Luxury has no boundaries–at least not when it comes to this year's Multifamily Executive award winners. Lavish touches popped up not just in the luxury/resort segment but in all project categories from student housing to market-rate and affordable properties. Read more
In his best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey offers a handful of principles for life and work. "Be proactive," he recommends. "Begin with the end in mind." There are five more habits, of course, but just those first two seem strangely familiar after spending time with another business leader named Steven: Steven LeBlanc, president and CEO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Summit Properties. Talk to LeBlanc and those who know him, and these themes emerge again and again in his career and corporate decisions. Read more