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05 Dec 2019

CMC SWEEPS ACE AWARD CEREMONY, TAKING HOME SEVEN TROPHIES

Contemporary Management Concepts, celebrating its 40th anniversary, swept the North Central Apartment Association's annual ACE award ceremony on December 5th, 2019, earning a phenomenal seven out of the nine possible apartment and personnel award categories. We're extremely proud of all who were nominated and all those who brought home trophies this year.

Kimberly Hafey, Senior Regional Property Manager, Corporate Support Staff of the Year
Kayla Turner of Hunters Crossing, Assistant Manager of the Year
Kiana Cogdill-Richardson, of Spyglass Apartments, Leasing Professional of the Year
Shawn Cummings of Huntington Lakes, Service Professional of the Year
Mike Reper of Hunters Crossing, Service Manager of the Year
23West Apartments, managed by Stefanie Denney for winning New Community of the Year
The Courtyards, managed by Erik Daniel Moore for winning Student Community of the Year

01 Feb 2019

J TURNER RESEARCH: 2018 HIGHEST RATED APARTMENTS

Willowbrooke in Lakeland Florida has been recognized among the 2018 Elite 1% properties in the nation for online reputation. The Elite 1% ORA™ Power Ranking is an annual ranking developed by J Turner Research based on a monthly online reputation research of over 101,000 apartments, across 19+ review sites and Internet Listing Services (ILSs). J Turner Research is an independent market research and online reputation management company exclusively serving the multifamily industry.

01 Feb 2019

Retained by MMI Development to prelease and Manage Affinity at Riverview

Retained by MMI Development to prelease and Manage Affinity at Riverview, a 291 unit community in Tampa, Florida

01 Jan 2019

Retained by Quivet Creek Development, LLC to Manage The Gathering at Arbor Greens

Retained by Quivet Creek Development, LLC to Manage and prelease The Gathering at Arbor Greens, a 255 Unit community in Newberry, Florida

14 Dec 2018

JOSHUA BOLTON, LAKEWOOD VILLAS & SPYGLASS WIN BEST OF 2018

The North Central Florida Apartment Association award ceremony was held on December 14th, 2018 at 5701 Venue in Gainesville FL. Each year the apartment association chooses the best of the best through a rigorous nomination process. An impartial panel of property management professionals from outside the state of Florida judge the nominations. Contemporary Management was awarded the following awards for 2018: Joshua Bolton, Service Professional of the Year; Lakewood Villas, Renovated Property of the Year; and Spyglass Apartments, Student Property of the Year.

01 Dec 2018

CMC OPENS 23WEST IN NW GAINESVILLE

Offering the latest in innovation and comfort, 23West Apartments began leasing in December, 2018. This 176 unit community is located directly across from Fort Clark Middle and Hidden Oak Elementary schools and offers residents convenient access to Newberry Rd and I-75. With 15 floor plans to choose from, all with attached garages, a pool, business center, fitness center and outdoor grilling areas, 23West truly offers residents the good life.

01 Sep 2018

Retained by Cherish Homes to Manage Coventry Park at Southpoint

Retained by Cherish Homes to Manage Coventry Park at Southpoint in Jacksonville, FL

01 Aug 2018

Retained by Viking Group to lease and Manage 23west Apartments, Gainesville

Retained by Viking Group to lease and Manage during pre and post construction of 23west Apartments, Gainesville

01 Dec 2017

CMC Apartments Earns Best Apartment Management Company by the NCFAA

CMC earned five out of the 13 total industry accolades at NCFAA’s (North Central Florida Apartment Association) annual A.C.E. (Apartment Community Excellence) Awards Ceremony. CMC was awarded more accolades than any other apartment management corporation in our area. Awards included Conventional Community of the Year, Lake Crossing; Renovated Community of the Year, Huntington Lakes; Service Manager of the Year, Chris DeWeese; Assistant Manager of the Year, Samantha Gaddis and Corporate Support Staff Person of the Year, Shannon Claunch, Director of Marketing.

18 Oct 2017

J Turner Research: October 2017 Highest Rated Apartments

Two of Contemporary Management Concepts’ northwest Gainesville apartment communities, Hunters Crossing and Lake Crossing were recently awarded Highest Rated Apartment in Gainesville by Online Reputation. J Turner Research recognized the top-ten highest and lowest ranked apartments in Gainesville. See the list here.

