BRAINTREE – September 15, 2016 – IREM announced today that The Schochet Companies has been selected as a finalist for their 2016 REME (Real Estate Management Excellence) Award in the Workplace Environment – Sustainability Programs category. The REME Awards recognize real estate management excellence through innovative business practices and initiatives that advance the profession and the industry. The company is now part of an elite group of finalists in the REME Awards Program.

REME Awards recognize companies and individuals who are engaged in real estate management of any or all asset classes, and from companies of any size.

Winners will be announced during the IREM Fall Conference at the Inaugural Gala Dinner and REME Awards on Friday, October 21, 2016, in San Diego, CA.

About The Schochet Companies

The Schochet Companies is a full service real estate development and management company founded by Jay R. Schochet in 1973.  Since that time the company has developed, owned, and/or managed in excess of 7,000 apartments and over 600,000 square feet of retail and commercial space throughout New England and on the West Coast.  Today, The Schochet Companies owns and/or manages over 4,000 apartments and 275,000 square feet of commercial space throughout New England.  Headquartered in Braintree, MA, the company employs over 150 people.