Gables Gazette-March

Can you believe we’re heading into Q2 2017?! As the saying goes, “time flies when you’re having fun”. In the spirit of highlighting all of the many achievements at this year’s Spotlight awards, this month’s gazette is in a different format to incorporate a fun Spotlight edition. Read all about each region’s groovy event and all the deserving award winners. Continue reading for the latest in company news!

Fun was had by all at the annual Spotlight Awards in Atlanta. Associates were greeted on their way into the rustic venue, Terminal West. Everyone dressed to impress in their best 70’s attire and enjoyed mingling before lunch was served. The associates feasted on some delicious street tacos and took their seats surrounding the stage, in anticipation for the ceremony to begin. Vinnie & Foxy Brown, aka Greg Gasior & Jean Anton, were quite the dynamic duo and kept the audience engaged and excited for each award to follow! The 70’s halftime trivia show really had associates scratching their heads, but it was all entertaining to watch. It is always a wonderful occasion to come together and celebrate the many achievements of our associates and Gables as a company! #GablesProud

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Gables Emory Point Q2 Service Team Top Shop Gables Rock Springs Q3 Service Team Top Shop Gables 820 West Q4 Service Team Top Shop Gables Midtown 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award Gables Mill 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award Matthews Reserve Circle of Excellence - 201-275 Units Ashley Cobb Circle of Excellence - 326 to 475 Units Lauren Acobe STAR Community of The Year Gables 820 West Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Gables Century Center Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Kristin Roberts Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Jonathan Lochrie Leasing Professional of the Year James Davis Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Cedrick Langston Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Jimena Barragan Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year Selso Jimenez-Diaz Accounting Associate of the Year Sharon Perez

What a groovy time Austin had on February 16th at the 2017 Spotlight Awards.

Everyone was in their best digs and ready to get down to some funky tunes, good food, and celebrate all of our accomplishments from 2016. The ceremony was held at Max’s Wine Dive in beautiful downtown Austin, Texas. The menu included Max’s famous meatloaf, grilled chicken, delicious vegetables, cupcakes, and cookies! After lunch, our hosts KP and Amanda gathered at the podium to begin the ceremony where they were surprisingly attacked on stage by JAWS. The young Richard Simmons was just too tempting for JAWS to pass up! He captured the workout guru with his mighty teeth, but wait… he managed to escape using classic workout techniques, hooray!! Halfway through the ceremony, we took a break and whipped out the BINGO cards! It was an intense time as the competitive Austinites wanted to win those cash prizes. The day continued as associates laughed and cried as their fellow teammates were recognized for all their hard work. Congratulations again to everyone for all your accomplishments and a special thank you to everyone involved from the planners to presenters, thank you!

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Q2 Service Team Top Shop Q3 Service Team Top Shop Q4 Service Team Top Shop 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award Circle of Excellence - 201-275 Units Service Team Circle of Excellence Over 250 Units STAR Community of The Year Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Leasing Professional of the Year Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year IT Associate of the Year

Gables Park Tower Gables West Ave Gables Grandview Gables at the Terrace Gables at the Terrace Gables Grandview Chelsey Velo Gables Central Park Gables Grandview Gables at the Terrace Maggie Gorton Lori Kolb Chelsey Velo Philip Williams Ryan Struthers Ryen Paiz Jonathan Kulow

Associates from California, Arizona, Colorado and Washington State gathered to celebrate the 2017 Spotlight Awards at the world famous Balboa Park in San Diego.

The beautiful venue is a hundred years old and offered fantastic views of the park. The costumes were super creative and the exciting energy in the room was contagious.

Armando Vieira and Will Gosnell got the crowd going and the loud cheers had people from other events wanting to join in on the fun! California had a groovy time reminiscing on old times, and keeping the 70’s music alive! Everyone enjoyed a delicious Latin Flavors menu, while appreciating the many associates who were recognized for their hard work and achievements.