The company uses an ORA score which is considered the apartment housing’s standard for measuring a property’s online reputation. This score is based on a monthly online reputation of more than 64,000 properties nationwide, across various review sites.

Hunters Crossing, which boasts 300 units and has been managed by CMC since 1994 received 4^th place amongst all other communities throughout Gainesville and Lake Crossing, which has 264 units received a 6^th place accolade. Lake Crossing has been managed by CMC since 1995.

04 Jul 2017

What's the Deal With the New Apartments Coming to Gainesville's Butler Plaza?

Swamp Rentals gets the scoop on The Residences and Terraces at Butler Town Center, the luxury apartments coming soon to Gainesville.

27 Mar 2017

Huntington Lakes featured in HOME Magazine

Eugenia Blaubach describes the features and amenities that make Huntington Lakes one of Gainesville's favorite apartment communities.

01 Jan 2017

Satisfact: 2016 Resident Satisfaction

Several of our properties earn 2016 Resident Satisfaction awards from Satisfact. Winners were picked through tallying Insite Surveys of all communities throughout the region. Hunters Crossing, Huntington Lakes, Lake Crossing, Lakewood Villas, Mount Vernon Apartments, Spyglass and Williamsburg Village Apartments all received a 4 out of 5 stars or higher rating. Properties are judged in overall customer services and maintenance support efficiency and timeliness.

13 Nov 2016

Gainesville Sun 2016: Best Apartment Complexes

Hunters Crossing and Lake Crossing earn Best Apartment Complexes in the Gainesville Sun 2016 Readers Choice Awards.

03 Jan 2013

Article in North Central Florida Business Report

We're featured in the January issue of the North Central Florida Business Report. Our Social Media Director breaks down her ideas for great social content in Social Simplified.

28 Dec 2012

2012 Year in Review

The best of 2012 - our CMC Apartments Year in Review

18 Jan 2012

CMC on Yahoo! News and PR Web

CMC Social Media Use was featured on Yahoo! News.

02 Dec 2011

CMC Website Revamp

Check out CMC Apartments The new and improved website for CMC Apartments' property listings went live! The new site includes a better user experience and easier, more interactive search tools to find all the apartments we manage in North Florida including areas like: Gainesville, Orlando, Winter Park and Lakeland.

27 Nov 2011

CMC featured on Mashable

Social Media Marketing CMC was featured in an article on niche usage of social media marketing. Check out the read here.

02 Nov 2011

CMC Up for Business of the Year

CMC was nominated for the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Year Awards in the 2011 Best Overall Large Business category Read more about the awards here

20 Jun 2011

Fox Hollow 2011 SatisFacts Winner

One of our owners, McArthur Properties completes an Annual Resident Survey among their 21 properties - located throughout the United States and Canada. Gainesville's Fox Hollow Apartments staff was awarded first place while Winter Park's Hunters Ridge staff came in second place within their portfolio. These are two properties managed by Contemporary Management Concepts. This is the second consecutive year that Hunter's Ridge Apartments has won this award, they received first place in 2010.

16 Jun 2011

CMC Accquires WillowBrooke Apartments

Contemporary Management moves its portfolio of properties further south in the state with their newest acquisition of WillowBrooke Apartments in Lakeland, Florida. Canadian based firm, McArthur Properties, retained Contemporary Management to manage this property.
This is the fourth property that CMC Apartments manages in their USA-based portfolio.

08 Jun 2011

CMC Acquires The Courtyards Gainesville

Contemporary Management Concepts was retained by Gator Housing Group, LLC a subsidiary of Tiforp Corporation to manage The Courtyards - a student property directly across the street from the University of Florida Campus.

20 Jan 2011

CMC Launches New Blog

Our CMC Blog was in desperate need of a facelift and we're pretty happy with the results. The new blogs allows some fun changes that we use to connect with locals, business owners, residents and prospects daily. See it for yourself here.

29 May 2010

Hunter's Ridge receives award

Hunter’s Ridge Apartments in Orlando received recognition for their outstanding customer satisfaction for 2010. Hunter’s Ridge scored 4.3 out of 5.0, according to SatisFacts Research. The survey based on a scale of one to five, asked residents to rate their overall experience and the staff at Hunter’s Ridge. The national average is 4.07 and above all of the McArthur Properties surveyed, Hunter’s Ridge scored well above the national average with a 4.3 rating.

