As 2016 comes to a close, we look back in reflection on a successful year. Here are a few of our favorite Yardi moments from 2016: The Balance Sheet, Yardi’s corporate blog, celebrated its fourth anniversary! In February, Yardi launched a new data centre in Dubai to meet the data security and infrastructure needs of a growing client base in the Middle East. Yardi welcomed iMS Immobilien Management System GmbH to the Yardi family! iMS GmbH is a German developer of commercial property management software. CSU Channel Islands and Pacific Coast Business Times honored Yardi Systems and CEO Anant Yardi. Anant Yardi was named Business Leader of the Year by the Business & Technology Partnership at California State University, Channel Islands. Mr. Yardi was also inducted into the Pacific Coast Business Times Business Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the software industry. Yardi aided displaced Fort McMurray fire evacuees. Mobilizing teams in four different time zones, Yardi created a centralized housing registry connecting local landlords and residents in need of housing. Yardi acquired Proliphix, a leading provider of energy control solutions. We welcomed its clients and staff to the Yardi family! Gordon Morrell was named Executive of the Year at the South Coast Business & Technology Awards. “I’m honored to receive this award, but it really is not for me,” Morrell said. “It is for the entire global team at Yardi. The reason for our success is the exceptional collaboration of everyone at the company, rather than the efforts of one individual.” Yardi won a NREI/IMN Commercial Real Estate Award in recognition of the Yardi®Smart Energy Suite. Multi-Housing News earned Gold for best website at NAREE’s fiftieth conference. In August, we celebrated 5,000 Yardi employees strong worldwide! Yardi released Yardi Genesis2for Affordable Housing. Yardi welcomed two new Marketing Geniuses. Meet Mia...

A longtime Yardi executive was honored Thursday night as part of the 22nd annual South Coast Business & Technology Awards. Started in 1995 by local business and industry leaders, the awards honor individuals and companies who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to ensuring the economic vitality of the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Gordon Morrell, Yardi’s Executive Vice President and a Yardi employee since 1990, was named Executive of the Year by the selection committee. “I’m honored to receive this award, but it really is not for me,” Morrell said. “It is for the entire global team at Yardi. The reason for our success is the exceptional collaboration of everyone at the company, rather than the efforts of one individual.” Morrell oversees Yardi’s corporate and fiscal interests, including corporate acquisitions and day-to-day operations. He joined the company when it had just one Santa Barbara office and 25 employees. Today, there are 4,800 Yardi employees at 35 offices around the world. The South Coast Business & Technology Awards are sponsored by more than 80 local companies.  The proceeds raised benefit the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, and are awarded to business and technology students at Santa Barbara City College, UC Santa Barbara, and Westmont College. Other 2016 SCB&T honorees include: Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Excellence in Service; Sandra Hirsh, Isolite Systems, Entrepreneur of the Year; Lynda.com a LinkedIn Company, Company of the Year; and George Powell, Pioneer Award. Read more about Morrell, who plays a major role in Yardi’s charitable giving efforts,  in an interview with UCSB’s GradPost. Watch an entertaining clip of Morrell accepting the award – with his guitar – at the link below. Footage courtesy @SB Scholarship Foundation Twitter feed. Gordon Morrell of @Yardi jams his way through his acceptance speech...

MHN Excellence Awards recognize the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies and properties. The 2015 winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across all multifamily disciplines. Submissions will be due by Monday, June 15. Here’s how to enter. 1) Select the categories you’d like to enter and click to download those entry forms for rules and instructions; •    Executive of the Year •    Property Manager of the Year •    Leasing Agent of the Year •    Development Company of the Year •    Property Management Company of the Year •    Best Brokerage Office •    Transaction of the Year •    Best Apartment Community •    Most Tech-Savvy Community •    Best Marketing Program •    Best Value-Add Renovation •    Best New Development and Design •    Best New Development: Unbuilt 2) After completing the entry form(s), click here to upload form and submit payment online. (You still have the option of mailing us your entry as hard copy in a binder and/or paying by check; follow those instructions after you download the entry form from the list above.) If you have questions, contact Diana Mosher, Editorial Director at [email protected]. Finalists will be announced in August at multi-housingnews.com and winners will be announced in September at a special event in New York and published in the October issue of the magazine. All winners will receive a personalized award for display in their office or multifamily...

Several Yardi clients were recognized this week by the Property Management Association’s (PMA) Apartment Community Excellence Awards (PACE). Categories included market rate and government-assisted housing, along with green initiative communities, resident retention programs, and communities that make a difference in their hometowns. Habitat America was recognized for several properties, including Clare Court, which was honored in the Affordable Maryland category. The Clare Court complex offers a mix of apartments and townhomes within an intergenerational collection of residents. In addition to living in a supportive community, residents give back, enhancing the greater community through mandatory volunteer activities and training. Vantage was awarded in the lease-up category for its management of the luxury high-rise Gallery Bethesda (pictured at right), a recently completed community owned by the Donohoe Group.  Ever- innovating, yet never losing focus on their client’s goals, Vantage has managed family-owned portfolios in the multifamily industry for 40 years. Properties were recognized in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region including communities in Maryland and Virginia. According to PMA Executive Vice President Thomas B. Cohn, “PACE recognizes exceptional apartments and identifies communities that are passionate about providing exceptional resident services and delivering unparalleled living experiences.  PACE not only celebrates excellence in the management of apartment communities, it also fills a void. PACE is the only awards program in the national capital region that evaluates apartment communities on their operating efficiencies and ability to deliver world-class customer service. Unlike many apartment award programs in other parts of the nation, PACE is not a beauty contest or a program to honor as many communities as possible. Instead, PACE looks to recognize truly extraordinary properties that are the best of the best.” Yardi clients were also recognized in the following categories:   Habitat America : http://www.habitatamerica.com/ Category: Affordable Maryland Property...

