Castle Management won Best Property Management Company for the 2^nd year in a row, thanks to a terrific team of bright, motivated people. The upper management feels exceptionally blessed to have such an amazingly talented squad. The award truly reflects the whole company, and Castle could not be prouder of the awesome staff across the entire portfolio.

Noteworthy congratulations include:

1. Oak Grove Terrace, in Concord won Best Rental Community (1-50 units). Excellent work by Resident Manager Chris Verrips, and Maintenance Technicians Joe Gamba, Bob Boyd, and Andie Navarro.
2. Arbol Verde Apartments in Livermore won Best Rental Community (51-100 units). Terrific work by Resident Manager Fermin Fernandez and Maintenance Technician Bob Boyd.
3. Chris Verrips won Best Rental Community Manager (1-50 units). Congratulations again, Chris. Well done.
4. Zsolt Varga won Best Maintenance Technician (100+ units) for his work at Viking Park Apartments in Pleasant Hill. Spectacular job, Zsolt.
5. Ramiro Dorado was a finalist for Best Porter/Grounds Keeper for his work at Monterey Club Apartments in Concord. Thank you for all your hard work, Ramiro.

Castle Management has truly had a tremendous year. Next year, Castle goes for the “threepeat.”

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With autumn upon us, we hope everyone is able to take advantage of all of the fun and festivities that the season has to offer. Happy Fall!

In California, apartment communities over 15 units must have an on-site manager. So if the pipes leak it’s no problem to let the plumber in. But what about smaller properties?

Castle secures keys in lockboxes to help trusted vendors do their work. The box might be hidden away on the back of a cooling unit; to the casual observer it’s simply a metal square. The vendor enters the combination, removes the key, and replaces it when finished.

These vendors have earned our trust, of course, and just to be safe we change the combinations every two years. Leaving keys for them makes routine maintenance easier and saves time in case of emergency.

An efficiency that benefits everyone. That’s our business.