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2021 Commercial Awards Celebration: A Night for Commercial Property Management to Shine

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

2021 Community Clean Up Day a Success

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

AOBA Member Partners With Montgomery County HHS, LEDC and Renters Alliance for Rent Relief Pop Up

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 Annual Golf Tournament A Success

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

AOBA Helps Local Organizations Fight Hunger Throughout the Region

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

Post Opinion: D.C.'s landlords are powerless to address the Wild West atmosphere in their properties

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 housing... Continue Reading

AOBA Welcomes Katalin Peter as the Vice President of Government Affairs, DC – Residential

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 Appoints New Leadership for DC and Maryland Government Affairs Committees

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 Peggy Jeffers Comments on COVID-19’s Impact on the Maryland’s Housing Industry

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

AOBA Welcomes New Board Members

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

AOBA Statement on Tuesday's Vote on DC Public Health Emergency Legislation

We are disappointed and alarmed that the DC Council decided to amend Chairman Mendelson’s proposed emergency legislation, Bill 24-258, the "Coronavirus Public Health Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2021" yesterday. Chairman Mendelson’s strategy for accelerating the distribution of... Continue Reading

AOBA Welcomes Alexander Rossello as Director of Policy Communications

Washington, D.C. – The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) is pleased to welcome Alexander Rossello as Director of Policy Communications. Before joining AOBA, Alex worked as a public policy manager for the National Apartment Association, AOBA’s... Continue Reading