18 Apr 2010

Upper Westside Wins Award

Upper Westside received an award from the City of Gainesville's Beautification Board for their contributions to the College Park neighborhood. Upper Westside replaced old, dilapidated buildings with a new, multi-family unit.

03 Apr 2010

CMC Goes SOCIAL!

In 2010, holding our commitment to keep up with trends and the latest practices, we expanded our team and increased our marketing efforts in the fast-paced and fun world of Social Media. Under the direction of CMC's Head of Social Media, we've blasted our brand recognition and resident retention online. Feel free to connect with us online and see the fun we're having OFFLINE!

07 Aug 2009

We launched CMC-TV

CMC Apartments boasts an impressive vlog of property tours, resident events and videos from interesting things in our area. In 2009 we started collecting our television commercials online as digital video files, but it was not until Spring 2010 we fully launched CMC-TV and have been cranking out videos ever since. Watch CMC-TV on YouTube

10 Nov 2008

Developed Upper Westside

CMC developed 22 units at Upper Westside, a site directly opposite from the University of Florida in College Park, Gainesville. This property has maintained 100% occupancy.

10 May 2008

On the Board!

Founder, Debbie Berdy joins the Board of Directors for Merchant & Southern Bank, Gateway Bank.

10 Jan 2008

Georgetown Apartments

Took over management of Georgetown Apartments in Gainesville.

10 Dec 2007

Summerlin in Winter Park

Consultant and Property Manager for Summerlin in Winter Park in Winter Park, Florida. We are currently managing this property.

10 Sep 2007

Cricket Club II

Retained by Bosshardt Realty as Consultant and property manager for Cricket Club II Condominiums/Rentals in Gainesville.

10 Aug 2007

We built a Warehouse!

CMC developed 30,000 square feet of office and warehouse space called Progress Park in Alachua, Florida. All buildings were leased prior to completion.

10 May 2007

Nantucket Walk Wins Award

Nantucket Walk, a luxury multi-family complex, received an award from the City of Gainesville's Beautification Board for their contributions to the College Park neighborhood.

10 Mar 2007

Nantucket Walk

Developed Nantucket Walk Condos directly opposite from the University of Florida in College Park, Gainesville.
All units were sold prior to completion. Currently managing 14 units in this property.

10 Jan 2007

The Grove

Retained by Fernando Gavarrete as Consultant and property manager for The Grove Condominiums in Gainesville.

10 May 2006

Campus Edge

Retained by Howard Hoder, developer as Consultant and property manager for Campus Edge during condo conversion - successfully sold.

10 May 2006

Summit House

Retained as Consultant and property manager for Summit House during condo conversion - successfully sold.

10 Mar 2006

The Bartram

Retained by the Forum Group to build The Bartram Apartments - a luxury complex in Gainesville

10 Jul 2005

Prairie Wood Apartments

Consulted and Property management Prairie Wood Apartments in Gainesville. These were sold entirely as condos.

10 Feb 2005

Retained for Arbor & Arbor East

Retained by Fernando Gavarrete as Consultant and property manager for Arbor and Arbor East Apartments for the new owner. We are currently still managing this property

10 May 2004

Haile Village Center

Retained by Bob Kramer, Haile Plantation Developer as Consultant and property manager for Haile Village Center Apartments located in Gainesville, Fl. Complex consists of 132 residential apartment and 20,000 square foot of retail space.
Property was sold in 2008 for condo conversion

10 Mar 2004

Villa Valencia Orlando

Retained by Robbie Browning of Academic Development as Consultant and property manager for Villa Valencia (known then as Valencia Lane Apartments) located in Orlando, Florida. 100% rented prior to construction. We are currently managing this property.

10 Apr 2003

Grand Reserve Apartments

Retained by Robbie Browning of Academic Development as Consultant and property manager for Grand Reserve Apartments in Ocala, Florida. 100% leased as of February 2004, property was sold in 2007.

29 Jan 2000

Hunters Ridge Apartments

Retained by MacArthur Holdings, Inc. as Property Manager for Hunters Ridge Apartments in Winter Park, Florida. We are currently managing this community and consulting on renovations.

