After a month's long effort leading up to the annual stockholder meeting of Apartment Investment and Management Company, or Aimco, activist CRE investor Land & Buildings saw partial success in its attempt to place directors on the former's board.

Michael Stein, chairman of Aimco's investment committee, which was at the heart of Land & Buildings' criticisms of the company, is now out. Taking his board position, although not automatically the committee position, is Jim Sullivan, a long-time REIT analyst who had been at Green Street Advisors for 26 years until his retirement.

Not elected was Michelle Applebaum, who Land & Buildings had praised as "a shareholder advocate for more than 30 years" and someone "well-positioned to help Aimco improve its corporate governance, make smarter investment decisions, and regain credibility among the investment community."

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