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4 NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM -DECEMBER 2019 NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM Tues., December 10, 2019 BSA: Gingerbread House Competition Reception BSA Space, 290 Congress St., Boston, MA 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Join the BSA for the Gingerbread Reception to view gingerbread designs from teams of architecture and landscape architecture firms, enjoy light refreshments, and celebrate the incredible bakers. This year’s theme is “World Monuments,” enabling participants to cre- ate gingerbread structures interpreting their favorite landmark. For details, visit www.architects.org. Wed., January 8, 2020 IREM: Real Estate Networking & Economic Forecast Luncheon Dedham/Boston Hilton Hotel 25 Allied Dr., Dedham, MA 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Boston Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management holds its Real Estate Networking, Economic Forecast Luncheon, Past President Recognition and New Member Installation. To register, visit www.iremboston. org. Thurs., January 9, 2020 CAI-CT: Jump Start January Far Mill River, 8 Meeting House Rd., Stratford, CT 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Jump Start January, presented by the Connecticut Chapter of Community Associations Institute, includes two education components — “What You Say Can Hurt You” and “Learnings & Surprises: Working with Contractors,” along with lunch. Both programs carry CEU credits. Register at www.caict.org. Wed., January, 15, 2020 BOMI: LAW & RISK MANAGEMENT Alexandria Real Estate, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 8:00 am—12:00 pm In today’s complex business environment, it is increasingly important for property man- agers to know how to address legal and risk management issues. This course will provide you with a foundation in the basic principles of law and risk management, helping you deal with everyday legal and risk employer/ employee relations, property rights, and environmental law. The course continues on January 22, 29, February 5, 12, 19, 26, and March 4. Visit www.bomaboston.org. CAL EN D AR Industry Pulse Dec-Jan Awards & Recognition Ellen Shapiro Admitted to CCAL Ellen A. Shapiro, Esq., a principal and co-founder at Goodman, Shapiro & Lombardi, LLC (GSL), has been granted fellowship in the College of Commu- nity Association Lawyers (CCAL). More than 4,000 lawyers practice community association law in the United States, yet fewer than 175 attorneys nationwide can distinguish themselves as CCAL fellows, according to a press release. Shapiro, who has over 25 years of ex- perience in condominium and commu- nity association law, earned this national recognition due to her outstanding leadership, commitment to the advance- ment of the legal principles and practical tools necessary for community associa- tions to thrive. The recognition is given to a select few in the field who possess the highest ethics, strong analytical and writing skills, a substantial depth of ex- perience and a demonstrated ability to teach others in the field. Admitted to Massachusetts Bar Asso- ciation in 1979 and the Rhode Island Bar Association in 2008, Shapiro is also cer- tified in mediation and condominium dispute resolution for the New England Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAINE), is a past president, a past board member, frequent speaker, moderator, and author for CAINE. CCAL was established in 1993 by Community Associations Institute (CAI), providing a forum for the ex- change of information among experi- enced legal professionals working for the advancement of community associa- tion governance. With her election into CCAL, Ms. Shapiro joins her firm’s other principals, Henry Goodman and Frank Lombardi as CCAL members. First Realty Management Named AMO of the Year First Realty Management Corp. was named the 2019 Accredited Manage- ment Organization (AMO) of the Year by the Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) at the group’s annual Awards Night on October 16 at the Granite Links Country Club in Quincy, Massachusetts. “We are grateful to those within the IREM Boston Chapter who nominated us for this award,” Chief Operating Of- ficer Frank Cevetello said. “It has special meaning and it is peer validation of the work we do – an achievement for which we as a company are proud.” According to IREM’s national head- 2019/20 PULSE/CALENDAR quarters in Chicago, less than 2 percent He said he looks forward to the intellec- of the 48,000 management firms doing tual challenges that will be presented by business across the country have earned the projects that will be assigned to him the AMO designation. The Boston chap- ter that presented First Realty with this award is the largest of 90 regional IREM chapters across the country. First Realty Management Corp. is a Management as the managing agent and 66-year-old, privately-owned company the engagement of Brian Buhler as the with 7,500 residential apartment and general manager for 133 Seaport and 135 condominium units under management Seaport at EchelonSeaport, the at more than 85 properties throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. The company also man- ages 722,000 square feet of commercial and Brian Buhler have long-standing space. Their portfolio includes communi- ties that range from high rises to town- houses, luxury oceanfront communities part of the management team at Echelon- to properties managed for community Seaport along with Regent, it shows that development corporations. The com- mercial properties under management the highest level of service and attention range from office, to retail, to industrial, to EchelonSeaport residents.” to mixed use. Headquartered in Boston, First Realty also has offices in Worcester dential property management in Boston and Providence. The firm first earned its includes Twenty Two and 50 Liberty, The AMO designation in 1982. Industry News Emmer Returns to MEEB in Of Counsel Role Marcus, Err- ico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C., has announced that Seth Emmer, one of the firm’s found- ing members, is returning in an “of counsel” capacity to handle special projects—such as document amendments and drafting new community documents (master deeds, by-laws and declarations of covenants). Emmer began focusing on the practice of community association law in the late 1970s and founded the Braintree, Mas- sachusetts, law firm in 1993—literally breaking ground in the field of condo- minium law, which was just emerging as a specialty. Today, the firm represents more than 4,000 communities in Massachu- setts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Through his decades in the field, Emmer was an active member of the Community Associations Institute, both nationally and on a local level, serving as President of the New England Chapter and in nu- merous positions at the Institute, includ- ing Dean of its College of Community As- sociation Attorneys. Since his retirement in 2010, he and his wife have split their time between their homes in Bedford, Massachusetts and Delray Beach, Florida. in his new role at his old firm. Barkan to Manage EchelonSeaport Cottonwood Group has named Barkan New Eng- land Real Estate Journal reports. Cottonwood Chairman and CEO, Alex Shing said, “Both Barkan Management reputations as leaders in Boston’s luxury residential market, and with their being Cottonwood is committed to providing Barkan’s experience in luxury resi- Residences at the Intercontinental, The Residences at Rowes Wharf, and Atelier 505, among others. “We are honored to bring our expertise to EchelonSeaport, truly one of the most impressive and dis- tinguished luxury residences on the East Coast,” said Bill DiSchino, president and CEO of Barkan. “We’re excited to open this incredible mixed-use complex and deliver an exceptional luxury living expe- rience for its residents.” The 3.5-acre, 1.33 million square feet mixed-use, three-tower project—offer- ing 447 luxury condominiums, 270 rental apartments, more than 60,000 square feet of unprecedented indoor and outdoor private residential amenity spaces, and 125,000 square feet of destination retail and dining surrounding a signature pub- lic courtyard in the Seaport District—is scheduled to open this fall. Following the opening of 133 Seaport, A Regent Collection, EchelonSeaport’s second condominium tower, 135 Seaport, A Regent Collection is due to open early 2020, and the third and final multifamily tower will soon follow. The Barkan Companies, with 178 properties under management in seven states, recently moved its corporate head- quarters to Newton, while maintaining a satellite office in the Seaport district. n Please submit Pulse items to Pat Gale at patgale@yrinc..com