I attended another meeting at the corporate office where Michael held my exit interview with me and Kyle discussed presentation tips for us for our capstone presentation. They also provided a delicious three course lunch, and I discovered that Bigos provides lunch for corporate office every Tuesday and Thursday. We […]
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Showing the Assistant Community Director the Ropes
Today was the first day of our new Assistant Community Director. His name is Thomas. Andrew–our previous ACD–was promoted and transferred. Since Thomas joined us today, we enjoyed a great lunch from Five Guys! It was initially odd to be helping an associate in a higher position, but I learned […]
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Pool Party Resident Event!
So far, this has been my most favorite and most fun resident event that we have done. We had a great outcome from this event and so many residents participated. We had a pig roast, DJ, resident dance off and prizes to give away. The DJ was awesome! we was […]
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Up, Down, and All Around!
Being that I’m the young, athletic and flexible employee in the office today I had to squeeze between the window and railing and reach my arms down in between these metal support beams to try and find a key that was dropped. Unfortunately, it was not found. But, this is […]
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Minnesota!
This week we had a large meeting and we earned about shops. It was really interesting getting to learn about these and how they all work. It was also a great experience getting to be around all the other Weidner Associates. I have not to meet many of them […]
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Could almost call myself leasing consultant ready.
This week everything seemed to finally click! I knew what to do right away and not have to think about what I need to do or how to do it or where to find what i needed. Making folders, giving tours and sending leases, I was going through everything like […]
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Wrapping Up
With my last days here at Fifth Street with Zeller Realty, all of my projects are wrapping up. I have gotten most of our due diligence finished for our newest asset in Indianapolis and everything is slowing down. It’s been a great experience and I am grateful for the experience […]
Read MoreWeidner Cares Day with the Minnesota Region!
Weidner Cares Day was a blast! Although we worked astonishingly hard, it was for a great cause. We assisted a private group, who helps women transition from sex trafficking in Minneapolis. The entire Weidner Minnesota Region came to help! We were all divided into teams to help with a multitude […]
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My First Community Event – 7west Summer Bash
Last week I attended my first community event at 7west! It was a success! We staged our commons, terrace, zen garden, and party room for our residents. There was a taco bar, free ice cream, free drinks, a corn-hole (bean bag) tournament, a DJ, and a raffle. The photo above […]
Read MoreSituational Awareness In Downtown Minneapolis
The last few weeks have become more and more busy, as we approach August. August is the busiest time of the year for 7west. We have more turnovers, more prospects, and more unpredictable situations, as students and young professionals flood Minneapolis and hunker down for the year. We have encountered […]
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A Day Full of Meetings
My day started with a construction meeting at 9:30 AM. The architect, construction manager, superintendent, property manager, and Bigos’ head of renovations attended the meeting. We addressed many issues such ADA accessibility, concrete schedule, resident notifications, flood testing schedule, and planter repairs. We developed and implemented a plan to address […]
Read MoreWhen It Rains, It Pours
We began the day on rough note with a resident that came in with an issue, and he got very mad with us over topics that we had no control over. He began swearing and yelling at our APM, who was handling it professionally. Our PM came out and told […]
Read MoreNorth End – HandyTrac
This is the key control system that the Mandel Group has in all of its buildings. It is a helpful tool that maintains and keeps track of keys as well as constantly mixes them up so they can’t be found by unauthorized persons. Each employee has their own key card […]
Read MoreNorth End – Chroma Art
This is another example of the awesome artwork that the Mandel Group has furnished the North End with. This was done by a local Milwaukee artist and it’s made entirely from sawed logs. This is located right in the lobby next to the package room and elevators. This is something […]
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