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Q2 Service Team Top Shop Q3 Service Team Top Shop Q4 Service Team Top Shop 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award Circle of Excellence - Under 200 Units Circle of Excellence - Over 475 Units STAR Community of The Year Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Leasing Professional of the Year Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year

Desert Club Avignon Townhomes Gables Cherry Creek Desert Club Desert Club Desert Club Tamara Winkler Carissa Hanners Gables Oak Creek Gables Cherry Creek Jamie Olson Carissa Hanners Helene Schiffman Roberto Herrera Juan Diaz De La Torre Pavel Pavlov

With the 70’s theme this year, everyone immediately walked into a time warp upon entering our venue at Gilley’s Dallas for the Dallas Spotlight awards. Guests were immediately encouraged to strike a pose at our photo op area where there were fun props to enhance the theme. After all the mingling, admiring each other’s outfits and picture taking, everyone got to enjoy a Texas size feast of a BBQ buffet and peach cobbler. Donna Summers and Tiffany Bakewell were our lovely hostesses but it was Kevin “KP” Patterson that stole the show when he came up on stage to do an impromptu opening act – impersonating the iconic Richard Simmons! He got the crowd excited and ready for the show to begin! To keep the crowd engaged throughout the awards presentation, we had each presenter call out raffle ticket numbers where winners would come to the stage and pick up their cash prize. Our half time show was a 3 part game of bingo, where we had big money to give out to our winners! All in all, Spotlight this year was a success, where deserving winners received awards and everyone was shown how much they were truly valued as Gables’ associates.

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Q2 Service Team Top Shop Q3 Service Team Top Shop Q4 Service Team Top Shop 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award STAR Community of The Year Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Leasing Professional of the Year Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year GCA Associate of the Year

Gables Mirabella Gables Park 17 VV&M Park 5940MD Gables Uptown Trail Gables Villa Rosa St. Martin Gables Park 17 Tiffany Roland Jaime Bentley Jerold Cloud Elfego Jove Johnny Ramirez Maria Alfaro Matt Perkins

The Northeast Region had a groovy good time at our Spotlight awards this year! We returned to the Fillmore Silver Spring for kicking tunes, excellent eats, and to honor and award some very cool cats. Everyone from the Village People to the Scooby Doo Crew didn’t miss this far-out event! Vinnie (Greg Gasior) and Disco Debbie (Mary Hollands) were our hilarious hosts; and we even had a guest visit from Major Hot Lips Houlihan (Sue Ansel) who presented the STAR Community of the year: Waverly Village! The ever-growing Boston teams joined us in their funky boogie best, and took home the ACM AND CM of the year awards! With the disco ball flashing overhead, the lava lamps on the table, and the out-of-this-world costumes and wigs, we had 1970’s style and everyone left with a funkadelic smile 

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Q2 Service Team Top Shop Q3 Service Team Top Shop Q4 Service Team Top Shop 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award Circle of Excellence - 276 to 325 Units Circle of Excellence - 326 to 475 Units STAR Community of The Year Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Leasing Professional of the Year Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year Regional Manager of the Year

Gables Upper Rock Gables Takoma Park Gables Takoma Park Westbrooke Place Gables 12 Twenty One Gables 12 Twenty One Nicholas Sumpter Melissa Moreira Gables Waverly Village Westbrooke Place Shawn Whitworth Andres Ruiz Renee Commodore Darryl Duffy Adil Fraikh Jorge Magana Hortega Stephanie Barbabosa

Florida’s “2017” 1970’s Spotlight Awards were held at “The Venue” in Wilton Park. The Venue was set up to reflect a disco club. The inside of the venue was the perfect setting for a party. This was Florida’s first time using a different venue in many years.

Florida’s associates were asked to stop at the registration table to receive their VIP PASS. Karen Overway created a “VIP PASS” badge for every associate, to get into the “club” and mingle with everyone! This made it easier for people to talk to others as they could look at the person’s badge and see their picture and name. After the associates received their badge they were directed into the photo “Lounge” to take group and individual photos, while awaiting the dining room to open for a sit down served luncheon. They were treated as Kings and Queens. Alison Versailles and Amanda James were selected as the hosts, however in a big twist Vinnie (Greg Gasior) and Foxy Brown (Jean Anton) took the stage. They were hilarious and kept the crowd laughing and engaged. Our halftime event was 1970’s Trivia, which Greg Gasior hosted, he made it so fun, the associates loved it. As the associates were leaving, they all were expressing how they had a blast and loved this year’s Spotlight event. A great time was had by all in Florida!

