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Spiderman to the rescue!

  There are several lessons to be learned from a potentially disastrous event that took place at Plymouth Ponds Apartments on October 4th, 2015.  First, never leave candles or any burning objects unattended and never empty ashtrays into the wastebasket, or use a wastebasket for an ashtray.  Second, super heroes exist, for evidence read the heroic story of our own friendly neighborhood Spiderman Urias Jah in the Star Tribune article Spiderman to the Rescue as Plymouth Teen Climbs Building to extinguish Fire (https://www.startribune.com/spiderman-to-the-rescue-as-plymouth-teen-climbs-building-to-extinguish-fire/371809921/) . Plymouth Assistant Fire Chief Matt Nordby recommended Jah for the Citizens Award after he learned of Jah’s feat to assist with extinguishing a deck fire that could have spread quickly. “I don’t know how he did it and did it with an extinguisher,” Nordby said. After all precautions were taken to ensure the fire was out, Assistant Fire Chief Nordby and each of his crew members shook Jah’s hand and thanked him. Such heroics deserved recognition, said Nordby. “So many lives are affected and changed by a simple apartment fire, between the smoke damage and the water damage and people being displaced,” Nordby said. “He saved us a lot of work. But mostly, he made an impact on the residents there so they were able to stay in their apartment that night.” More than 200 people live in the Plymouth Ponds apartments. Plymouth Public Safety Director Mike Goldstein presented 17-year-old Urias Jah of Plymouth Ponds Apartments a Citizens Award on March 3.  The City of Plymouth annually recognizes several residents and police officers for heroic and helpful acts within the city, some resulting in the saving of a life.  Thank you Urias Jah.

Turn & Learn 2015

On December 8th and 9th, Thies & Talle Management gathered for our Annual Turn and Learn Conference and Holiday Party. During the conference, we enjoyed some great guest speakers and education sessions!  Guest speakers included Donna Hanbery (https://www.hnclaw.com/ap.html) from Hanbery & Turner, P.A. who spoke about the importance of good documentation and Fair Housing and James Olney from Associated Financial Group (https://www.associatedfinancialgroup.com/Our-Community/About-Us) who spoke about fostering a positive work environment. The conference concluded that evening with a networking event featuring The Bossa Jazz Quartet (https://dwbossa.tumblr.com/) , dinner and the announcement of the annual service awards which included: 5 Year Awards: Jeffrey Johnson           Heritage Park Thomas Kennedy        Cutters Grove Mary Niday-Russell   Springbrook Estates Juanita Sealy               Thies & Talle Management Duane Whitehead      Maplewood William Bollinger       Circle Pines Keith Meyer                 Homestead Townhomes Alberto Vazquez          Plymouth Ponds 10 Year Awards: Ramona Beam             Plymouth Ponds Kati Cartier                  Sun Cliffe Duane Helmbolt         Shamrock Court Diana Hoops                Kimberly Meadows James Morin                Forest Place Karen Kenney              Victoria Place Harlan Rohrbach        Bridgewood Estates 15 Year Awards: Amy Berger                 Afton View Patrice Ricci                Thies & Talle Management Anthony Sterzinger     Southview Constance Bussey       Southview 20 Year Awards: Kristine Nelson            Thies & Talle Management Donald Carter             Ramsey Townhomes 25 Year Awards: Earl Busse                   Garden Court Martha Hofer              Beadle West Janet Talle                   Thies & Talle Corporate 30 Year Awards: Sharol Longaker          Thies & Talle Management The nominees for Property of the Year in the categories of Affordable Property and Market Rate Property were also…

Looking to live in Fargo?

Are you looking to live in Fargo, ND?  We have some immediate openings at Prairiewood Estates (properties/prairiewood-fargo.html)  which is centrally located in Fargo near the West Acres Mall and the Prairiewood Golf Course.  Prairiwood Estates is also a short drive to the NDSU campus.   Our 2 bedroom units have all been recently remodeled and look fantastic.  Give us a call today at 866-349-5145 (tel:866-349-5145)  to set up a time to come by and check out one of our available units or click here (properties/prairiewood-fargo.html) for more information.      

Thies & Talle wins at MADACS 2015

The Minnesota Multi Housing Association acknowledges the MADACS awards as the most honored award given in recognition of superior contributions to the multi housing industry. The purpose of the MADACS awards is to recognize owners and associates who have made significant contributions to multi housing marketing and management through exemplary achievements. The annual MADACS awards gala is the most popular, prestigious event on the Minnesota Multi Housing Association's calendar and celebrates positive, innovative, community and industry-enhancing accomplishments. Thies & Talle Management, Inc. is honored to have been awarded three MADACS Awards in 2015.  Congratulations to the staff at Woodmount Townhomes for a MADACS in the category of Property Excellence: Affordable and also to Thies & Talle Management, Inc. for awards in Social Media Outreach and Resident Communication Piece: Print Brochure. PROPERTY EXCELLENCE: AFFORDABLE WOODMOUNT TOWNHOMES THIES & TALLE MANAGEMENT, INC. Property Excellence refers to overall operation of a property including physical plant, occupancy, financial performance and resident satisfaction. RESIDENT COMMUNICATION PIECE RESIDENT LIFE PAGE BROCHURE THIES & TALLE MANAGEMENT, INC. The Resident Life Page Brochure was developed to meet the growing trend in internet accessibility inform our residents about their own easy-to-navigate online gateway to the property that complements their lifestyle and enhances their community experience. We call this gateway of portals the Resident Life Page.  The online portals we provide are optimized for any devices, so residents can quickly access the portal with smartphones and tablets in addition to their desktops and laptops. Residents can securely pay rent, submit service requests, reserve amenities and even renew leases at their convenience. SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH THIES & TALLE MANAGEMENT, INC. KICK-UP LAB In 2015 Thies & Talle Management set out to create a social media…

