Sapirman receives REBNY'S Management Executive Award.

Anita Sapirman, RAM, NYARM, founder and president of Manhattan-based Saparn Realty, Inc., has been named Residential Management Executive of the Year by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). Sapirman received the award, "in recognition of her outstanding professionalism in the field of property management, civic achievement, and contributions to the real estate industry," during the breakfast reception immediately preceding REBNY's Fifth Annual Real Estate Trade Show and convention on March 10, 2000, at the New York Hilton. The award was Sponsored by REBNY, the REBNY Brokerage Division, and the REBNY Management Council, and was presented to Sapirman by attorney Benjamin Kirschenbaum, who received the award last year and with whom Sapirman co-chaired the REBNY Management Council until this year.

In addition to stewarding Saparn Realty, Inc., one of New York's most highly-respected residential management firms, Sapirman's ongoing industry contributions include positions as a founding member and past co-chair of the Residential Management Council of REBNY, co-founder and vice president of the Association of Cooperative and Condominium Managers (ACCM), and member of the executive board of the Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc. Sapirman's professional credentials also include a former board position and current membership in the New York Association of Realty Managers, and membership in the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, Inc., and the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums.

A recognized authority on asset management, author of numerous real estate-related articles, and a popular speaker at real estate industry seminars and conferences, Sapirman has earned professional designations as a Registered Apartment Manager (RAM) from the National Association of Home Builders NAHB), and a New York Accredited Realty Manager from the New York Association of Realty Managers NYARM). (She was among the first group of professional property managers to be so designated by NYARM.) Sapirman is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker, a New York State Registered Mortgage Broker, and a New York City Commissioner of Deeds.

"Anita has been a diligent and extremely helpful co-chair of the Residential Management Council since its inception," says Marolyn Davenport, REBNY senior vice president for Management Services and Government Affairs. "Her colleagues and peers were thrilled to have an opportunity to honor her and recognize her contributions."

"The Real Estate Board of New York is among the most important and influential bodies in the residential management arena," says Sapirman. "I am honored to have received this prestigious award from my professional peers, and I thank REBNY for their support of my work and the work of our colleagues in the field."