Awards and Recognition Disclaimers

With respect to each of the awards listed, the awards / rankings were performed and determined by a third-party that is not affiliated with Waterton and no fee, subscription or other consideration was required in order to be considered for, or to advertise, such award. Awards and rankings are based upon third-party reviews and opinions and are not indicative, or a guarantee, of Waterton’s or its professional’s future performance.

To qualify for a Kingsley Excellence Award, property owners must have vertically integrated property management and manage 90% or more of the properties they own. A property’s resident satisfaction must exceed the Kingsley IndexTM, a comprehensive performance benchmarking database in the real estate industry, representing more than 6 million prospects and residents surveyed annually. For additional information regarding data collection and methodology, please refer to gracehill.com/Kingsley-excellence-awards.

The workplace experience survey was conducted by Chicago Tribune and open to all nominated Chicago-area employers with at least 100 employees. The Tribune engaged its research partner, Energage, a workplace survey and improvement specialist, to distribute an easy-to-complete, confidential survey and calculate the list of top workplaces. Waterton participated in 2022 and 2023 periods with results published in November 4. 2022 and November 8, 2023, respectively. No fee or compensation was paid in connection with participation. The detailed methodology is available here: https://topworkplaces.com/resources/national-top-workplaces-methodology/

*No cash or non-cash compensation was paid or received direct or indirectly for the publications or contents of these awards.