Continuing its commitment to expand local housing options, Chestnut Hill Realty announced the opening of a 127-unit apartment building in the Hancock Village apartment home community in Brookline.

The John Adams Building on Asheville Road is part of a 461-unit expansion called the Residences of South Brookline that is being developed under the Commonwealth’s Chapter 40B statute to help fill the region’s critical housing shortage and affordable housing needs. It is the largest 40B project currently in development in Brookline.

Chestnut Hill Realty has been named as a 2023 Best Places to Work in Multifamily through an independently conducted national survey. Companies in the multifamily housing industry opt-in to participate in the survey with results based on employee feedback.

The Massachusetts Apartment Association has named Chestnut Hill Realty’s 1443 Beacon Street as its Small Community of the Year for 2022.

Built in 1979 and purchased by Chestnut Hill Realty in 2015, the 118-unit, eight-story building is located in the heart of Brookline near Coolidge Corner. The community is comprised of one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury residences with an average apartment home size of 930 s/f.

Hancock Village Resident Services Professional Whitney Torgerson was named Leasing Professional of the Year by the Massachusetts Apartment Association.

The Massachusetts Apartment Association has named Larry Goodwin as its 2022 Apartment Maintenance Supervisor of the Year.

Edvin Gudiel, Maintenance Technician at Hancock Estates, was selected by the Massachusetts Apartment Association (MAA) as the Apartment Maintenance Technician of the Year for 2022 at the Association’s recent President’s and Achievement Awards ceremony.

Marina Plowman, Resident Services Professional, and Javier Romero, Facilities Service Manager, at Regency Plaza were honored by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA), Allied Chapter, as Employees of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding achievements of employees in the hospitality, food service, tourism and allied industries. Award recipients are chosen by their bosses, co-workers and their customers.