Affordable Housing Finance’s readers chose their favorite projects from 34 finalists in nine categories based on innovation, community impact and creative problem solving, among other criteria.  Seven of the nine projects are from Yardi clients with diverse development specialties in green design, urban planning, senior housing, and mixed-use projects. Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) was awarded the title of overall winner for its work on Grant at Woodlawn Park in Chicago (pictured, right). The 33-units serve low- and moderate-income families and are part of POAH’s Woodlawn neighborhood revitalization initiative. In addition to being voted the overall winner, Grant at Woodlawn Park was also selected as best master-planned/mixed-use project. The Boston-based nonprofit also is providing job placement services, financial counseling, and youth programs. Mercy Housing is a national nonprofit organization that renovates existing housing and develops new affordable rental properties for low-income families, seniors and people with special needs.  Mercy Housing also builds strong foundations for its residents by providing programs such as health classes, financial literacy, employment resources, parenting and after-school programs for children. Mercy Housing took awards in the categories for family, senior and preservation projects.  Mercy Housing California developed Caroline Severance Manor, located in the Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles. The five-parcel property contains 85 units of intergenerational affordable housing with one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartment homes. In Chicago’s Pullman community, Mercy Housing Lakefront preserved a historic factory and transformed it into 210 affordable units known as Pullman Wheelworks.  And in Half Moon Bay, Mercy Housing California helped bring seniors closer to critical services with the development of Coastside Senior Housing. Below its 40 affordable units, the property’s ground floor houses an adult day health center and a senior center with meal program. Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA)...

The MHN Excellence Awards recognize the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies and properties. The 2014 winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across all multifamily disciplines. Submissions will be due by Monday, July 7 (deadline has been extended). Here’s how to enter. 1) Select the categories you’d like to enter and click to download those entry forms for rules and instructions; •    Executive of the Year •    Property Manager of the Year •    Leasing Agent of the Year •    Development Company of the Year •    Property Management Company of the Year •    Best Brokerage Office •    Transaction of the Year •    Best Apartment Community •    Most Tech-Savvy Community •    Best Marketing Program •    Best Value-Add Renovation •    Best New Development and Design •    Best New Development: Unbuilt 2) After completing the entry form(s), click here to upload form and submit payment online (You still have the option of mailing us your entry as hard copy in a binder and/or paying by check; follow those instructions after you download the entry form from the list above.) If you have questions, contact Diana Mosher, Editorial Director at [email protected] Finalists will be announced in August at www.multi-housingnews.com and winners will be announced in September at a special event in New York and published in the October issue of the magazine. All winners will receive a personalized award for display in their office or multifamily...

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is now accepting applications for its annual Pillars of the Industry Awards competition, the most prestigious award of its kind. Since 1990, NAHB has issued Pillars of the Industry Awards to the most outstanding leaders and innovative thinkers in the multifamily industry. Now is your chance to be recognized for your contributions to the industry, from design and development to innovative financing strategies and management. Participants may submit their applications in five primary groups: Developer Award Categories Marketing Award Categories Individual Award Categories  Development Firm Award Category Property Management Company Award Eligible applicants include multifamily owners and developers, architects, property managers, and other multifamily industry professionals. Applications are due on June 23, 2014. The application fee is $295 for NAHB Members and $395 for non-members. Forms must be submitted to nahb.org/pillarsawards. For more details, visit the aforementioned website of call NAHB’s Multifamily Council at 800-368-5242 extension 8130. NAHB has honored Yardi client Alliance Residential with several Pillars of the Industry awards for its exemplary multifamily properties. Last year, the fully integrated real estate operating company won the award for Best Mid-Rise Apartment for Icis, a collaboration with TCA Architects. The community’s uncommon amenities include a resort, three rooftop decks, a spacious outdoor amphitheater with the latest media and gaming technologies, a full service salon, and a luxury lounge. Units offer 9’-to 20’- foot ceilings, natural stone countertops, hardwood floors and tech goodies throughout such as Smart Box wiring, USB connections on outlets, and AV surround home theater system. Breathtaking views of The Hills and Los Angeles complete a truly unique living experience. Alliance Residential also received the award for Best Clubhouse at a Multifamily Community for Broadstone North Boca Village, a collaboration with MSA Architects. The 11,000-square-foot...

Commercial Property Executive is now accepting submissions for the 2014 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The awards program, now in its fourth year, recognizes the commercial real estate industry’s most noteworthy properties and transactions. The winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across commercial real estate disciplines. Finalists will be announced in June on CPExecutive.com, and winners will be published in the July issue of Commercial Property Executive. (Read about last year’s winners, profiled in the July 2013 issue.) The entry deadline is March 29, 2014. To view the submission entry forms, select from the categories below: Best Lease Best Sale: Single Property Best Sale: Portfolio Best Financing Best Development/Redevelopment Most Effective Repositioning/Turnaround Plan Most Effective Property Management Program Most Innovative Corporate Strategy To submit payment and/or materials online log on to CPE‘s submission manager...