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Q2 Service Team Top Shop Q3 Service Team Top Shop Q4 Service Team Top Shop 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award Circle of Excellence - Under 200 Units Circle of Excellence - 276 to 325 Units Service Team Circle of Excellence Under 250 Units STAR Community of The Year Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Leasing Professional of the Year Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year Executive Assistant of the Year Regional Manager of the Year

Mizner Park Gables Marbella Gables Town Place Gables Town Place Rocky Creek West Port Colony Janey Mayville Elmeda Morris Gables Town Colony Aqua Isles Gables Town Colony Angie Mara Joshua Thomas Alcileni Pereira Bienvenido Maysonet Damon Thomas Celadrance Desnord Karen Overway Joe Markonic

Houston’s 2017 Spotlight Awards were held at “The Whitehall” located in the heart of downtown Houston. The 1970’s disco themed banquet room was sparkling for the event!

On the way into the Disco Hall, the red carpet was laid out for all attendees which directed them to the Step and Repeat for photos. Everyone was in their best Disco/Flower Child attire. Upon entering the banquet room, they were greeted by disco balls at every table and Rubix’s cubes and Slinkies as take-aways. The event started with a slideshow featuring humorous pictures associates sent in for whatever created stress in their lives for 2016. Houston was confronted with a difficult year but WE SURVIVED! As the slideshow was playing none other than our Connie Teer and Karla Fulker belted out the words “I Will Survive” as the song echoed through the speakers. They were joined by Andrea Sartin, David Wright, and Penny Sprang and others that danced their way to the stage. Brave Houston associates danced up on the stage for the entire show and the crowd picked the winners at the end. The sit down 4 course meal was a hit and made everything sparkle just a bit more. Our fearless hosts, Rob Rector and Josh Landry, took the stage and kept everything lively through the whole show – it was fantastic. Penny Sprang and Connie Teer hosted Bingo during the halftime show. Snapchat was an added bonus that kept everything festive! Seeing Houston’s winners take to the stage to receive their award was the highlight of the event and truly embraced the Gables Spirit. #GablesProud!

And The Award Goes to‌ O1 Service Team Top Shop Q2 Service Team Top Shop Q3 Service Team Top Shop Q4 Service Team Top Shop 1st Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award 2nd Half 2016 Outstanding Service Team Award STAR Community of The Year Kingsley Resident Satisfaction Award Community/Sr Community Manager of the Year Assistant Community Manager/Leasing Manager of the Year Leasing Professional of the Year Sr. Service Manager/ Service Manager of the Year Assistant Service Mgr/Service Tech/ Make Ready of the Year Groundsperson/Housekeeper of the Year HR/TD Associate of the Year Facilities Management Corporate Associate of the Year

Gables City Walk Gables River Oaks Gables West Ave Gables Tanglewood Discovery at Shadow Creek Gables Post Oak Gables West Ave Discovery at Shadow Creek Tracy Knapp Mirisa Hercules Yvonne Chavez Nick Gomez Deni Villalta Alonso Zuniga Pablo Paz Dave Wright

Gables Gazette

New Gables Tagline!

You may have noticed something fresh about our tagline on the homepage of our new gables.com. In conjunction with the launch of our new website and brand campaign, our tagline has evolved into:

Our new motto Taking Care of the Way You Live™ embraces each individual, along with the personalized hospitality approach we seek when doing business with our prospects, residents, clients, and fellow colleagues at Gables! This change (along with the new font) will be reflected on all Gables corporate and onsite marketing materials moving forward!

New Excellence Edge Slides Spring is here and this season is all about fresh new beginnings, which is why we launched our newly designed “Fresh Feeling” Excellence Edge slides! To complement our new gables.com, refreshed tagline, and “Fresh Feeling” brand designs, we’ve created new slides for all of the communities Excellence Edge displays!

