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Access Property Manager Receives CPM Flemington, NJ — Access Property Management (APM) announced that Alex Scheffer has earned the Certified Property Manager ® (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). The CPM designation signifies that the recipient exemplifies the highest level of expertise and integrity. It is considered the leading creden- tial in the real estate management business for property and asset managers. "We believe in delivering best practices to our associations and board members," said Louise Krinsky, vice president at APM. "Alex's determination and work ethic underscores our company's overall commitment to education." CPM requirements include extensive educational course work through IREM, successfully negotiating a rigorous case study, adhering to a strict ethical code and passing the CPM examination. Scheffer currently serves as a portfolio manager in the Edison, NJ office. He oversees property planning and improvements, in addition to the community’s fiscal man- agement and residential concerns. Scheffer earned an BS in Economics from Penn State University and also holds The Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), Accredited Residential Manager (ARM). Founded in 1989, Access Property Management is an Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC ® ) and an Accredited Management Organization (AMO ® ). BuildingLink.com Announces Beta Release of Aware-FC™ BuildingLink.com, a web-based property operations soft- ware for luxury residential buildings, announced the beta release of Aware-FC™, its smart-sensor solution for private fitness centers in residential buildings. The company is beta testing Aware-FC™ in The Solaire, a luxury apartment build-

ing in downtown Manhattan, where its custom-built network of sensors is monitoring the exercise facility’s equipment usage and ambient temperature. Aware-FC™ is the first offering in the company’s “Aware” line of IoT sensor-related solutions planned for BuildingLink subscribers, which will put sensor-based analytics at property managers’ fingertips, helping them to make better operational decisions in the future in areas such as laundry rooms, elevators, and leaks. mem property management Announced Office Expansion Somerset, NJ — mem property management has announced the expansion of its offices in Central New Jersey with the securing of a significant increase of

Class A office space at Somerset Executive Square, 3 Executive Drive in Somerset, New Jersey. “As of August 1, our account- ing department and Central New Jersey property manage- ment team will be fully opera- tional at the new location and connected to our Galloway regional office and Jersey City, Hudson County, headquarters with a state-of-the art Voice over IP system,” said founder and

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mem property management's new office in Somerset, NJ.

CEO Martin Laderman, “in addition, we are very excited to announce that vice president Matthew Laderman will be relocating to the new Somerset offices to provide additional management support.” mem property management was founded in 1989 and has become one of the fastest growing private compa- nies in the country (#556 on the Inc. 5000). In 2013, mem property management was invited to join the Better Business Bureau (BBB) as an Accredited Business, and CONT I NU E S ON PAGE 16

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