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Wed., January 8, 2020
IREM: Real Estate Networking & Economic
Forecast Luncheon
Hilton Boston/Dedham
25 Allied Drive
Dedham, MA
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Madeline Winship, Senior Research Analyst at
Yardi Matrix, will be keynote speaker at this
event, which will also include new member
installation and recognition of past presidents.
For details, visit www.iremboston.org.
Thurs., January 9, 2020
CAI-CT: Jump Start January
Far Mill River Condominium Association
8 Meeting House Road
Stratford, Connecticut
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
For managers, this event includes two educa-
tion components and lunch. Service providers
are welcome to enjoy lunch with Connecticut
Community Association Managers, and may
also choose to attend the education compo-
nents before and/or after lunch. Register at
www.caict.org.
Sat., January 18, 2020
Family Design Day: Skyscraper Challenge
BSA Space
290 Congress St., Boston
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Boston Society of Architects presents an
event for parents and children aged 5 – 13.
Boston, home to the Hancock and Prudential
towers, is taking steps to elevate the city’s sky-
line. But how tall can architects and engineers
actually build? Learn more about the architec-
ture, science, and art behind what keeps the
world’s tallest buildings standing, and use a
kit of parts to design and build your own sky-
scraper! Learn more at www.architects.org.
Tues., January 28, 2020
CAI-NE: New England Management
Company/CEO Forum
Residence Inn by Mariott
80 B St., Needham, MA
Time: TBD
This luncheon forum sponsored by the New
England Chapter of Community Associations
Institute is open to management company
owners, presidents and senior executives. For
more information, see www.caine.org.
CAL EN D AR
Industry Pulse
January
Awards & Appointments
Pellegrino Honored by IREM
Linda Pellegrino, senior vice president
at Rockport Mortgage Corp. was recently
named Professional Woman of the Year by
the Institute of Real Estate Management’s
(IREM) New England Chapter #4.
The Professional Woman of the Year
Award was established in 2014 to cel-
ebrate the extraordinary accomplishments
of women in the real estate industry who
demonstrate outstanding leadership quali-
ties, as well as the exceptional commitment
to their careers, their communities and the
industry at large. The award was announced
at IREM’s annual dinner in early December.
In nominating Pellegrino for this presti-
gious award, Gregg Jenner, senior regional
manager of the Simon Cos. and a past pres-
ident of the Boston Chapter of IREM, said,
“Linda has restructured, preserved and
changed the lives of families living in more
than 134 developments. She is responsible
for over $1 billion of refinancing proceeds
and the preservation and revitalization of
housing developments throughout New
England. Her work has greatly improved
living conditions for so many.”
Pellegrino joined Rockport Mortgage in
2002 and is responsible for the origination
and structuring of HUD-insured mortgage
loans, with a concentration in the recapital-
ization and preservation of affordable hous-
ing communities.
Industry News
Barkan Adds to Management Portfolio
Barkan Management Co. recently con-
tinued its expansion in the New England
region with new management contracts
at Hammondswood at Chestnut Hill, in
Newton, Massachusetts, and the Villages
on Mount Hope Bay in Tiverton, Rhode
Island.
Barkan assumed management of Ham-
mondswood at Chestnut Hill, a 59-unit
condominium community of two-and
three-bedroom units, this summer. Ac-
count executive John Thiboutot, CMCA, is
responsible for the day-to-day operations
with the support of assistant property man-
ager Meghan Wilson.
The seven member board of directors
at the Villages on Mount Hope Bay, a 187-
unit community located at 120 Schooner
Dr., tapped Barkan in May to resume full-
service management. Barkan had man-
aged the community from 2010-2017. Vice
president Jerry Meaney (assisted by general
manager Meghan Ostroff on site) will over-
see the operations of this community of
townhomes and mid-rise condominiums
overlooking the scenic Sakonnet River.
