GID-Windsor Communities Achieves Honors in Multi-Housing News' 2024 Excellence Awards
ATLANTA, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GID, the US-based real estate investment management firm with over $30 billion in assets under management1, and its wholly-owned property management company, Windsor Communities, has announced that it has earned two significant honors from Multi-Housing News (MHN)2 as part of the publication's 2024 Excellence Awards. GID-Windsor was named a finalist for Best ESG Program of the Year, while Windsor's Vice President of Operational Marketing, Christi Samuelian, was a finalist for Marketing Executive of the Year.
MHN recognized GID and Windsor Communities for its commitment to integrating sustainable practices across its real estate business. The company's Responsible Investments program achieved many milestones in 2023, which have highlighted the program's progress toward the company's environmental targets, thoughtful management practices and innovative efficiency projects. GID's Responsible Investments program continues to lead by earning the prestigious ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award3 and maintained strong GRESB4 results across the company's multifamily portfolio in 2024.
As one of MHN's Marketing Executives of the Year, Christi Samuelian was honored for her role in shaping Windsor's marketing framework and strategy, including the implementation and management of MarTech systems, brand marketing, reputation management, acquisitions, community-level marketing support, and department administration. With over 25 years' experience, Christi's has been instrumental in advancing the company's "Windsor 2025" initiative, a companywide effort to enhance investments in its people, processes, and technologies so that associates, customers, and stakeholders can thrive. Her work to improve Windsor's MarTech integration had a significant impact on associates, as well as prospective and current residents, easing the experience for customers and freeing the site teams to focus on the tasks that make a personal difference for their residents. Through Christi's oversight of Windsor's customer services initiatives, Windsor achieved the #1 Ranking on the Kingsley Tier 1 Elite 5 Ranking5 for Overall Customer Satisfaction for the 3rd consecutive year, in addition to ranking #4 and #3 in J Turner's ORA Division I Power Ranking6 for the past two years respectively.
"These honors reflect the creativity, innovation, and expertise of our talented associates," says Tom Sloan, President of Windsor Communities. "Their work benefits our residents every day, and their dedication is essential to fulfilling our mission of creating communities where people feel truly cared for."
To learn more about GID's initiatives related to the Responsible Investments program, visit www.gid.com/esg.
About Windsor Communities
Windsor Communities is an award-winning property management company defined by its superior customer service and culture of care. Since its founding in 1960, Windsor has invested in, developed, and created homes that deliver on the company's mission of creating communities where people truly feel cared for. As of December 2024, Windsor manages 55k+ units across 150 apartment communities in 25 markets around the United States. Windsor Communities is the in-house property management company of GID.
About GID
GID is a privately-held, vertically-integrated real estate company that owns, operates, and/or manages a portfolio of multifamily and industrial assets, and develops multifamily and mixed-use projects across the United States. The firm also operates a credit platform that aims to provide commercial real estate debt solutions for institutional borrowers. With corporate offices in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Dubai, New York and San Francisco, GID is an experienced real estate investor and manager supported by an integrated operating platform and has 60+ years of experience across multiple asset classes. As of September 30, 2024, GID owns and/or manages $30.0billion of assets under management across 57,000 apartment units and 28 million square feet of industrial and commercial space.
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