Mill Pond Apartments
Exemplary Development for the Elderly (Co-winner) | Littleton, Mass.
Mill Pond Apartments offers residents the perfect setting for quiet country living. Built on a pond on a dead-end tree-lined road, the property features 42 one-bedroom apartment homes and eight congregate housing apartments with a large community kitchen and living space. The community offers manicured lawns, lush landscaping, a vibrant community gathering space, and on-site parking. The grounds include a pond with various wildlife, birds, spacious lawns, trees, and open fields, along with a patio and grill area for residents. Mill Pond’s resident programs are led by its on-site certified resident service coordinator, who ensures a high-quality living environment as well as social and physical activities that enhance resident health. Weekly “Java on the Pond” coffee hour has been a resident favorite for five years, and the Littleton Community Gardeners host a monthly craft program from September to April.