25 May 1999

The Gatherings

Retained by Robbie Browning of Academic Development as Consultant and Property manager for lease-up for new complex in Orlando at The Gatherings. 100% leased two months prior to construction completion.

01 Aug 1997

The Links at Haile Plantation

Retained by Haile Plantation Developers as Consultant and Property Manager for The Links at Haile Plantation,
Phase I and Phase II, located in SW Gainesville. 95% leased three months after the end of construction. We co-managed with Arlington Properties during conversion, until property was sold for condo conversion.

10 Jan 1995

Lake Crossing

Retained by Robinshore Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Lake Crossing, Phase I and Phase II in Gainesville.
95% leased at end of construction, 100% leased 90 days later. We are currently managing this property.

20 Jun 1994

Hunter's Crossing

Retained by Robinshore Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Hunter's Crossing, Phase I and Phase II in Gainesville.
100% rented prior to completion. We are currently managing this property.

02 Feb 1994

We welcome MacArthur Holdings

Retained by MacArthur Holdings, Inc. as Property Manager for Fifth Season II Apartments, Phase II in Palm Harbor, Florida. After 90 days under Contemporary Management Concepts, LLLP's management the property was 96% occupied.

18 May 1992

Huntington Lakes Receives Award

Huntington Lakes received recognitionby the City of Gainesville's Beautification Board as the first place winner in the Multi-Family Housing category for area apartment communities.

10 Sep 1990

Huntington Lakes

Retained by Robinshore Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Huntington Lakes, Phase I and Phase II in Gainesville.
100% rented prior to completion. We are currently managing this property.

23 Jul 1989

CMC is court appointed to handle Arbor Apartments

Contemporary Management Concepts, LLLP, was court appointed to handle the management of Arbor Apartments which had fallen into receivership. The property had 50% occupancy upon our assignment. Within a year, we fully leased the property and the property was sold.

12 May 1987

Spyglass Apartments

Consultant and Property Manager for Spyglass Apartments: Phase I and Phase II in Gainesville. 100% rented prior to completion. We are currently managing this property.

10 Nov 1985

Napier Grant Apartments,

Retained as Property Manager for Napier Grant Apartments, located in Gainesville. We are currently managing this property.

24 Jan 1984

Lakewood Villas, Phase I, II and III

Retained by Robinshore Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Lakewood Villas, Phase I, II and III in Gainesville. 100% leased prior to completion. We are currently managing this property.

10 Nov 1983

Woodland Villas; Phase II.

Retained by Robinshore Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Woodland Villas; Phase II. Fully leased before completion of construction. We are currently managing this property.

10 Sep 1983

Greenleaf Apartments

Retained by Howard Hoder, developer, as Consultant and Property Manager for Greenleaf Apartments in Gainesville. 100% rented prior to completion.

10 Aug 1983

Grantwood Apartments

Retained by CampusLand Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Grantwood Apartments in Gainesville. 100% rented before completion of construction.

10 May 1983

The Arbor Apartments

Retained by Fernando Gavarrete as Consultant and Property Manager for The Arbor Apartments. 100% leased before completion of construction.

10 Nov 1982

Woodland Villas

Retained by Robinshore Inc. as Consultant and Property Manager for Woodland Villas, Phase I in Gainesville. 100% rented before completion. We are currently managing this property.

10 Aug 1982

Fox Hollow Apartments

Retained by Gordon Linder, developer, as Consultant and Property Manager for Fox Hollow Apartments in Gainesville.
100% rented prior to completion.

07 Feb 1981

Cedar Ridge Phase II

Consultant and Property Manager for Cedar Ridge Phase II, located in Gainesville. 100% Units fully rented at completion.

10 Nov 1980

Arbor Apartments

Retained by John Don Puckett, architect, as Consultant and Property Manager for Arbor Apartments in Gainesville. 100% fully rented at completion. The complex was sold in 1984.

30 Aug 1980

Cedar Ridge Apartments

Retained by Cheshire Development as Consultant and Property Manager for Cedar Ridge Apartments- Gainesville.100% fully rented at completion.

13 Jan 1979

CMC Founded

Debbie E. Berdy formed Contemporary Management Concepts, LLLP with the following communities in Gainesville Florida:
Bridgelight Townhouses
Archer Woods
Campus Land Apartments
Duke Property
Posche Properties
Palo Verde
Talismar