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May 13 2022

WinnCompanies Seeks Planning Board Approval for a 120-Unit Mixed-Income Apartment Community at City-Owned Lot Near MBTA Station

“The Exchange Salem” is the first of two phases planned for northern...

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Feb 23 2022

WinnCompanies Expands Its Resident Services and Community Development Capabilities with Three New Hires in its Connected Communities Department

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Dec 20 2021

WinnCompanies Appoints Terri Benskin and Doug Jones to the Company's Board of Directors

BOSTON (December 20, 2021) – WinnCompanies, an award-winning...

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Nov 19 2021

Innovative, Mixed-Income Community for Veterans Opens in New Jersey With 70 Apartments and Comprehensive, Free Supportive Services

$23 Million Project from WinnCompanies and Soldier On Sets a New Standard for Private Veterans Housing

Tinton...

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Nov 03 2021

Argus Ellison Partnership with WinnDevelopment Will Combine Adaptive Reuse and New Construction to Create 74 Units of Affordable Housing and Non-Profit Space in Paterson, NJ

$26M Effort Will Benefit Low- & Moderate-Income Families, including Grandparents Raising Children

Paterson, NJ...

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Oct 26 2021

WinnDevelopment to Acquire Historic Mill in Bessemer City, NC, for Planned Mixed-Use, Workforce Housing Development

Bessemer City, NC (October 26, 2021) – WinnDevelopment, one of the nation’s leading developers of historic mills for residential living, is moving to acquire the...

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Oct 13 2021

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $6.56 Million to WinnCompanies for Technologies to Reduce Energy Use in Massachusetts Apartment Buildings

Project Will Deploy Grid Interactive Efficiency Innovations in Private &...

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Oct 07 2021

Massachusetts Officials Announce Funding for Affordable Housing, Including Financing for WinnDevelopment’s Plan to Transform the Farr Alpaca Mill

Project will deliver 88 units of mixed-income, age-restricted housing at 110-year-old...

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Sep 30 2021

WinnCompanies Awards 70 WinningEdge Educational Scholarships for 2021

BOSTON (Sep. 30, 2021) – WinnCompanies announced today that it has awarded...

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Jul 12 2021

Boston Mayor Janey Celebrates Opening of New Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Opportunities along East Boston Waterfront

$30.2M project delivers low-income rentals plus middle-income & market rate...

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Jul 01 2021

WinnCompanies National Housing Stability Program Featured at White House Eviction Prevention Summit

CEO Gilbert Winn and Vice President Trevor Samios Participate in Eviction Diversion...

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Jun 22 2021

More Than 15,000 Households Avoided Eviction Through National Housing Stability Program Implemented by WinnCompanies

With 1,700+ property management staff trained, company now focusing on 100+ private...

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Jun 15 2021

WinnCompanies Files Letter of Intent to Begin City Review for Planned Redevelopment of Mary Ellen McCormack Public Housing

1st Phase of Sweeping Modernization Proposes 1,370 New Apartments & Community...

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May 27 2021

Application Period For 2021-2022 WinningEdge Scholarship Now Open

BOSTON (May 27, 2021)...

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Apr 26 2021

WinnCompanies Acquires Philadelphia’s Historic Carl Mackley Houses; Begins Work on a $23.7 Million Renovation of the 184-Unit Complex

Sponsored by Unions in 1935, It Was the Nation’s 1st Federally Funded Housing Community

BOSTON (April 26, 2021) – Multi-family industry leader WinnCompanies...

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Mar 31 2021

WinnDevelopment Starts Work on $19.2 Million Project to Add 71 Units to Senior Community in New Bedford, MA

Adaptive Reuse of Historic Mill Will Include Workforce Housing Segment

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Feb 11 2021

Arch Communities and WinnDevelopment Begin Construction on the Adaptive Reuse of the 104-year-old Wells School in Southbridge, MA

$25.7 million project will create 62 units of 55+ senior housing in long vacant...

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Feb 01 2021

WinnCompanies Promotes Six Executives in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Development and Military Housing

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Jan 29 2021

WinnCompanies Announces National Housing Stability Program Designed to Cut Evictions in Half Within Five Years

Company will make financial hardship evictions the last resort for 160,000+ people...

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Oct 22 2020

WinnCompanies Opens The Tyler in East Haven, Connecticut; $21.5 Million Project Brings Housing to Former High School

First Adaptive Reuse Project in the U.S. to Pursue Industry’s Strictest Energy Performance...