2015 Property Excellence Award-Woodmount Townhomes

The Minnesota Multi Housing Association acknowledges the MADACS awards as the most honored award given in recognition of superior contributions to the multi housing industry. The purpose of the MADACS awards is to recognize owners and associates who have made significant contributions to multi housing marketing and management through exemplary achievements. Thies & Talle Management, Inc. is proud to announce that Woodmount Townhomes (properties/woodmount-townhomes-cottage-grove.html) , in Cottage Grove, Minnesota won the Property Excellence award in the Affordable Housing category. Property Excellence refers to the overall operation of a property including physical plant, occupancy, financial performance and the award celebrates positive, innovative, community-enhancing accomplishments. Woodmount Townhomes has been operated by Thies & Talle Management for over 30 years. Managed by Jamie Doherty and Brad Nutzman, Woodmount Townhomes is a stand out property in the Thies & Talle portfolio. Woodmount’s Excellence and level of customer service is demonstrated by the residents who call Woodmount home. Several residents have been there since opening day. Others, who grew up at Woodmount Townhomes as kids, have returned with their own families, because they remember such positive experiences and enjoyment of the community. Woodmount Townhomes has such a positive reputation in the Cottage Grove community that in 30 years, Woodmount has never had less than a one year wait list to move in and the list has been as long as 3 years. Congratulations Woodmount Townhomes for this well-deserved acknowledgement and award.

Irene's 100th Birthday Party!

Happy 100th Birthday to Irene Gillette!  Canterbury Apartments (properties/canterbury-sioux-falls.html) was open to all residents and Irene’s family for a birthday celebration.  The birthday cake was made by Thies & Talle’s own Helen Ganske the Regional Property Manager for the Sioux Falls locations.  The cake features pictures of Irene when she was 18 months old and a picture of her from this summer.  Irene received Birthday cards from the President and all of the Senators and Congressmen for the State of South Dakota along with the Mayor of Sioux Falls.  Canterbury Apartments hosted approximately 50 residents and family for the big day.  Irene was very grateful to Thies & Talle Management for throwing this party for her.  Thies & Talle is more grateful to Irene, who has called Canterbury Apartments home since 7/1/1978 (37 years).  Thank you Irene and Happy Birthday!    

Are you ready to live at Golden Creek-Westport?

Are you looking for a new apartment this fall in Sioux Falls?   Take a look at Golden Creek-Westport (properties/goldencreek-westport-sioux-falls.html)  where you will find spacious 2 bedroom apartments ready for you to move in this September and October.  We are currently running a great deal if you sign a 12 month lease we will give you one month for free.  Golden Creek-Westport is located right next to the Empire Mall (https://www.simon.com/mall/the-empire-mall) and is within' walking distance to Target. Give our office a call at (877) 847-6246 (tel:(877) 847-6246)  and then stop by for a tour.

National Night Out with Thies & Talle

  This year we kept the tradition going strong of celebrating National Night Out at Thies & Talle.   At Plymouth Ponds (properties/plymouthponds-plymouth.html) we had a bouncy house, petting zoo and pony rides.  Cutters Grove (properties/cutters-grove-anoka.html)  had a DJ spinning songs and a Clown making balloon animals.   We also had some excellent community events at Riva Ridge (properties/riva-ridge-shakopee.html) and Forest Place (properties/forest-place-st-paul.html) including a cook out and block party. National Night Out (https://natw.org/about) enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community and provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

Contest: Win Free Rent for Life!

Our friends over at Apartments.com (https://www.apartments.com/free-rent-for-life/?utm_source=RFL&utm_medium=email&utm_content=advertem&utm_campaign=150010RFLA) are running a great contest where you could win "Free Rent for Life".   You can click HERE (https://www.apartments.com/free-rent-for-life/?utm_source=RFL&utm_medium=email&utm_content=advertem&utm_campaign=150010RFLA) for all the details but the rules are pretty simple.   Write a review for the Apartment you currently live in and that gets you signed up.  Each week over the next 12 weeks Apartments.com will draw one lucky winner to win "Free Rent for a Year" and then at the end of the contest one person will be selected to win "Free Rent for Life" (https://www.apartments.com/free-rent-for-life/?utm_source=RFL&utm_medium=email&utm_content=advertem&utm_campaign=150010RFLA)