JMC & Co News

43 members from JMC attended the annual MAA Expo event at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston this week. This is MAA's largest event of the year and is open to all  job levels making the day impactful for everyone who attends.  The morning began with networking which led to the kickoff keynote speaker, Bozoma Saint John, who was the former CMO at Netflix and Endeavor, CBO at Uber, and Marketing Executive at Apple Music and PepsiCo and was named Forbes' "#1 Most Influential CMO".  After the first keynote, the tradeshow floor opened up with over 160 booths for everyone to explore new vendors and reconnect with existing vendors. The afternoon followed with lunch and smaller breakout sessions. There were 7 different breakout sessions for everyone to learn about new trends and insights in the industry. Several topics were covered including advertising, employee retention, performance reviews, self service technology, reputation management and renter behavior, cost effect...

JMC held the annual Spring Managers Meeting in Quincy, MA that had a large focus on curb appeal at our communities as we prepare for the upcoming summer season. JMC takes great pride not only in the physical curb appeal of our properties with our meticulous landscaping, but also in digital curb appeal by constantly updating our websites and social media pages.   Gary Saltmarsh, Director of Maintenance Operations, started off the morning by speaking about spring clean ups as we prepare for spring flowers and landscaping plans for the summer months. Marc Colburn, Arborist and Ground Superintendent, discussed the landscape specifications and flower plans.   Marc also announced the 2024 Flower Award Winners which were  Skyline Commons ,  School Street Apartments , and  The Ledges ! Skyline Commons School Street The Ledges We had a few guest speakers to close out the morning with the first from Proscape Landscaping Management Corporation which is a fu...

 We are happy to introduce JMC 's latest development, The Devon at Weiss Farm located in Stoneham, MA! This brand-new community will have 259 apartments and 15 townhomes delivered in phases. The first building along with the clubhouse and townhomes will be delivered this summer.  We are excited to announce that the website just launched last week featuring details of the community, floor plans, and renderings to immerse yourself in what the living experience will be like at The Devon. The apartments will feature studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and three-bedrooms while the townhomes will all be three-bedrooms.  Apartments will include oversized windows, hardwood-style flooring, oversized closets, and in-home laundry. Kitchens will be curated with modern custom two-tone cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and quartz countertops. Many architectural features of The Devon will pay homage to the land's original use as Ann and Phil Wiess's dairy farm. The clubhouse will...

  JMC just received the 2024 Official Awards Notification from SatisFacts and ApartmentRatings for earning SatisFacts Resident Satisfaction Awards and epIQ Top 100 Awards for several properties.  We are pleased to announce that 20 JMC properties received a SatisFacts Community Award in 2024! These properties received a 4.25+ score with a minimum of 25 completed surveys throughout the year.  Kimball Court Apartments -  Woburn, MA Lynnfield Commons -  Lynnfield, MA Massachusetts Mills Apartments - Lowell, MA The Mastlight - Weymouth, MA MetroMark - Jamaica Plain, MA Millside at Heritage Park - Canton, MA Munroe Place - Quincy, MA One Wall Street - Attleboro, MA Parkside on Adams - Roslindale, MA Parkside Commons - Chelsea, MA Quincy Commons - Quincy, MA Renaissance Station North - Attleboro, MA Station Square - Mansfield, MA Stone Run East - Weymouth, MA The Commons at Southfield - Weymouth, MA The Curtis Apartments - Bellingham, MA The Ledges - Weymouth, MA The ...

The Marketing Department kicked off 2025 with a meeting at Kowloon restaurant last week for over 100 managers and leasing office staff all across the portfolio. The meeting covered a variety of topics and provided best practices for a number of marketing tools and platforms.  Andrea covered topics in leasing and sales with a strong focus on phone skills and shop reports. She also gave examples of recorded phone calls for everyone to critique together which was very beneficial. The Marketing team also put together a leasing skills quiz on Kahoot with leasing training questions and the winner received a gift card. Sebastian discussed Customer Relationship Management performance and best practices for lead management which was a great refresher for everyone and useful for new hires to learn more about the platform.  Grace went over utilizing ChatGPT as a writing tool to assist in email responses. She did a walk through with an example email to show everyone how to enhance respons...

JMC held our annual Holiday Managers Meeting last week at Granite Links in Quincy to close out the end of the year and highlight accomplishments at our communities. We reflected on and celebrated progress made in 2024 and discussed exciting things to come for JMC in the new year.  President Bob Ruzzo kicked off the meeting with opening remarks and his tradition of introducing new managers.  Members of the DEI Committee spoke about accomplishments throughout the year and introduced neurodiversity which is a topic the Committee will be focusing on in 2025 to enhance JMC's commitment to be an inclusive workplace.  Vice President Nancy Gaudet touched on new business with information on properties that recently joined the portfolio and new properties set to join us in 2025.   Gary Saltmarsh spoke about NSPIRE, insurance reporting, and work orders for maintenance operations.  Jonathan Owens gave an update on energy at JMC and ways to enhance efficiency at our co...