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Aug 04 2020

WinnDevelopment and Soldier On, Inc., Close Financing for $23 Million Veterans Housing Development in Tinton Falls, NJ

BOSTON (August 4, 2020) – WinnDevelopment, an award-winning multifamily housing developer, and Read More

Jul 07 2020

WinnCompanies Extends Eviction Moratorium in Massachusetts Through the End of 2020

BOSTON (July 7, 2020) – WinnCompanies, the largest operator of affordable housing in Massachusetts, announced today it is extending its moratorium on tenant...

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Jun 30 2020

WinnCompanies Promotes Timothy Santucci to Senior Vice President of Asset Management

Began his career with the company two decades ago as a maintenance technician

BOSTON (June 30, 2020) – Twenty years after starting his career at...

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Jun 11 2020

WinnCompanies Closes Financing for the Development of Mixed-Income Housing in Lowell, MA

$38.3 million project will feature 125 affordable, workforce and market rate apartments

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Nov 14 2019

Empire State Development Announces Construction Underway for The Commissary Downtown Kitchen Incubator at Sibley Square

State-Of-The-Art Commercial Grade Kitchen Facility in Rochester’s Downtown...

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Sep 25 2019

WinnCompanies Awards 94 WinningEdge Scholarships to Residents in 13 States and Washington, D.C.

BOSTON (Sep. 25, 2019) – WinnCompanies,...

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Jun 19 2019

WinnDevelopment Begins $21.5 Million Project to Convert the Former East Haven High School into 70 Apartments

First Passive House rehabilitation in U.S. to receive federal historic tax credits 

East Haven,...

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May 09 2019

WinnCompanies Completes $18.7 Million Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing in Lynn, MA

Project upgrades 117 apartments, replaces roof and creates community space  

Lynn, MA...

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Jan 23 2019

Reducing Energy Costs Through Employee Training: IREC and WinnResidential Announce Project

Latham, NY (January 23, 2019) IREC and WinnResidential announced...

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Jan 16 2019

WinnCompanies Property in Washington, DC, Wins Communities of Quality® Award from the National Affordable Housing Management Association

Boston, MA (January 16, 2019)...

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Oct 29 2018

WinnResidential Welcomes Terri Benskin as Executive Vice President

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Oct 03 2018

Corporation For Better Housing Retains WinnResidential for Property Management Operations in California

Affordable housing portfolio features more than 4,300 apartments at 70 properties statewide

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Jul 17 2018

Apprenticeship for Facilities Maintenance Technicians launched by City of Boston, community partners

BOSTON, MA (July 17, 2018)  The Mayor's Office of Workforce Development today joined community partners to launch the first registered apprenticeship for Facilities...

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Jul 09 2018

WinnCompanies Awards Academic Scholarships to 48 Residents of Managed Properties in 16 States

Scholarship Program Expanded for the First Time to Support Children of WinnCompanies’ Employees

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Jun 19 2018

Introducing Hub by AmazonAmazon's Latest Offering to Make Apartment Deliveries Easier

New amenity provides apartment residents quick, secure, 24/7 access to their packages from any sender, not just Amazon

Already more than half a million residents have...

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Jun 18 2018

Ground Broken in Boston for Veterans Affordable Housing Project

First-in-the-nation development lauded by city, state, Congressional leaders and veterans; 102 rental units available to veterans of a wide range of incomes and family sizes

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Jun 12 2018

Arthur Winn, Founder and Principal of WinnCompanies, Honored with Neighborhood Visionary Award

Boston, MA (June 12, 2018) -  Arthur Winn, the founder and principal of Read More

May 30 2018

Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of $28 Million Affordable Housing Project for New Yorkers 55 and Over in Downtown Rochester

Landmark at Sibley Square...

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May 03 2018

WinnCompanies Joins Washington, D.C., Mayor Bowser to Celebrate Completion of $69 Million Project to Renovate and Preserve 303 Units of Low-Income Housing

Grand slam at Atlantic Apartment Homes: Income restrictions protected for 40 years; new apartments and new services for 750 residents; and, DC's largest community solar...

