Posts

JMC Celebrates Valentine's Day with Residents

Image
Our JMC staff showed the love for our residents across the portfolio this Valentine's Day! Our communities got very creative with different ways to celebrate the holiday this year. The team at The Heights Amesbury was taught how to create candy bouquets by one of its very own residents! The Leasing staff encouraged residents to send bouquets to other fellow residents to be hand delivered on Valentine's Day.  The Heights Amesbury Redbrook Apartments added local flare to this holiday with a raffle for the chance to win a date night at TrailsEnd Bistro in Plymouth.  Redbrook Apartments Lincoln School Apartment kept things sweet this Valentine's Day with a chocolate fondue party for residents! How can you resist a fresh chocolate covered strawberry?  Lincoln School Apartments Lynnfield Commons , Shrewsbury Commons , and Village Green made special goodie bags for their communities so residents could grab their treats on the go.  Lynnfield Commons Shrewsbury Commons Vi...

2022 Satisfacts Awards

Image
  John M. Corcoran & Company earned a SatisFacts Resident Satisfaction Award at several properties in 2022. These awards are broken down into the SatisFacts Community Award and the ApartmentRatings epIQ Top Rated Award.  The SatisFacts Community Award is given to communities with a 4.25+ overall score for Annual or Insite with a minimum of 25 completed surveys throughout the year. A grand total of 14 JMC properties were awarded in 2022!  Union & West Apartments Stone Run East Apartments Parkside Commons Skyline Commons Quincy Commons The ApartmentRatings  epIQ Top Rated Award is given to those who earned an A+ epIQ Index with at least five reviews in 2022. Beverly Commons , Lynnfield Commons , The Mastlight , and Weymouth Commons all earned this award last year.  Beverly Commons Lynnfield Commons The Mastlight Weymouth Commons 2022 proved to be both a challenging, yet rewarding year for JMC . According to the SatisFacts site, "The National Resident Sa...

2022 JMC Highlights

Image
2022 brought a year full of exciting events and accomplishments for JMC . Take a scroll through some our notable highlights from the year.  The Sto won the MAA Community of Excellence Award as the Renovated Community of the Year!  The Sto renovated the interior of the clubhouse and added in an outdoor patio with seating and grills in addition to outdoor workout equipment and lawn games.  The Sto  Clubhouse and Outdoor Patio One Wall Street received Prism Awards for the Best Rental Community and the Best Interior Merchandising of a Model.  One Wall Street Model Apartment Several JMC properties went through renovations in 2022. Shrewsbury Commons renovated the interior of the clubhouse and fitness center. The acquisition of Munroe Place brought on unit, corridor, and community space renovations. Faxon Commons and Weymouth Commons also began renovations in the corridors and lobbies. McNamara House also underwent renovations and Townhouse Apartments recei...

JMC 2022 Holiday Manager's Meeting

Image
JMC brought the year to a close with the annual Holiday Manager's Meeting held at Granite Links. The meeting included Portfolio Directors, Regional Mangers, Property Managers, Assistant Property Managers, members of the departments in the corporate office, and the Executive Leadership Team. The day celebrated all our company has accomplished this year and what we are looking forward to in 2023. The morning kicked off with a presentation on inclusive leadership from Christie Lindor of Tessi Consulting. Christie has been working with JMC on our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategy. This was a very informative presentation with discussion among our managers for how to become more inclusive leaders. Three of our JMC employees were chosen for a panel discussion with Christie. Jeanmarie O'Brien, Jazmin Colon, and Brian Gallagher gave advice to fellow managers about the strategies they use to be  inclusive leaders for their teams. The JMC DEI Committee also distributed the entire...

JMC Leases Up in Somerville, Plymouth, and Bellingham

Image
John M. Corcoran & Co  has had a busy fall season as the company is in the midst of leasing up three brand-new properties spread throughout different areas of Massachusetts! JMC  is finishing up the development of Union 346 in the heart of Union Square in Somerville, MA. This community consists of 94 studio and one bedroom apartment homes all managed by JMC .  Union 346  will feature an outdoor rooftop with city views, a fitness center, a resident lounge, bike storage, and a pet washing station. This community is great for commuters going into the city as the Green Line extension is less than a mile away from  Union 346 .  Development Progress at  Union 346 . Rendering of Studio Apartment at  Union 346 JMC  has also taken on management for the second phase of Redbrook Apartments in Plymouth, MA. This phase will consist of 104 additional apartment homes. New amenities include a dog park, a pickle ball court, and an outdoor grilling and g...

JMC Employees Participate in MA Apartment Association's Maintenance Mania

Image
2022 marked the return of Maintenance Mania! This event is a national program for maintenance technicians to compete against each other in several skill-based challenges. The program is presented by the National Apartment Association and sponsored by HD Supply. The event was topped off with a self-designed race car contest followed by a reception and an award ceremony. JMC & Co had 11 competitors and several staff members came to spectate and cheer on our JMC  team. JMC  felt the "need for speed" coming into this heated competition which brought us to our Top Gun inspired theme this year! All employees wore JMC   Top Gun shirts and aviator sunglasses and all competitors rocked their own set of customized dog tags to prepare for the "Danger Zone". Same Perez, Jorge Leon, Alex Herrera, Carlos Toribio Our maintenance technicians were put to the test with seven different challenges to complete against the clock for the fastest time. The challenges included: the A...