Readers’ Choice Awards Spotlight—May 2023

Readers’ Choice Awards Spotlight

Published May 2023

     Editor’s Note: FLCAJ would like to congratulate these three outstanding 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards winners! (For a full list of 2023 RCA winners, please read the March 2023 issue or visit www.fcapgroup.com/flcaj/readers-choice/.


Cogent Bank

Diamond Level Winner—Financial Services
(Winner 2023 and one previous RCA win)

     Cogent Bank is proud to be recognized as a Diamond winner of the 2023 FLCAJ  Readers’ Choice Awards! With our robust suite of products and services, we are here to serve the loan, deposit, and payment processing needs of both property management companies and community associations. Cogent’s team of financial specialists has extensive industry experience and has served the needs of community associations and property management companies throughout the state of Florida for many years. 

     We provide treasury management solutions, multiple payment channels, and consultative advice to improve your operating efficiencies. Our suite of treasury management and HOA payment systems are designed to lower costs, improve efficiency, and enhance cash flow while providing effective control of your funds. We offer the following:

  • Multiple payment channels including credit cards, eCheck, automated clearing-house (ACH), and U.S. mail
  • Secure online access to view checks, payments, and remittance information
  • Web-based lockbox enabling data search by check number, date, dollar amount, or unit number
  • Custom accounting software interface providing the payment file information needed to update your accounting software
  • Streamlined account setup

     At Cogent, we pride ourselves on Moving You and your association Forward.

     For more information, please call us at 407-545-2662 or visit cogentbank.com.


Plastridge Insurance Services

Diamond Level Winner—Financial Services
(Winner 2023 and two previous RCA wins)

      Plastridge Insurance Services is honored to have won the Diamond Level Readers’ Choice Award from FLCAJ. For over 104 years our condominium and HOA association division has provided risk management and insurance programs for over 1200 community associations throughout Florida. Our specialized Plastridge team assists clients in mitigating risk by analysis, design, marketing, and placement of casualty and alternative risk financing programs specific to property managers, builders, homeowners’ associations, and their boards of directors. We are proud to have on our team licensed and approved consultants to teach CAM (community association manager) continuing education classes.

     For more information on Plastridge Insurance, call 561-276-5221 or visit www.plastridge.com/hoa-condos/.


Promar Building Services

Diamond Level Winner—Concrete (including Balconies and Railings) and Painting and Waterproofing
(Winner 2023 and three previous RCA wins)

     Promar Building Services LLC (Promar) is a locally owned, licensed, insured, and bonded certified general contractor. We have specialized experience since 1998 working on low-rise and high-rise buildings, parking garages, and recreational decks. We specialize in exterior painting, waterproofing, stucco repairs, and deck and walkway coatings as well as concrete restoration of balconies, catwalks, decks, and parking garages.

     Promar’s primary goal is providing excellent customer service in addition to offering quality workmanship to our clients.  Our focus is to develop long-lasting relationships with our clients, allowing us to provide services that they need today and to be the first company they think of for any of their future needs. 

     We have maintained our primary goal by hiring highly skilled employees and listening to our clients’ needs.

     We want to stand above the rest as well as earn the respect of all our clients.

     For more information about Promar Building Services, call the company president, Alfredo Amador, at 561-598-4549, email AAmador@PromarBuilding.com, or visit www.promarbuilding.com.