[On October 2, NAHB's Multifamily Council will present an exciting virtual presentation of its annual Pillars of the Industry Awards. To ensure that you are a part of this exciting event, please click here.]

WASHINGTON, DC—A newly forged partnership between the locally based National Association of Home Builders Multifamily and ALM's Real Estate Media Group promises to shed new light industry-wide on what constitutes leading-edge strategies in the multifamily space. Specifically, NAHB's annual Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards program highlights creative design and development concepts, innovative financing strategies and superior management and marketing in the apartment and condo marketplace. In addition, the partnership brings NAHB Multifamily into the growing ranks of GlobeSt.com Thought Leaders.

Over the next few weeks, select finalists in the NAHB Multifamily's prestigious Pillars Awards will be spotlighted on GlobeSt.com, which is powered by ALM. These stories will lead up to the October 2 announcement of winners, who will also then be featured in GlobeSt.com Exclusives.

The presentation of winners will be another unique aspect of the Pillars Awards this year, in that the ceremony will be a virtual event. The ceremony includes all the elements of a live awards presentation, including a master of ceremonies and a montage of creative video and other images of each winning project's unique features and marketing materials. Winners will receive a personalized crystal award trophy, and all finalists receive plaques suitable for display in their offices or at their multifamily communities. (To register, click here.)

The more-than 60 finalists represent a true cross-section of multifamily property types and approaches to innovation. (For a full list of the finalists, please click here). The finalist categories are:

DEVELOPER AWARDS
* Best Garden Apartment Community—Four Stories or Less; * Best Rental Apartment Community—Non-Garden, Five Stories or Less; * Best High-Rise Apartment—Nine or More Stories; * Best Affordable Apartment Community; * Best Workforce Housing; * Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community; * Best Adaptive Reuse—From Non-Residential Product to Rental Product; * Best Garden/Small Scale Condo Community; * Best Example of Green Building Concepts; * Best Mixed-Use Community; * Best Mixed-Use Community Site Plan; * Best Clubhouse at a Multifamily Community; * Best Creative Financing of an Affordable Housing Community; * Best Repositioning of a Multifamily Asset.

COMPANY AWARDS
* Multifamily Development Firm of the Year; * Property Management Company of the Year.

MARKETING AWARDS
* Best Leasing or Sales Center; * Best Lifestyle Programming; * Best Interior Merchandising at a Multifamily Community; * Best Brochure for a Multifamily Community; * Best Overall Leasing Campaign for a Rental Apartment Community; * Best Corporate Website; * Best Property Website.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
* Property Manager of the Year; * Regional Property Manager of the Year.

In addition, a Multifamily Community of the Year is selected from among the winners in the Developer Award categories.

[To register for the NAHB Multifamily Council's annual Pillars of the Industry Awards, please click here.]