The 295-unit community was judged on curb appeal, maintenance and leasing. It achieved the highest scores of its competitors in all three categories and was presented the prestigious award for Overall Excellence in Apartment Living by the Delaware Apartment Association at a December 20, 2005 awards ceremony.

There's something for everyone at Korman Residential at Stratford. They offer garden-style and mid-rise apartments, in addition to duplexes and townhomes. Sizes range from stuidos to three bedrooms. If you want a washer and dryer in your home, or a patio or balcony to relax on, Stratford offers those features and more, including hardwood floors, enormous closets and renovated kitchens.

Korman Residential at Stratford also offers flexible lease terms and furnished and unfurnished apartments. The community is ideally located in a hub of activity on Naamans Road near the Route 202 intersection. Korman Residential at Stratford has a preferred employer program for employers who bring in employees for temporary work or are in the process of relocating people into the Wilmington area and need a housing option that's more friendly, relaxing and homey than a hotel, yet just as efficient on the business-side.

What's extraordinary about Korman Residential at Stratford is the level of excellence the apartment community performs at on a daily basis. The professional on-site management and maintenance teams provide exceptional customer service and work hard to keep the property looking its best, inside and out. The team at Korman Residential at Stratford believes in their performance and product so strongly that they offer every resident a Korman Residential Commitment to excellence, service and quality-a guarantee that no one else in the market place offers. What is this guarantee? Visit the Korman Residential Properties website to find out more at www.kormanresidential.com.

All of these things are what makes Korman Residential at Stratford the top winner of the Overall Excellence award for apartment communities in the state of Delaware. If you're in the market for a new apartment, you definitely want to consider Korman Residential at Stratford.

Korman Residential Properties, one of the apartment industry's premiere family-owned multifamily real estate firms and a big name in the Philadelphia real estate market since 1919, purchased Stratford Apartments in November 2003.

Korman has made many improvements on-site, including but not limited to building a new Fitness Center, lobby and Leasing office in the Stratford House; updating hallways throughout the property; renovating laundry rooms in the garden-style apartments; repaving the entire property; expanding the pool area, including the installation of new fencing and new furniture; and is committed to continuing to improve the atmosphere and standard of living at Korman Residential at Stratford.

To see this article in its entirety, read the Saturday, January 7, 2006 edition of the News Journal.