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EVENTS
CAI Law Seminar Returns in Person
Th e Community Associations Institute
(CAI) will hold its annual Law Seminar
from February 9 through February 12 at
the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta,
California. Th e 2022 event presented by the
College of Community Association Law-
yers (CCAL) will be in-person with a hy-
brid component . Th e program is developed
each year as part of CCAL’s commitment to
advancing the knowledge and practice of
community association law. For more infor-
mation, visit caionline.org. CAI is requiring
proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all at-
tendees, sponsors, and CAI staff attending
the seminar.
NESEA to Hold BuildingEnergy Boston
Th e Northeast Sustainable Energy Asso-
ciation (NESEA) will hold its BuildingEner-
gy Boston conference as an in-person event
from February 28 through March 1. Attend-
ees will also be invited to a virtual Pre-Con-
ference Showcase on Tuesday, February 15,
with sponsored sessions, community events,
and workshops.
BuildingEnergy Boston is designed by
and for practitioners in the fi elds of high-
performance building and design, energy
effi ciency, and renewable energy. It brings
more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerg-
ing professionals together to learn from and
share ideas with each other. Th e conference
will feature product demonstrations, net-
working events, and accredited sessions that
off er best practices and lessons learned, case
studies and proven data, emerging technolo-
gies, and innovative policies and programs.
For details and to register, visit www.nesea.
org.
IREM Boston Boot Camp
Th e Boston Chapter of the Institute of
Real Estate Management (IREM) will host
a virtual Advanced Boot Camp for Property
Managers on February 9.
Proper training is the key to success on
the property management battlefi eld. Th e
rules of engagement are ever changing and
those in the property management fi eld need
to be prepared. Th is NEW advanced course
is intended to deal with advanced issues in
property management and to provide pro-
fessionals with the knowledge and tools to
eff ectively address them. Topics to be cov-
ered include: smoking, marijuana, and other
potentially “lethal weapons”; draft ing ef-
fective lease violation letters and demands;
hoarding and other “surplus” battlefi eld
items; mold and other “growing” issues; and
service animals, multiple chemical sensitiv-
ity, and other advanced fair housing issues.
Th e “drill instructor” for this training
will be attorney Jeff rey C. Turk of Turk &
Quijano, LLP. Attorney Turk has extensive
experience in the representation of market
and subsidized landlords and has lectured
extensively on these subjects.
To register, visit www.iremboston.org.
CAI-CT Spring Expo
Th e Connecticut Chapter of the Com-
munity Associations Institute (CAI) will
hold an in-person Conference and Expo
from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm on March 19 at
Aqua Turf in Plantsville, Connecticut.
Th e event will include educational ses-
sions, exhibitors and vendors, a managers’
breakfast, and more. Details and registration
can be found at www.caict.org.
INDUSTRY NEWS
IREM Installs 2022 O cers
Th e Institute of Real Estate Management
(IREM) Boston Metropolitan Chapter No. 4
inaugurated the newest members and 2022
Offi cers and Board of Directors during its
recent Holiday Celebration and Chapter
Awards Night.
Installed as Offi cers for 2022 were: Me-
lissa Fish-Crane, CPM, 2022 Chapter Presi-
dent, Peabody Properties Inc.; William
Woodward, CPM, ARM, Vice President,
First Realty Management Company; Chris
Salamanis-Rivera, CPM, Treasurer, Beacon
Communities; Antony Susi, Secretary, CPM,
ARM, First Realty Management Company.
Installed on the Board of Directors were:
Christopher E. Mellen, CPM, ARM, Th e
Simon Companies; David Barrett, CPM,
ARM, RCM Services Inc.; Frank Cevetello,
CPM, First Realty Management Corp.; John
Parda, CPM, ARM, Th e Simon Compa-
nies; Kimberly Parker, CPM, ARM, Malo-
ney Properties; Kristin Pine, CPM, ARM,
Peabody Properties; Nancy Gaudet, CPM,
Corcoran Management Company; Pamelia
Haynes, CPM, ARM, Micozzi Management
Inc.; Peter Lewis, CPM, Schochet Compa-
nies; Scott Chakoutis, CPM, Trinity Man-
agement, LLC; Warren Lizio, CPM, ARM,
Th e Simon Companies; Yoany Vargas, CPM,
ARM, Housing Management Resources
Inc.; and Robert Phillips, ARM, Th e Simon
Companies.
