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The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) is pleased to welcome three new members to its board of directors. Scott Killian is the Deputy General Counsel of Southern Management Companies LLC, one of the largest privately-owned residential property management... Continue Reading

The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) is pleased to welcome Scott E. Pedowitz to its Government Affairs team as Manager of Government Affairs, Virginia. In this role, Scott will represent the organization and its members before the governing bodies and... Continue Reading

More than 120 members gathered on November 4 for an elegant evening program to celebrate the best in commercial property management. AOBA’s Commercial Awards Celebration honors the winners of the Commercial Engineer of the Year Awards, TOBY Awards, and the Knowledge and Excellence in... Continue Reading

More than 50 members joined AOBA's Community Outreach Committee at this year’s Clean-Up Day at James E. Duckworth School. For more than 25 years, AOBA has supported the Duckworth school through various projects and fundraising efforts, including Clean-Up Day. This year’s event kicked... Continue Reading

On Wednesday, Kay Apartment Communities team members hosted the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, the Latino Economic Development Corporation, the Montgomery County Renters Alliance, and AOBA staff for a COVID Rent Relief Program outreach event at their Silver Spring... Continue Reading

AOBA hosted its annual golf tournament on Monday, September 20 at Lansdowne Resort and Spa. More than 300 members attended the event and enjoyed a full day of golf, fun activities, food and networking. Unlike past tournaments, this year’s tournament provided nongolfers the opportunity to... Continue Reading

Members of the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) demonstrated their culture of giving back by supporting the annual food drive during August and September. AOBA members raised $1,000 in donations and collected more than 1.5 tons of food for the Capital... Continue Reading

Peggy Jeffers is executive vice president of the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington. In D.C., many apartment residents are anxious inside their homes because of the outrageous behavior of their neighbors. What recourse do residents have when their... Continue Reading

Katalin Peter, Esq. has joined AOBA as Vice President of Government Affairs, DC – Residential. In her role, she serves as the organization’s lobbyist representing AOBA in all matters related to multifamily residential real estate in the District of Columbia. Katalin will work alongside... Continue Reading

AOBA is pleased to introduce you to our new leadership for the Maryland and DC Government Affairs Committees. DC Government Affairs Committee: Alison Punsalan of Foulger-Pratt joins Sean Warfield of Tishman Speyer as Co-Chair of the DC Government Affairs Committee. Alison brings to the Committee... Continue Reading

AOBA's Executive Vice President, Peggy Jeffers discusses COVID-19’s impact on Maryland’s housing industry and the current landscape with the Maryland Daily Record. She states "a healthy rental housing market requires policies that promote investment and participation. Given the $700... Continue Reading

The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) is pleased to introduce three new members to its board of directors: Antoinette Beverly is a Regional Property Manager with Boston Properties, the largest publicly traded developer, owner, and manager of Class A... Continue Reading