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Mar 08 2018

WinnCompanies Brings Community Solar to Washington, D.C., Cutting Utility Bills for Low-Income Households

By 2032, the District's Solar for All program aims to reduce 100,000 energy bills by 50 percent

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Feb 28 2018

WinnResidential Converts Software Platform to RealPage

Richardson, TX (February 28, 2018) - RealPage, Inc. (NASDAQ:RP), a leading global...

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Dec 19 2017

Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of $56.6 Million Rehabilitation of 320 Affordable Housing Units in Monroe County

Project Preserves Affordable Housing for 700 Residents at 'Cedars of Chili' for 40 Years

ROCHESTER, NY (December 19, 2017) -  Governor Andrew M....

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Oct 26 2017

WinnCompanies Completes $19.3 Million Adaptive Reuse to Transform Historic Massachusetts Mill into Mixed-Income Seniors Housing

Gov. Charlie Baker & Undersecretary Kornegay attend ribbon-cutting event for the Residences at Mill 10

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Sep 28 2017

WinnCompanies Completes $24.2 Million Adaptive Reuse Project, Transforming Historic Mill into 96 Units of Mixed-Income Housing

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito & Economic Secretary Ash Cut the Ribbon at Yarn Works Apartments

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Sep 19 2017

WinnCompanies Celebrates Completion of $19.3 Million Affordable Housing Rehabilitation in New York

Modernization Preserves Affordability at The Trails at Malone for 50 Years

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Aug 21 2017

WinnCompanies Awards 46 Scholarships to Residents in 15 States Through WinningEdge Scholarship Program

BOSTON (August 21, 2017) - WinnCompanies, an award-winning national developer and manager of high impact affordable and market...

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Aug 16 2017

WinnCompanies Announces Development Team for $1.6 Billion Public Housing Redevelopment

AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Named as Project's Financing Partner

BOSTON (August 16, 2017) - WinnCompanies, an...

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Aug 11 2017

WinnDevelopment Chosen to Redevelop the Mary Ellen McCormack Public Housing Development

Boston Housing Authority designation begins major redevelopment of the historic South Boston housing community

BOSTON - Friday, August 11, 2017 -...

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Aug 02 2017

WinnCompanies Celebrates 34th Annual National Night Out with Events at 121 Communities in 20 States and Washington, D.C.

30,000+ residents participate in nationwide events to promote public safety

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Jul 27 2017

WinnCompanies Announces Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing Community in Southern New Jersey

$18.7 million revitalization will preserve affordability of 156 rental units in Bridgeton, NJ

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Jun 29 2017

High Tech Rochester Closes on Sibley Square Purchase

HTR will occupy entire sixth floor, home of the former Sibley's Tea Room

Rochester, NY (June 29, 2017) Read More

Jun 07 2017

Livingston School Apartments in Albany, NY Receives National Honor for Excellence in Affordable Housing

WinnCompanies' Transformation of Historic Schoolhouse into Senior Housing Wins Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award for Preservation from Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition in...

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May 22 2017

WinnCompanies and Jersey City Mayor Fulop Celebrate $40.2 Million Affordable Housing Rehab at City Crossing

New Workforce and Family Development Services Available to 400 Residents

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Apr 26 2017

Unique 140-unit Workforce Housing Development Wins Support from Massachusetts Gov. Baker

$44M WinnDevelopment Project Features 86 Middle Income Apartments

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Jan 30 2017

WinnMilitary President Patrick Appleby Appointed President of WinnResidential

WinnResidential and WinnResidential Military Housing Services unifying operations

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Jan 03 2017

WinnResidential Names New Leadership for California and Arizona Portfolio

Senior Vice President Kevin Grani joins company from JCM Commercial Properties

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Dec 27 2016

Lynne Chase Promoted To WinnCompanies Leadership Team; Named Executive Vice President of Accounting

Chase, a veteran of the company, is among series of year-end leadership promotions

Boston, MA (December 27, 2016)  WinnCompanies, the award-winning...

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Nov 15 2016

WinnCompanies Honored for Leading Massachusetts in Investing in Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

MassHousing Recognizes WinnResidential as M/WBE leader for the 16^th Consecutive Year

Boston, MA (November 15, 2016)  For the 16^th...

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Sep 23 2016

WinnDevelopment Completes $14.7 Million Renovation of Affordable Housing Community in Philadelphia

Project preserves Breslyn House's...

