VAL
Values
The Principles that Guide Our Work Everyday
Passion For Excellence
Excellence is not accidental; it is the result of our dedicated effort, hands-on experience and the vision to see challenges as opportunities.
Clients and Residents are the Core of Our Business
Clients and residents are our focus; they are our priority as we nurture mutually beneficial relationships.
Deliver Service that Exceeds Expectations
Our service delivery impacts every aspect of our business and our reputation, so we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, caring and pursuing positive experiences for our partners and residents.
Integrity is Never Compromised
The way we conduct ourselves and our company will affect others. Our obligation is to act responsibly, with honesty, and to make positive contributions to the community and the industry in which we do business.
Our People are the Source of Our Success
Our people provide our vitality. We encourage teamwork, employee involvement, trust, and respect. We value effort, innovation and results.
Commitment to Sustainability
As we develop and operate properties to maximize their use and promote healthy communities, we also ensure the efficient use of natural resources. This goal is critical for the environment and for our business.
Team Leadership
Leadership is achieved by actions and results. Together, we can show the way.
A Culture of Safety
We pledge to create the safest possible environments for our employees and residents, achieved by fostering a culture focused on awareness, communication, safety education, and safe working methods.
A Diverse Workforce and Equitable, Inclusive Environment
Our strength derives from the unique talents, experiences, and authentic voices of team members as we provide quality housing across the nation in a way that supports the growth of the communities we serve.
WinnCompanies has transformed 32 historic properties into 3,100 units of mixed-income housing in mixed-use communities
Our History
How We Got Here
WinnCompanies was founded in 1971 when Arthur Winn recognized the opportunity to develop high quality affordable housing that would be exceptionally well-managed; accepted as community assets by public, private and non-profit stakeholders; and, treated with pride by its residents.
Our History
Company Founded by Arthur Winn
Arthur Winn founds WinnCompanies by beginning work on a 250-unit affordable housing community in Salem, MA, which remains part of our portfolio to this day.
WinnCompanies Enters New Markets
After building the company’s strength developing several award-winning properties in New England, WinnCompanies branches out to other states, including Washington, DC., Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
Checking In?
In anticipation of the revitalization of Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, WinnDevelopment opens the doors to the award-winning Bostonian Hotel on land purchased in the late 1970s.
Headed South
WinnResidential begins to gain business momentum as it engages in third-party contract management services for clients in Richmond, VA.
Property Rescue
WinnDevelopment leads numerous efforts to convert failed condominium communities into affordable housing and becomes a pioneer in mixed-income apartment developments.
WinnDevelopment Mission Possible
Boston community, Mission Main, rebuilt 535 units. HUD Secretary Mel Martinez cites the project as “an example of the type of housing we would like to see all across the country.”
Minority & Women-Owned Business Award
WinnResidential is recognized by MassHousing for the first time as the leading partner with Minority and Women Owned Businesses, an honor it has since earned for nearly two decades.
Reporting For Duty
WinnCompanies forms a joint venture with LendLease and assumes management of Fort Hood in Kileen, TX, the first of over 40,000 privatized military homes we manage today.
Big Bootts to Fill
The Apartments at Boott Mills in Lowell, MA, earns WinnDevelopment a national award for adaptive re-use, the first of dozens of historic preservation honors in the years to come.
Solar Powered
Established the company's in-house sustainability department, Open Market ESCO (OME), to lead the industry in energy-efficient retrofits, 'green financing', and renewable energy development.
Powering Up
WinnDevelopment embarks on the largest Deep Energy Retrofit project in the United States at Castle Square Apartments in Boston, MA, saving over 50% on energy usage.
Higher Education
Commemorating its 40th Anniversary, WinnCompanies forms WinningEdge Scholarship program by awarding 40 scholarships to 40 students in their communities.
Adaptive Reuse
Loft Five50 in Lawrence, MA, wins numerous awards, including Major Rehabilitation of a Historic Structure into Affordable Rental Housing from NAHMA.
High Five!
WinnResidential is recognized as the 5th largest multi-family property manager in the country by the National Multi-Housing Council, with over 97,000 units managed across 22 states and DC.
Connected Communities
Launched Connected Communities, our collective impact approach to true community development. Focusing on People, Place, and Partnership, Connected Communities supports our community teams, residents, partners, and stakeholders across the nation.
High Honors
Urban Land Institute announces The Watson as recipient of the Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable Housing Award for the integration of low-, moderate-, and higher- income households.
Help is on the Way
The Winn Employee Relief Fund (WERF), a 501(c)(3) charity, was established to help team members experiencing severe financial need due to unexpected emergencies. It accepts tax-deductible donations from team members and partners of the company, creating a pool of funds to support team members in need.
Serving Those That Served
With partner Brighton Marine, completed of a 100% veteran's preference community in Brighton, offering affordable and middle-income housing, with supportive services, to veterans.
WinnCompanies' Housing Stability Program
Prevented more than 15,000 evictions in its 1st year and is featured in The White House Eviction Prevention Summit and US Crongressional Hearing on Protecting Renters During the Pandemic.
Acting as a Community Champion
The WinnCares Program is founded on our belief that we have an obligation to make positive contributions to the communities we serve. It provides the corporate umbrella for WinnCompanies philanthropy and charitable contributions, volunteer and community service activities that our team members participate in each year across the United States.
Our Approach
People
Connected Communities equips our residents, team members and community partners with the technology, tools and training to understand, support and engage their communities in creating more opportunities for all.
Place
We support each community to define its own success and establish meaningful community development goals. Starting with basic housing stabilization programs, our teams use an evidence-based action planning framework to address common systemic barriers for residents.
Partnership
We are proud to be a preferred housing partner for nonprofit service providers, community organizations, and advocacy groups to develop and implement impactful and innovative programs, interventions, and solutions.
Our Approach
By working with our strong network of community partners and leaders, WinnCompanies believes resident services is so much more than just eviction prevention and resource referrals- in partnership with the community, this work creates real, lasting impact.