2024 Community of the Year Finalists

Community of the Year | Built between 2017-2022

Any community built between 2017 and 2022.
Category: 300+ Units
Ariza Plum Creek
BSR REIT
Austin Avenue
Greystar
The Guthrie
Kairoi Management
Category: 50 - 299 Units
Bridge at Tech Crossing
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Everleigh Lakeline
Greystar
Williamson at the Overlook
Cushman & Wakefield
Community of the Year | Built between 2010-2016

Any community built between 2010 and 2016.
 Category: 300+ Units
 Griffis at the Domain
Griffis Residential
Pearl Lantana
Morgan Group, Inc.
The Royce at 8100
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Category: 50 - 299 Units
Marq Uptown
CWS Apartment Homes
West Koenig Flats
Greystar
Whitley
Kairoi Management
Community of the Year | Built between 2000-2009

Any community built between 2000 and 2009.
 Category: 300+ Units
 Bridge at Monarch Bluffs
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Debut SoCo
Kairoi Management 
Villages at Turtle Rock
Greystar
Category: 50 - 299 Units
AMLI Eastside Apartments
AMLI
Hudson Miramont
Avenue5 Residential
Parmer Place
RPM Living
Community of the Year | Built between 1990-1999

Any community built between 1990 and 1999.
 Category: 300+ Units
Mesa Verde
Greystar
Sycamore Springs Apartments
Cushman & Wakefield
The Village at Gracy Farms
Greystar
Category: 50 - 299 Units
Canyon Ridge
Cushman & Wakefield
Cliffs at Barton Creek
Cushman & Wakefield
Madison at Dell Ranch
Cushman & Wakefield
Community of the Year | Built prior to 1990

Any community built prior to 1990.
 Category: 300+ Units
Bridge at Northwest Hills
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Preserve at Wells Branch
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Retreat at Barton Creek
Avenue5 Residential
Category: 50 - 299 Units
Bridge at Sterling Springs
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Bridge at Sterling Village
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Bridge at Sweetwater
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP) 
Community of the Year | Lease Up

Any community that is less than 12 months old, either at the time of nomination or within one year of 1st move in at the time of nomination. 
Category: 300+ Units
Bluestem at Loyola
RPM Living
Citizen House Wolf Ranch
Greystar
Park at Siena
Allied Orion Group
Category: 50 - 299 Units
Rushcreek at Star Ranch
NE Property Management, LLC
The Saint June
Kairoi Management
 
Category: High-Rise, 300+ Units

Community has 300+ units, 9+ residential floors, has interior corridors, elevators, and a parking garage.
Hanover Brazos
Hanover RS Limited Partnership
Residences at 6G
Kairoi Management
 
Category: Mid-Rise, 300+ Units

Community has 300+ units, 4-8 residential floors, has interior corridors, elevators, and a parking garage.
Alexan Riverside
Greystar
The Palmer Apartment Homes
Morgan Group, Inc. 
 
Category: Mid-Rise, 50 - 299 Units

Community has 50 - 299 units, 4-8 residential floors, has interior corridors, elevators, and a parking garage.
Citizen House MLK
Greystar
Rise 120
RPM Living
The Met
Greystar
Category: Affordable Housing

Any affordable housing community that has income and rent restrictions on greater than 50% of the total number of units (e.g. HTC, AHDP, Bond, HOME, Housing Trust Fund, and COA Smart Housing).
Citizen House Bergstrom
Greystar
 Crosstown Apartments
Greystar
Prospect
Greystar 
Community of the Year | High-Rise

Any community that has 9+ residential floors, has interior corridors, elevators, and a parking garage.
Northshore
Greystar
Residences at 6G
Kairoi Management
The Bowen
Greystar
 
Whitley
Kairoi Management
 
Community of the Year | Mid-Rise

Any community that has 4-8 residential floors, has interior corridors, elevators, and a parking garage.
Category: 300+ Units
 Bell South Lamar
Bell Partners
Bridge at Henley
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
The Bond
Kairoi Management
Category: 50 - 299 Units
AMLI Eastside Apartments
AMLI
E6
Kairoi Management
West Koenig Flats
Greystar
Community of the Year | Affordable Housing

Any affordable housing community with 50 - 299 units. Must have income and rent restrictions on greater than 50% of the total number of units (e.g. HTC, AHDP, Bond, HOME, Housing Trust Fund, and COA Smart Housing).
Lexington Hills
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Montecito Apartments
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Timbercreek Apartments
RPM Living
Community of the Year | 50 Units and Under

Community must have 50 units and under.
Bouldin Creek Apartments
Rainier Properties
Colony Creek Apartments
Sola Stella Properties
Park Place Apartments
Rainier Properties
Community of the Year | Renovation

Any community with renovations having started within the last three calendar years with at least 50% completed. The community must meet both interior and amenity renovations as identified.
Griffis at the Domain
Griffis Residential
The Beverly at Medical Center
RPM Living
Windsor Gardens Apartments
Rainier Properties
Community of the Year | Active Adult/55+

Any community where 85% of the residents are a minimum age of 55+.
Everleigh Lakeline
Greystar
Overture Arboretum
Greystar
Overture Mueller
Greystar
Resident Experience Award

The Resident Experience Award recognizes a community that has excelled at keeping its residents satisfied and engaged.  How have you worked on resident retention?  Maybe you held a DJ'd pool party, hosted an ice cream truck visit or resident happy hour.  Submit the fun and creative things you have done!
Alexan Riverside
Greystar
AMLI Eastside
AMLI
Bluestem at Loyola
RPM Living
Bridge at Heritage Woods
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Bridge at Steiner Ranch
Apartment Management Professionals (AMP)
Griffis Lakeline Station
Griffis Residential
Langdon on Parmer
RPM Living
Madison at Westinghouse
RPM Living
Marq Uptown
CWS Apartment Homes
Northshore
Greystar
Oak Park Apartments
Rainier Properties
Overture Mueller
Greystar
Parmer Place
RPM Living
Residences at 6G
Kairoi Management
The Copeland
RPM Living
The Emory
RPM Living
The Met
Greystar
Whitley
Kairoi Management
Rise Above Award

The Rise Above Award is open to owner/management AND supplier members.  This award recognizes a company that has given back to the community.  Have you and your employees banded together to distribute PPE, have you provided mental health support, collected food for food pantry's or contributed to rental assistance programs.  Tell us how you have contributed to the well-being of our community. 
AMLI Eastside
AMLI
Avenue5 Residential
 Colony Creek Apartments
Sola Stella Properties
Griffis Residential Madison at Westinghouse
RPM Living

Nomination Guidelines

Communities Are Evaluated On These Categories:

  • Staff and staff designations
  • Physical/visual inspection
  • Blind shop of the community
  • Online Reputation Assessment (ORA) Score

Judges for the staff and physical inspection categories are all members of the Austin Apartment Association. The blind shops are performed by an independent entity, and the ORA scores are provided by an independent research entity. Any community to be considered for an award must first be nominated during the annual call for nominations.  Nominations for 2024 were open from May 3 - June 9, 2024. 

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