Multifamily Executive Conference and Awards

The Multifamily Executive Conference took place at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 4, 2011. Our very own Scott Ziegler participated as a panelist in the “Variety Show: Use Product Type and Location to Diversify Your Pipeline”. Scott discussed urbanization trends and how to maximize the development potential of urban sites for multi-family projects. The panel discussed how to carve out market niches that compete favorably with other multi-family developments and focused primarily on case studies that looked at design solutions for various densities.

The 2011 Multi Family Executive Conference received more than 200 entries and presented more than 40 awards recognizing exceptional people, projects, and programs across 18 categories. The grand awards and merit award winners were announced at the MFE Awards luncheon. The Austonian, a recipient of two awards, received a Grand Award in the Project of the Year: High-Rise, Condos Category as well as a Merit Award in the Project of the Year: Green Category. Congratulations to the project team!

This year’s winners were chosen by a group comprised of the magazine’s editors and five industry judges: Rohit Anand, principal and head of East Coast operations for Irvine, Calif.-based KTGY; Greg Bonifield, partner of Woodfield Investments in Ashburn, Va.; Eileen Lee, vice president of environment at the National Multi Housing Council in Washington, D.C.; Christina Steeg, senior vice president of marketing and training at Simpson Housing in Denver; and Julie Smith, president of Bozzuto Management Co. in Greenbelt, Md.