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16B — August 28 - September 10, 2015, 2014 — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic

Real Estate Journal

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P eople & C ompany N ews

Benchmark Construction wins safety & construction awards in Pennsylvania

Emily Brophy joins with seven years of experience Colliers Int’l in Baltimore names property manager

Clinic, Lancaster, PA •Millersville University South Quad Student Housing – Phase 1, Millersville, PA •Ware Mansion Renovation at Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA Benchmark Construction won Awards of Merit for the following projects: •Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries - Twining Village Single Story Apartments, Hol- land, PA •Luthercare Administrative Office Renovation, Lititz, PA •Presbyterian Senior Liv- ing - Vista Ridge Independent Living Building and Dining Pavilion, Oxford, PA •Whitford Country Club Additions and Renovations, Exton, PA

PENNS YLVAN I A — Benchmark Construction Company was awarded the General Contractor Excellence in Safety award and eight Excellence in Construction awards on Wednesday, July 22nd during the Associated Builders and Contractors , Keystone Chapter Excellence in Construction Awards Gala. The General Contractor Ex- cellence in Safety is awarded to a General Contractor who sets the bar for the construc- tion industry. This is done by creating a company culture that inspires all employees to keep safety top of mind while on the jobsite. Benchmark’s Safety Department works to support, educate and train office and field staff, as well as specialty contractors and owner’s personnel to maintain a safe culture on every project. Benchmark Construction won Awards of Excellence for the following projects: •Dutch Gold Honey Ware- house Expansion, Lancaster, PA •Lancaster Heart & Vas- cular Institute Heart Center

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“Emily is a proven retail property manager who brings dynamic skills in problem solving, implementing cost- saving measures and provid- ing oversight to her portfolio of properties to benefit our clients. We are very pleased to welcome Emily to our team,” said Marie Gerwig , execu- tive vice president for portfolio management at Colliers | Baltimore. Brophy’s property manage- ment knowledge includes lease negotiations, project management, tenant coordi- nation, accounts receivables, vendor relations and center operations for property types Gillis is a professional engi- neer and project manager who has overseen numerous proj- ects at Georgetown University as well as the University of Maryland campuses in Balti- more and College Park. His clients also include the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Northrop Grumman. He has managed extensive renova- tions for the BaltimoreMuseum Finalists will be recognized and winners announced at the Inaugural Gala Dinner and REME Awards event in Salt Lake City, UT, on October 23, 2015, as part of the IREM Executive Edge educational conference. For more information about Executive Edge or for tickets to the Gala Dinner, visit: www.irem.org/events/irem- executive-edge 2015 IREM REME Award Finalists Corporate Categories – Recognizing Real Estate Management Companies: Leadership Category Fi- nalists: •Coldwell Banker Com- mercial Advisors, Salt Lake City, Utah •DDG Property Manage- ment, New York, New York •Porco Consulting, Madison, Wisconsin Work Place Environment Category Finalists •Coldwell Banker Commer-

including retail, mixed-use, office and raw land. Prior to joining Colliers, she helped manage the 1-million- s/f WestfieldMontgomery mall in Bethesda. In her position, Brophy worked closely with development and construction teams during a $100-million renovation to ensure mall op- erations continued smoothly. Brophy is a certified shop- ping center manager with the International Council of Shopping Centers . She earned a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. n

OLUMBIA, MD — Col l iers Interna- tional in the Balti-

more region, a full-service commercial real estate firm with of- fices in Co- lumbia and Ba l t imo r e , hired Emily Brophy as

Emily Brophy

a property manager. Brophy has more than seven years of experience in commercial real estate management from day-to-day operations to the planning, construction and de- velopment of new properties.

Gillis, PE, promoted to VP of Mueller Associates BALTIMORE,MD — Muel- ler Associates , an award- winning mechanical, electrical, of the firm’s major museum, higher education, and corporate design projects. of Art, and has specialized ex- pertise in historic preservation and complex campus utility projects.

Since the quality award program´s inception in 1990, Benchmark Construction has been honored 131 times with 74 Awards of Excellence and 57 Awards of Merit. Bench- mark Construction has been honored 13 times Nationally with eight National Awards of Excellence and five National Awards of Merit. n Glenn Ebersole named to Tri County Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

and plumbing engineering firm, has an- nounced that Steve Gillis, PE , has been named a vice president of the firm. Gil- lis has been

Gillis holds a B.S. in me- chanical engineering from the University of Maryland, Balti- more County. He is a member of ASHRAE. Established in 1966, Mueller Associates provides mechani- cal, electrical, and plumbing engineering services for facili- ties throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. n

Steve Gillis

with Mueller Associates since 1988 and has managed many

cil of the Tri County Area Chamber, a board member of SEPAC and the recent recipi- ent of the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Tri County Area Chamber. The Tri County Area Cham- ber of Commerce is a regional business advocate since 1927 and is a membership based organization serving nearly 500 businesses in southeast- ern Berks, westernMontgom- ery, and northern Chester Counties, as well as along the U.S. Rte. 422 Corridor. n “Through our company’s formative years and now as one of the industry’s larg- est key control companies, Larry has been an important fixture in our success,” said John Lie-Nielsen , CEO and president of HandyTrac. “As we close in on our 20th year as a company, I look forward to seeing Larry lead HandyTrac to even greater heights.” n

BOYERTOWN, PA — Glenn Ebersole , strategic vice president, business de-

Announcing the 2015 IREM REME Award finalists CHICAGO,IL — The In- stitute of Real Estate Man- agement (IREM) announces the first-ever finalists for its REME Awards Program – recognizing Real Estate Man- agement Excellence. This ac- complished, impressive group showcases the depth and breadth of those innovating to improve the places we live, work and shop today. cial Advisors, AMO, Salt Lake City, Utah •Greystar, Dallas, Texas •MEB Management Ser- vices, AMO, Phoenix, Arizona Corporate Responsibility Finalists •Bentall Kennedy, Toronto, Canada •Caritas Communities, Inc., Braintree, Massachusetts

velopment/ marke t i ng at Hollen- bach Con- struction, I n c . , h a s been named to the Tr i County Area Chamber of

Glenn Ebersole

Commerce Board of Direc- tors. Ebersole is the co-chair of the Pro Business Coun-

•Continental Management, LLC, Bingham Farms, Michi- gan •Cushman & Wakefield, AMO, Los Angeles, California •FirstService Residential, AMO, New York, New York •Rappaport Management Company, AMO, McClean, Virginia •Tower Companies, Rock- ville, Maryland AMO of the Year Finalists •Ayre & Oxford, AMO, Ed- monton, Alberta, Canada •Blanton Turner, AMO®, Seattle, Washington •Draper and Kramer, In- corporated, AMO, Chicago, Illinois. n

“IREM is proud to recog- nize the 2015 REME Award finalists for their outstand- ing achievements in real es- tate management,” said Lori Burger, CPM , IREM presi- dent, Eugene Management Burger Corporation, AMO, Rohnert Park, California. “And we are very pleased to have ABM as the founding sponsor for the REME Award Program.” The REME Awards are unique recognitions of profes- sional achievement in prop- erty management because they honor companies and professionals who advance their profession and deliver exceptional service and value.

HandyTrac promotes Kratz to VP ATLANTA, GA — Handy- Trac , the leading key manage- ment and control system in the role with the company. In his 16-year career with the company, he has close to $10 million in sales.

country with more than 3 million keys secured, an- nounced the promotion of Larry Kratz to executive vicepresident. In his new

Larry Kratz

role, Kratz will continue to supervise the sales, production and tech departments while taking on a stronger executive

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