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Aug 24 2016

WinnDevelopment Announces Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Historic Waterbury Apartments

$16.4 million project begins on 213 units at Schoolhouse Apartments

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Jul 25 2016

WinnCompanies Acquires and Rebrands Market Rate Apartment Community in New Jersey

Investments Underway to Enhance the Cove at RiverWinds Apartments in West Deptford, NJ

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Jun 21 2016

Military Community Managed by WinnCompanies Selected as Community of the Year by the National Apartment Association

BOSTON (6/21/2016) The National Apartment Association (NAA), the U.S. multifamily industry's leading trade group, has named Read More

Jun 14 2016

WinnDevelopment Breaks Ground on Sibley, Creating the Heart of Rochester's Innovation Zone

Renovation to add Retail, Office, Luxury Apartments and Active...

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Jun 09 2016

WinnDevelopment Begins $15.5 Million Adaptive Reuse Project to Create Market Rate Housing in Historic Mill Building

Construction will transform 170-year-old Adden Building in Lowell, MA, into 75 apartments

WinnCompanies, an award-winning...

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May 11 2016

Sibley Building Developers Close on $71 Million in Construction Financing

WinnDevelopment and GDD Properties Begin Signing Leases for Renovated Retail & Office Space, Taking Reservations for Luxury Apartments in Sibley Tower

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May 10 2016

WinnCompanies Receives Community of Excellence Award For Historic Rehabilitation Project in Lowell, Mass.

Counting House Lofts recognized for Excellence in Historic Preservation

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May 03 2016

WinnResidential Expands West Coast Property Management Operations

California-based Highridge Costa Investors awards company 4,420-unit multifamily portfolio

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Apr 08 2016

WinnResidential Military Housing Services Wins 4th Consecutive Resident Satisfaction Award

Honored for Exceptional Focus on the Needs of Military Members and Their Families

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Mar 11 2016

WinnResidential Taps Genevieve Bauer As Senior Vice President For Mid-Atlantic Region

BOSTON (3/11/2016) WinnResidential, the property management arm of award-wining property developer and manager, WinnCompanies, announced today that Genevieve Bauer has been hired as...

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Mar 10 2016

WinnCompanies Joins Jersey City Mayor Fulop To Launch $15.4 Million Rehab Project at Brunswick Estates

BOSTON...

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Mar 08 2016

WinnCompanies COO William Wollinger Honored As "Industry Statesman" by the National Affordable Housing Management Association

BOSTON (March 8, 2016) The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) yesterday honored WinnCompanies Chief Operating Officer William Wollinger as its 2016 Industry...

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Mar 02 2016

Executive Promotions

BOSTON (3/11/2016) WinnCompanies, an award-winning national property development and management company, is pleased to announce a series of promotions to expand the company's executive...

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Feb 08 2016

WinnDevelopment Announces Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Brunswick Estates Affordable Housing in Jersey City, NJ

BOSTON (3/10/2016) WinnCompanies, an award-winning multifamily property development and management company, today joined with Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop and New Jersey housing...

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Jan 07 2016

Meade Curtis Joins WinnCompanies as Vice President of Development

AllianceBernstein & Blackstone Veteran to Drive Growth in New York & New Jersey

WinnCompanies, an award-winning national property development and management company,...

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Dec 04 2015

WinnCompanies Launches $69 Million Renovation to Preserve 303 Low-Income Apartments in Washington, DC

Refinancing also creates new and...

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Dec 02 2015

WinnDevelopment President Larry Curtis Honored for Industry Excellence by Rental Housing Association

BOSTON (Dec. 2, 2015) ...

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Nov 18 2015

WinnDevelopment Completes Phase 2 of Loft Five50 Apartments Adding 62 Units of Affordable Housing for Lawrence, MA

Adaptive reuse of textile mill made...

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Nov 10 2015

WinnCompanies Honored for Leading Massachusetts in its Commitment to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

MassHousing Recognizes WinnResidential as M/WBE leader for the 15th Consecutive Year

BOSTON (November 10, 2015) For the 15th consecutive year,Read More

Nov 09 2015

WinnDevelopment Breaks Ground on $24.2 Million Adaptive Reuse Project to Create Mixed-Income Housing in Historic Fitchburg Mill

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie...

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Oct 16 2015

Arthur Winn, Founder and Principal of WinnCompanies, Honored With AJC Boston Community Leadership Award

Mass. Gov. Baker...

