Friday, September 13, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is proud to announce that Crystal White has been promoted to Assistant District Manager. In her new position, Ms. White will be overseeing a portfolio of four communities, all under varying degrees of renovation. Crystal has been in property management for the past eight years with increasing roles of responsibility. "She has a strong sense for hiring the right staff to create dynamic teams to carry out the investment goals [...]

Monday, August 19, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is pleased to welcome Frank Riehle as a new Day Porter for several properties in Colorado Springs including Citygate, Park Place, Powers Office Park and Star Ranch Shopping Center. He brings a background of grounds maintenance and construction to the position and is a former Marine and Vietnam veteran. When he is not working with Griffis/Blessing he enjoys fishing and spending time with his wife, five children and eight grandchildren. [...]

Thursday, August 15, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO – Weidner Apartment Homes, Griffis/Blessing, Inc. and Seagate Colorado Partners in conjunction with the Apartment Association of Southern Colorado (AASC), partnered together to aid individuals and families who were displaced by the Black Forest Fire. A donation was made to El Paso County benefiting the Disaster Assistance Center in order to show support for the community. All contributions will go directly to those affected by the fire. El Paso County Commissioner D1, Darryl [...]

Monday, July 22, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been selected to provide management services for the Boulder Street Medical Building, located at 1725 East Boulder Street in Colorado Springs. The 15,250-square-foot property is home to Pediatric Cardiology Associates, Pulmonary Associates and Memorial Pediatric Surgery. "We are thrilled with this selection to manage the Boulder Street Medical Building," says Richard K. Davidson, CPM®, Senior Vice President of Griffis/Blessing Commercial Property Services. "Our continued [...]

Friday, July 12, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing is pleased to announce that Lisa Hammond, FMP, has joined its Commercial Property Services group as Department Operations Coordinator and Assistant Portfolio Manager. In this capacity, she will work with Facilities Maintenance Supervisor Mario Gernazio on the maintenance work order and billing systems, provide training on commercial department systems and procedures based on audits and assist department Senior Vice President Rick Davidson, CPM®, on the management of his portfolio of Colorado [...]

Monday, June 10, 2013 The Preserve at Hidden Creek won "Best Community" built after 1996. Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing received seven awards at the Apartment Association of Southern Colorado's Peak Awards Banquet last week, including "Best Community Manager," "Best Portfolio Manager" and "Best Management Company." Tricia Marsh received "Best Community Manager" for properties with 150 or more units for her work at the Preserve at Hidden Creek, which also won "Best Community" built after 1996. Carmen Azzopardi, CPM®, took home [...]

Thursday, May 30, 2013 Rendering of the view looking west from Tutt Boulevard.View of current construction facing north on Tutt Boulevard. Colorado Springs, CO – Western National Group, Nor'wood Development Group and Griffis/Blessing, Inc., are pleased to announce the Encore at First and Main apartment community located on the east side of Colorado Springs. The 315-unit property will be nestled between First & Main Town Center and Springs Ranch Golf Club, and will be the city's first "urban-themed" community, taking exterior [...]

Monday, April 15, 2013 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing's Multifamily Property Services group celebrated National Volunteer Month by participating in the company's first ever "Multifamily Volunteer Day" this past Friday, April 12, 2013. Staff members from various sites spent their day working with non-profit organizations in lieu of their normal daily activities. Members of the Multifamily group donated their time and energy to one of four local organizations. For Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Griffis/Blessing apartment communities and [...]

Thursday, December 20, 2012 Colorado Springs, CO – Griffis/Blessing, Inc., is pleased to announce its selection by KASHA, LLC, to provide property management and maintenance services for the property located at 4310 Arrowswest Drive, Colorado Springs, CO. Senior Portfolio Manager Liz Seeger, RPA, LEED® AP, will supervise the management, assisted by Management Assistant Stacie Gray. "The 40,967-square-foot property is located in the Garden of the Gods corridor, where we manage six other buildings totaling approximately 375,000 square feet," says Rick [...]

Thursday, December 20, 2012 Colorado Springs, CO – On December 20th, Griffis/Blessing, Inc. successfully completed the purchase of Willow Run Village in Broomfield, Colorado. The garden-style community was built in 1999 and features 222,768 square feet spread over ten buildings on 10.65 acres, averaging 1,031 square feet per unit. The property also features an attractive mix of 48 one-bedroom, 120 two-bedroom, and 48 three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, spa, dog park, sand volleyball court, and [...]