“We are thrilled to add these two com-
munities to our condominium manage-
2020
PULSE/CALENDAR
ment portfolio,” said Meaney, adding that firms.
the company now counts 133 contracts to-
taling 16,400 units in three New England 1990, and is a long-standing member of
states. “Barkan has an impressive track re-
cord of success in meeting the diverse needs In addition, she’s a member of REIC (Real
of condominium Board members and unit Estate Institute of Canada), and BOMA
owners; we are very proud of our many long (Building Owners and Managers’ Associa-
client relationships. As has been true for 38 tion) Canada, having served both organiza-
years, a commitment to our clients is our tions on their respective national board of
singular focus.”
Peabody Properties Adds Amherst and
Sharon Communities
Peabody Properties continues to expand ence, and we will encourage people of all
its portfolio of communities under its man-
agement, having assumed daily operations and ages to come join us in this dynamic
and management responsibilities for both profession that I have come to love so much.”
Clark House in Amherst, Mass., and Stony
Brook Court in Sharon, Mass. Both commu-
nities also represent the first management CCIM, president at Watts Realty Co., AMO®,
project with each property owner.
Clark House, owned by Clark Housing tary/Treasurer George Griffin III, CPM®,
Management, LLC, is a senior and family CCIM, vice president at Houston Housing
community of 100 apartment homes with a Authority, AMO®, in Houston, Texas.
mix of one, two, and three bedrooms. Ame-
nities include open and airy, maintenance-
free living amid beautifully landscaped
grounds.
Stony Brook Court, owned by South Nor-
folk Elderly Housing Services, Inc., is a senior
living community of 98 apartment homes,
all one-bedroom and featuring bright living
spaces and outdoor patios with grills. Stony
Brook Court also offers a spacious commu-
nity room, on-site Resident Service Coordi-
nator, and on-site parking.
“We are excited to welcome these new
communities to the Peabody family,” said
Melissa Fish-Crane, COO of Peabody Prop-
erties. “Both Stony Brook Court and Clark
House offer their residents wonderful life-
style choices, and we are proud to work with
the owners of these communities to see that
these services are continued and enhanced.”
Canadian to Head IREM’s 2020 Leadership
Team
Cheryl Gray, CPM®, of Toronto, Canada,
has assumed the role of president of the In-
stitute of Real Estate Management for 2020.
She is the first IREM president from outside
the U.S.
Gray is head of special projects, opera-
tional excellence, at Vancouver-based Qua-
dReal Property Group, providing strategic
leadership and support of initiatives that
help QuadReal achieve its operational goals.
In 2018, Gray launched QuadReal’s Digi-
tal Innovation initiative to encourage and
implement innovative technology to create
long-term value in the built environment.
Before joining QuadReal, she held several
leadership positions at Bentall Kennedy.
She’s also held senior management positions
at a number of major Canadian real estate
Gray earned her CPM® designation in
IREM’s International Management Board.
directors.
“I’m excited about my role as president,
and we have big plans for 2020,” says Gray.
“We’ll continue to expand our global pres-
backgrounds, nationalities, races, genders,
Installed along with Gray are 2020 Pres-
ident-Elect W.A. “Chip” Watts IV, CPM®,
in Birmingham, Alabama, and 2020 Secre-
Development
Condos Slated for Boston Community
Center
Residents of Boston’s South End ex-
pressed concern in December over thesale
of the Harriet Tubman House, home to a
multi-service community organization, to
development firm New Boston Ventures, ac-
cording to the
Boston Globe.
United South End Settlements (USES)
found itself in serious financial straits,
prompting the sale of the building and fears
by neighbors of the development of high-
priced condominiums. New Boston Ven-
tures, the
Globe
reported, does plan to con-
vert the building into condos — but says the
building will include some space for a com-
munity center as well as 11 units of afford-
able artist housing.
Some neighbors, however, said the site
was originally sold to USES by the city for
use as a community center, and that the
commitment to low-income residents in the
increasingly wealthy area should be hon-
ored, according to the
Globe.
“The center serves a function which Bos-
ton needs to support—a place where diverse
individuals can seek the education, support
and neighborhood relations that are critical
to the life of a city,” wrote Massachusetts Av-
enue resident Lloyd Fillion in a letter to the
BPDA opposing the sale. “What the South
End does not need are more market-rate
condos.”
The discussion was slated to continue at
upcoming hearings before the Boston Plan-
ning and Development Agency.
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