Gables Excellence Edge spotlights all the features that make living at a Gables community EXCELLENT and UNIQUE! Check out some of the new slides below:

Dallas Business Journal's 2017 40 Under 40 class!

This just in‌.our very own Katy Slade, Area VP of Investments, has been selected to be part of the Dallas Business Journal's 2017 40 Under 40 class! She will be featured alongside 39 outstanding peers in a special publication on May 19 as well as recognized at their awards event on May 18. The complete list of honorees will be available on Friday, March 31, in the print edition of the Dallas Business Journal and within a blog post on DallasBusinessJournal.com on Wednesday of next week.

Congratulations Katy on this prestigious award. You are so deserving!

New Community in Shrewsbury, MA!

Criterion Development Partners has just awarded us with their FOURTH management agreement for their new community, Quinn35 in Shrewsbury, MA! Quinn35 is a luxury mid-rise apartment community scheduled to deliver 250 apartment homes in July of this year. The community is part of a large 350,000 square foot mixed-used development conveniently located on Route 9 in Shrewsbury, MA. Lakeway Commons, the name of the retail location, will boast convenient and desirable retailers and restaurants such as Whole Foods market, Starbucks, and Burton’s Grill.

Gables Speer Blvd Congratulations to the team at Gables Speer Blvd in Denver, CO for reaching their first 100 occupied units!

Click on the link to see some of the associates celebrating:

Speer Associates Celebrate!

Yardi Update There will be two phases for the conversion to Yardi. The first is the company wide launch of the Accounts Payable segment. The second phase will be the Yardi Property Management launch beginning in June 2017.

All communities will convert over a 10 month period.

YARDI ACCOUNTS PAYABLE IS LIVE! The Yardi team has been hard at work getting the Accounts Payable side of Yardi Voyager up and running smoothly. The trainers are out and about doing their training and should have all Community Managers trained by the end of this week.

Service Managers are in training as well and it will be completed by the end of March.

The Yardi team is still working diligently on the Property Management Side of Yardi. They will soon be running parallel to one of our communities to verify the conversion will go well.

The March Taking Care Award Winner is…..

The entire team at Michael at Presidio!

The apartments are beautiful with lots of storage space, high ceiling, upgraded appliances and awesome amenities. That’s not why I love living here. I love it because the team that works here is the kindest, most thoughtful people ever! I fell the day I moved in and was really hurt. I couldn’t get to the car so my daughter could take me to the ER. Lance, not only helped me, he carried me to my car! The team has called to check on me several times and also brought me a care package with soup, crackers, juice bottles, a candle, and a bouquet of flowers.

Where else can you live and get this kind of care? NOWHERE! Thank you to Lance, Dina, Corey, Elysia, Anna and everyone at The Michael at Presidio for taking such great care of me and making me feel so welcome! to help!

Resident at The Michael at Presidio

The March GCA Team Award Winner is‌..

Richard Souther- Gables Mill Richard Souther with Gables Mill went above and beyond to help GCA for three straight weeks as we battled with Comcast to get the cable wiring repaired in our resident’s apartment home at Mill. One failed Comcast appointment after another, Richard was there to help in any way that he could and even gave me his personal cell phone number so we could communicate before normal office hours. Finally, on February 27th, Comcast sent a technician to the apartment who was capable of resolving the wiring issue, but our guest had an emergency and was not home to wait with Comcast. I called Richard at 8am and he jumped to our rescue by escorting Comcast into the apartment just moments later. Without his help that day, we would have spent another week begging Comcast to fix the problem. I really cannot thank him enough for his professionalism, understanding and willingness to help!

Kelly Boggs, Client Services Representative

Builder and Developer March issue featuring Gables Cherry Creek!

Click on the link below to see the digital magazine of the March issue of Builder and Developer. Gables Cherry Creek is featured on pages 70-74. http://penpubinc.com/magazine/online/2017/BD/Mar/

Social Share This month, our Social Media Ambassadors received logins for our social posting tool-expediting and simplifying the process of getting great content on our social media pages. Two live webinar trainings were done to train the tool, and a recording of those trainings will be sent to the Ambassadors soon‌Stay tuned!

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