Peabody Properties Receives Diversity
Award
Peabody Properties, headquartered in
Braintree, Massachusetts, was awarded the
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award by
the Institute of Real Estate Management
(IREM) Boston Metropolitan Chapter No. 4
at the chapter’s annual meeting held at Gran-
ite Links in Quincy. Th e award recognizes
outstanding leadership in ensuring that all
people feel a sense of belonging in the work-
place, according to a report in the
Boston
Real Estate Times.
Peabody Properties, the
Times
reported,
was selected for the award as a result of the
company’s eff orts to promote diversity, eq-
uity, inclusion, cultural competency, and de-
velopment among staff , residents, vendors,
contractors, coworkers, peers, and commu-
nity; to implement policies and procedures
in key areas of diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion for recruitment, employee retention,
residential leasing, and retention programs;
for encouraging volunteerism in the com-
munity to develop cultural connections and/
or diversity outreach programs; and to con-
tribute proactively at the local level by build-
ing relationships with diverse communities
and educating citizens on matters of dispari-
ties.
Kelley Hannon, executive director of
IREM Boston, presented the award to David
Harris, property manager, Abraham Leon,
resident service coordinator, and Krystal
Rodriguez, director of portfolio operations,
all of Peabody Properties. “We are delighted
to recognize Peabody Properties for their
commitment to diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion,” said Hannon. “Th ey are an organiza-
tion that others can look to as they work
toward identifying and achieving their own
improvements in these areas, and we appre-
ciate their leadership and their example.”
“It’s an honor to be recognized for our ef-
forts in the areas of diversity, equity, and in-
clusion,” said Melissa Fish-Crane, principal
and COO of Peabody Properties and 2022
IREM Boston Chapter President. “We have
made this area a priority for our organiza-
tion over the last several years, and while we
still have much to accomplish, we are proud
of what we have achieved so far, as well as
the kind of all-encompassing culture we are
striving to build.”
Mass. Launches “Clean Heat” Commission
Last month, the Baker-Polito Admin-
istration announced that the members of
Massachusetts’ fi rst-in-the-nation Commis-
sion on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping
to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious
goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in
the buildings sector, according to a report in
the
Boston Real Estate Times.
Th e Commission, which was created by
executive order, held its fi rst meeting on Jan-
uary 12. Over the next year, it will advise the
Baker Administration as it works to achieve
net zero emissions by 2050. Th e Commis-
sion membership represents a wide range of
backgrounds and expertise from the aff ord-
able housing, energy effi cient building de-
sign and construction, health care, and real
estate fi elds. Its goal, the
Times
reported, is
to “identify policies and strategies and rec-
ommend a framework to achieve emissions
reductions that is well-balanced, aff ordable,
and equitable.”
“Th is Commission brings together a di-
verse, experienced, and thoughtful group
of experts and stakeholders to help our Ad-
ministration develop the policies and strat-
egies we will need to meet the challenges
associated with decarbonizing the buildings
sector in Massachusetts,” said Governor
Charlie Baker.
Th e new Commission members are:
William Akley, President of Gas Business,
Eversource; Lauren Baumann, Vice Presi-
dent, New Ecology; Kenan Bigby, Manag-
ing Director of Development, Trinity Fi-
nancial; Harry Brett, UA Representative in
New England, Plumbers and Gas Fitters UA
Local 12; Alexander “Zan” Bross, Manager,
Design & Construction, MassHousing; An-
drew Brown, Assistant Project Manager, Th e
HYM Investment Group; Emerson Clauss
III, President, Home Builders and Remod-
elers Association of Massachusetts (HBRA-
MA); Rebecca Davis, Chief Operating Offi -
cer, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership;
Eric Dubin, Senior Director, Utilities and
Performance Construction, Mitsubishi Elec-
tric Trane HVAC.
Th e executive order signed by Governor
Baker in September 2021 also establishes an
Interagency Building Decarbonization Task
Force to support the work of the Commis-
sion.
REAL ESTATE &
DEVELOPMENT
BRIX Condos Open in Salem
A new 61-unit, mixed-use condominium
development called BRIX has opened in Sa-
lem, Massachusetts, through a joint venture
of Urban Spaces and Diamond/Sinacori.
Built on the site of a former federal district
courthouse, the property includes 3,200
square feet of retail/restaurant space, a two-
level parking garage, a courtyard terrace, a
club room, a pet spa, and a fi tness studio.
Th e 61 residential units range in size
from 800 to 1,700 square feet, with six of
the units designated as aff ordable. In a press
release, Urban Spaces noted the building
“is the fi rst new multifamily condominium
building in this vibrant, historic, and bur-
geoning municipality that is a short train
ride from downtown Boston. While off er-
ing another living option for a target market
of North Shore ‘empty nesters’ and young
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