CHICAGO - (December 08, 2025)
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce Lacy Guice, leasing specialist, was selected as a 2025 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award recipient with silver recognition in the Leasing Professional of the Year category. The honor was announced at the Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards celebration, held Dec. 4 at Oasis at 437 Madison in New York City.
“In her four years with Draper and Kramer, Lacy has embodied everything you would want from a leasing professional and then some — from her track record delivering impressive occupancy and renewal rates, to her creative personal touches, willingness to go the extra mile, and ability to quickly connect with prospects and put them at ease during the leasing process,” said Julie Stevlingson, senior vice president and director of management services with Chicago-based Draper and Kramer. “She sets an incredibly high bar, which is why we’ve also selected her to help train new leasing agents as well as be part of DK Elevate, our internal professional development program for our most promising young leaders.”
Guice’s silver honor recognizes her role at Senita on Cave Creek, a 240-unit property in Phoenix. She moved to the property in early 2025 from her previous leasing position at Crest at Las Colinas Station, Draper and Kramer’s 374-unit luxury rental community in Irving, Texas, a northwest suburb of Dallas. Despite the relocation to a new, larger property in an unfamiliar market, Guice made an immediate impact, signing a new lease on her very first day on the job and since maintaining a 95% occupancy rate and 48% renewal rate. The Multi-Housing News Excellence Award also highlights her willingness to assist with resident events in order to build a sense of community at the property, and the extra lengths she goes to in ensuring a smooth leasing and move-in process for new residents.
In addition to her experience as a leasing agent, Guice’s professional history includes work as a sound engineer, a role she still pursues part-time when not carrying out her duties with Draper and Kramer.
About Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Founded in 1893, Draper and Kramer, Incorporated is a trusted financial and property services provider with a deep commitment to people, excellence, service and integrity spanning more than 130 years. Family-owned and one of the leading privately held real estate services firms in the U.S., Draper and Kramer is headquartered in Chicago with a national reach and broad offering of services. The company’s decades-long heritage has evolved over the years and today spans expertise in residential and commercial development, acquisition, property management and leasing; and debt and equity financing for commercial properties. Draper and Kramer provides a single source of real estate-related counsel to a diverse group of real estate investors across the U.S., including corporations; private and institutional owners and users of real estate; government agencies; and foundations. For more information, visit www.draperandkramer.com.
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Lacy Guice, leasing specialist at Draper and Kramer’s Senita on Cave Creek rental community in Phoenix, was honored as a 2025 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award recipient with silver recognition in the Leasing Professional of the Year category.
