Letter from the President

By STEPHANIE GRAVES, CAPS, CAM, IROP, 2023 HAA President

CONGRATULATIONS ARE DUE TO SOME OF THE HOUSTON APARTMENT ASSOCIATION’S FINEST – OUR HAA HONORS AWARD NOMINEES AND WINNERS!

In line with our record breaking year, this year we had THE MOST nominations EVER!!! On June 29, we held the 2023 Honors event to announce the winners of this year’s prestigious awards. It was a night of celebrating and recognizing the multifamily industry's top professionals and properties, as well as recent NAA credential holders. I, and the more than 1,000 HAA members in attendance, got together as the 2023 winners were announced and congratulated for their hard work and dedication to our industry!

As the president of this amazing association, it was so much fun to host the awards beside Immediate Past President Christy Rodriguez. Seeing the shock and then joy on the winner’s faces was a priceless moment that I got to share with my HAA family. This night is always a special one every year because being in this profession means that a lot of our hard work is done behind the scenes. Day in and day out, these nominees have been working towards making this industry the best it can be. Countless hours are spent in the leasing office, walking properties, fixing A/Cs, corralling a team – the list could go on and on – and during the Honors Awards that hard work is showcased and recognized. We see you!!! So, congratulations to every single HAA member that was nominated and to those that took home a trophy, and to all the property award winners and nominees. We have the best in the business! I am so proud of all of you! See starting on Page 32 to look for yourself in photos from the event and see Page 40 to see the nomination list for this year’s awards.

Kick It in Gear for our Maintenance Professionals!

Speaking of getting to see my HAA family, Maintenance Appreciation night is right around the corner on Wednesday September 20! This association is lucky to have so many dynamic maintenance professionals, so we are celebrating them with a night off work to watch the Houston Dynamos play the Whitecaps! Registration for this event includes access to the pre-game happy hour and one seat to the game in our reserved HAA section starting at 7:30 p.m. We even have a cash giveaway for $500! Who doesn’t like free money? I know I will be there repping orange with my amazing crew and I want to see you there too! This event is open to management, maintenance professionals and sponsors only. Don’t miss out people, this is a fun one. You can flip to Page 19 for details and how to register.