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Our Awards and Recognitions

What drives our performance.

Our perspective and our principles are what drive our performance at Grubb Properties. Our essential housing strategy, team members, and portfolio have earned numerous awards and recognition. Below are some of our most recent accolades.

2024 Heavy Hitters Commercial Real Estate Awards

Link Apartments℠ CYKEL, our newest community in Charlotte, has been honored with the Charlotte Business Journal's Heavy Hitters Award for Top Apartment or Condominium Development! 

With innovative solutions for sustainable living and micromobility, this community addresses Charlotte's essential housing needs while enabling a car-free lifestyle. 

Congratulations to our team and partners who brought this community to life! 

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Clay Grubb named to CBJ's Power 100

Congratulations to Clay!

CEO Clay Grubb was named to the Charlotte Business Journal's Power 100, which this year honors 100 business people in the Charlotte area introducing new methods, ideas, or products.

Clay's writeup focuses on Link Apartments' presence in Charlotte and the efficiencies built into the brand, in addition to noting our transit-oriented community Link Apartments Cykel.

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Real Leaders Impact Awards | 2024

Top Impact Company

Grubb Properties was recognized as one of the Top Impact Companies that are leading the way in business as a force for good. 

Satisfacts 2023 Award Winner

Grubb Properties has been recognized as a Top 100 Management Company and has received the Resident Satisfaction Award from SatisFacts and ApartmentRatings for 2023! 

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GlobeSt. CRE Women of Influence | 2024

Class of 2024

Congratulations to Suzanne Bereis & Holly Yang, both named GlobeSt. CRE Women of Influence. The list features women who have driven the industry and influenced the market in categories across the commercial estate spectrum.

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GLOBEST. | 2023

Multifamily Influencer

Clay was recognized for finding ways to navigate the current challenging environment. The writeup notes Clay’s long history with Grubb Properties, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and the company’s approach to urban multifamily housing through Link Apartments. 

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2023 Business Excellence Award

The Community Impact Award

The Community Impact Award presented by Congruence Counseling is awarded to an outstanding organization that has significantly and measurably made social, economic, or environmental improvements within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community.

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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA

2023 Power List

Clay Grubb, CEO, was once again named to the Power List of North Carolina’s most influential leaders. The list features the most successful developers, contractors, and residential brokerage company owners in North Carolina.

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CHARLOTTE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Inspiring Building Project 2022

Our CYKEL Apartments won the 2022 Charlotte Sustainability Award for Inspiring Building Project. This award reflects the commitment and hard work we've put in towards a strategy that provides essential housing, as well as the efforts we make to ensure our communities are efficient and promote and enable a greener, friendlier lifestyle.

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GLOBE ST. | 2022

Multifamily Influencer Award

Clark Spencer, managing director, was named a Multifamily Influencer by Globe St. 

Clark was recognized for designing, launching, and managing our successful qualified Opportunity Zone investment program, and for growing our relationship base with registered investment advisors, among other noteworthy accomplishments.

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CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL

2022 Most Admired CEOs

Grubb Properties' CEO, Clay Grubb, has been selected as one of Charlotte’s Most Admired CEOs by the Charlotte Business Journal. Clay joins a list of 38 other established leaders in their fields who are making significant contributions to the greater Charlotte area, per the Charlotte Business Journal.

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CHARLOTTE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Inspiring Large Business 2021

Each year Sustain Charlotte honors local sustainability leaders who are leading the way for a more sustainable future through their work. Grubb Properties was recognized for our focus on essential housing through Link Apartments℠ and our work to promote and enhance alternative transportation options in our communities.

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EPIQ INDEX

Top Management Companies & Communities

Grubb Properties ranked in the Top 10 of Management Companies in our category, achieving a 93.53 epIQ ranking. The epIQ (Experience & Performance Intelligence Quotient) ranking is considered the most authentic, transparent, and actionable metric within the multifamily industry. We are ranked on our renters' ratings, the number of reviews, review response engagement, and review reply time.

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OPPORTUNITYZONE. COM

Top 25 Fund Manager

Clark Spencer, Managing Director, was named as a Top 25 Fund Manager by OpportunityZone.com. This award recognizes the industry’s leading and most influential Opportunity Zones Professionals.

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NGBS Green PRO designation

NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING STANDARD (NGBS)

NGBS Green PRO Designation

Colin Walker, Sustainability Manager, is the first ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) professional in the nation to become an NGBS Green PRO. This professional designation validates expertise in green, sustainable building design, construction, and certification. The program is sponsored and administered by Home Innovation Research Labs, the entity behind the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) certification program.

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