Community of Excellence Awards

Categories

Rules

The Community of Excellence Awards recognize excellence in a range of multifamily property styles, sizes and ages and celebrate the best in property management, based on service to residents, to the community, financial performance.  
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• Affordable Community of the Year
• Senior Community of the Year
• Small Community of the Year (Under 150 Units)
• ​Large Community of the Year (150+ Units)
• New Construction Community of the Year (Small) (Under 150 Units, built within past 2 years)
• New Construction Community of the Year (Large) (150+ Units, built within past 2 years)

• Sustainable Living Innovation Award​
• Renovated Community of the Year - New Category 2022

• ​Each submission must identify the appropriate age and size. The year should be selected based on the current status of the building – when it was built, or converted (for example, a mill building), or if there was a very significant renovation overhaul that makes it what it is now.  ​
• Nominated communities must be in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  
• The owner or manager must be a member of MAA in good standing for at least one year prior to the nomination, and the property must have been in the owner’s or manager’s portfolio for at least six months.  
• A property which has won a Community of Excellence Award within the past five years is not eligible to enter in the same category.  
• A community may only be submitted in one category. ​
• Please note, three finalists will be chosen, and the winner will be announced during the award ceremony.
• If you submitted a nomination and have additional photos, please submit them here.