Category: Press Releases

Draper and Kramer’s Kathryn Jorgensen Honored as a Connect CRE 2025 Next Gen Award Recipient for Chicago & Midwest

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce Kathryn Jorgensen, vice president, investment management, was selected as a Connect CRE 2025 Next Gen Award recipient in the Chicago & Midwest region. Given out annually by Connect Media, the Next Gen Award highlights commercial real estate’s most talented young professionals … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Martha Gaitan-Manning Receives 2025 CPM of Excellence Award from IREM Chicago

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce Martha Gaitan-Manning from its residential management team received the Certified Property Manager (CPM) of Excellence Award for 2025 from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)’s Chicago chapter. The honor was presented to Gaitan-Manning at IREM Chicago’s annual Premier Awards, held … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Laiche R. Gutter Wins 2025 CAMME Award for Property Manager in Affordable Category

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated is pleased to announce that Laiche R. Gutter from the firm’s residential management team has been honored with the 2025 Chicagoland Apartment Marketing and Management Excellence (CAMME) Award for Property Manager in the Affordable category. Gutter is the property manager at The Oaks, a 190-unit senior living community owned and operated … Continued

13 Draper and Kramer Properties Named 2024 SatisFacts Resident Satisfaction Award Recipients

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national real estate services firm, is pleased to announce 13 rental communities from its national management portfolio were named 2024 Resident Satisfaction award winners by SatisFacts, the multifamily industry’s premier authority on resident satisfaction and retention. In addition, four of those same Draper and Kramer-managed rental communities also won an … Continued

Tempo Nine Mile Station at The Point in Aurora, Colo., Set to Welcome First Residents

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A joint venture of Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, Koelbel and Company, Mile High Development and Urban Roots Development, Inc., today announced it is set to welcome first residents beginning Feb. 1 at Tempo Nine Mile Station, a new 255-unit rental community at 12150 E. Dartmouth Ave. in Aurora, Colo. Leasing is now underway for the … Continued

Draper and Kramer Recognized Among “Best of the Best” for 2024 by Midwest Real Estate News

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Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce it has been named a “Best of the Best” for 2024 by Midwest Real Estate News, which highlights leading real estate companies across eight categories as part of an annual feature. Draper and Kramer was honored in four of those … Continued

Draper and Kramer Wins 4 2024 Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is proud to announce it was recognized by Multi-Housing News with four 2024 Excellence Awards across three categories. AJ Markowski was the gold honoree in the Leasing Professional category while Martha Gaitan-Manning received a silver award in the Property Manager of the Year category. Additionally, … Continued

Pre-Leasing Underway at Tempo Nine Mile Station, New 255-Unit Multifamily Property within The Point in Aurora, Colo.

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A joint venture of Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, Koelbel and Company, Mile High Development and Urban Roots Development, Inc., today announced that pre-leasing has begun at Tempo Nine Mile Station, a new 255-unit multifamily property at the northeast corner of Parker Road and Peoria Street in Aurora, Colo. The building is part of the 22-acre “The Point” master-planned development, a vibrant … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Kevin Cooky Appointed to Chicagoland Apartment Association Board of Directors

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Chicago-based Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce that Kevin Cooky, assistant vice president, regional property manager and revenue manager, has been approved as a member of the Chicagoland Apartment Association (CAA) board of directors. His term on the CAA board – which is responsible for oversight of the … Continued

Draper and Kramer’s Amber Redding Receives IREM Chicago’s Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) Excellence Award

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Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, today announced Amber Redding, property management specialist, received the 2024 Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) Excellence Award from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)’s Chicago chapter. The award was presented to Redding at IREM Chicago’s annual Premier Awards, held May 10 at Chicago’s Drake Hotel. “Amber … Continued