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Sep 28 2015

WinnCompanies Opens Livingston School Apartments As Senior Affordable Housing Following $20.7 Million Adaptive Reuse Effort

Historic Depression-era property...

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Sep 16 2015

WinnDevelopment Awarded Funding for Senior Housing at Historic Mill in Ludlow, Mass.

Historic reuse project to transform Ludlow Mill will include 66 units of affordable housing

BOSTON, MA (Sept. 16, 2015) WinnDevelopment, the development arm of WinnCompanies, an...

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Sep 09 2015

WinnDevelopment Begins Work on Incubator Headquarters for Tech and Bio-Tech Companies in Downtown Rochester

$11 million renovation at The Sibley Building to house High Tech Rochester Business Accelerator

ROCHESTER, NY (Sept. 9, 2015) WinnCompanies, an award-winning national real estate...

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Aug 03 2015

The Woman Behind Mission Main's Turnaround

By Adrian Walker, Boston Globe, Aug. 3,...

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Aug 03 2015

WinnCompanies Celebrates National Night Out with Events at 87 Communities in 17 States and Washington, DC

Boston Mayor Walsh among the public officials joining residents to promote safety.

BOSTON, MA (August 3, 2015) Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Police Commissioner William B. Evans...

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Jul 20 2015

WinnResidential Brings More Than 4,000 Units Under Management in The First Half of 2015

Nation's Fifth Largest Multifamily Property Manager Adds 33 Properties in Six States

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Jul 16 2015

WinnCompanies Upgrades Technology Services for Residents in the Northeast with Fiber-Based Products from Comcast

Nation's Fifth-Largest Multi-Family Development Company Leveraging Xfinity Communities' Advanced Communities Network to Provide Internet, Video and Phone Service

PHILADELPHIA July 16,...

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Jun 22 2015

Winncompanies Awards 43 Scholarships to Residents in 12 States Through the Winningedge Scholarship Program

WinnCompanies announced today it has awarded scholarships to 43 residents of properties it manages to demonstrate the company's ongoing support for individuals pursuing their education...

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May 15 2015

WinnDevelopment Completes $11.7 Million Adaptive Reuse Project; Counting House Lofts Creates Mixed-Income Housing For Lowell, MA

Project marks Winn's 3rd historic reuse effort and 5th residential community in Lowell.

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May 13 2015

Indian Trails Apartment Complex Awarded $9.6 Million for Renovations

The owners of the Indian Trails apartment complex in Malone will receive $9.569 million for renovations at the 40-year-old facility, Gov, Andrew M. Cuomo's office announced Tuesday.

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May 12 2015

New York State Funds $10.2 million to Support the Sibley Building

A vision of Chase Tower filled with sleek apartments and condos. Millions of dollars to help redevelop the Sibley Building. A plan to rehab another historic downtown structure. Last but not...

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Apr 26 2015

Counting House Lofts featured in Banker & Tradesman

Counting House Lofts featured in Banker & Tradesman

The Counting House Lofts redevelopment in Lowell was featured in a story from Read More

Apr 16 2015

Voke Lofts recognized with Silver Hammer Award

Winn has won a Silver Hammer Award (which acknowledges significant construction or rehabilitation projects) from the...

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Mar 23 2015

WinnCompanies Welcomes New CFO to Executive Team

20-year industry veteran Cynthia Tanner named WinnResidential's Chief Financial Officer

Cynthia Tanner has been hired as Chief Financial Officer for Read More

Mar 18 2015

WinnResidential President Deirdre Kuring named one of the 10 most influential women in multifamily by Multifamily Executive

WinnResidential President Deirdre Kuring was recently recognized by Multifamily Executive as one of the 10 most influential women in multifamily. Learn more about how she got her start and what...

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Feb 23 2015

WinnResidential Military Housing Services receives multiple awards for resident satisfaction

WinnResidential Military Housing Services has been named a "Top Five Company" in resident satisfaction by SatisFacts

(Nashville, TN) WinnResidential Military Housing Services,...

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Feb 20 2015

"Making history profitable"

Our latest adaptive reuse project, the Livingston School, was featured in the Albany Business Review

The below article was authored by Michael DeMasi and can be found online Read More

Feb 09 2015

Gilbert Winn Named CEO of WinnCompanies

Second Generation Now Leads Nation's 5^th Largest Residential Property Manager and Top Affordable Housing and Privatized Military Housing Company

Arthur Winn, Principal and...

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