A record crowd of close to 600 members of the commercial real estate industry gathered last month for BOMA Boston's annual The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) and Industry Awards at the Westin Copley Place Hotel. The event recognizes the best in building management, operations, and service in the commercial real estate industry throughout the greater Boston area.
This year, BOMA Boston honored thirteen buildings with TOBY awards, and seven individuals with industry awards. The thirteen buildings honored at the local level (Boston) now move on to regional competition at the Middle-Atlantic Conference (MAC) against 15 other local BOMAs in the region for a chance to compete internationally. The international TOBY Awards will be handed out in June of 2014 in Orlando, FL.
In 2014, BOMA Boston will be hosting the MAC Conference for the first time in over ten years. The conference will take place from Sunday, March 31 - April 1 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel and will include educational seminars, networking opportunities, and the regional TOBY Awards dinner. Sponsorships and conference tickets are available - please visit www.bomaboston.org for more information.
2013 TOBY winners:
* Over 1 million s/f: 53 State St., owned by 53 State Street Lessee LLC, managed by Lincoln Property Company.
* 500,000-1 million s/f: Seaport East, owned by East Office Limited Partnership/Pembroke Real Estate, managed by CBRE | New England.
* 250,000-500,000 s/f: 40 Broad St., owned by TIAA-CREF Real Estate Management Core Property Fund, managed by Lincoln Property Company.
* 100,000-250,000 s/f: Framingham Corporate Center, owned by Colony Realty Partners LLC, managed by Lincoln Property Company.
* Under 100,000 s/f: 21 Custom House Street, owned by Aman, Inc. and managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.
* Corporate Facility: 73 Tremont St., owned by 73 Tremont Realty LLC, managed by Colliers International.
* Government Building: 1550 MAIN, owned by Massachusetts Development Authority, managed by CBRE New England.
* Earth Award: Federal Reserve Plaza, owned and managed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
* Historical Building: One Liberty Square, owned by the One Liberty Square LLC, managed by Lincoln Property Company.
* Renovated Building: One Federal Street, owned and managed by Tishman Speyer.
* Industrial Office Park: 55 Lyman St., owned by The Realty Associates Fund IX, LP, managed by Lincoln Property Company.
* Suburban Mid-Rise: Brickstone Square, owned by Pearl Mark Real Estate Partners LLC, managed by CBRE | New England.
* Suburban Low-Rise: Westboro Executive Park, owned by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, managed by Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
2013 Industry Award winners:
* Executive of the Year: Mark Tassniari, CBRE | New England.
* High-Rise Property Manager of the Year: Chris Linssen, CBRE | New England.
* Mid-Rise Property Manager of the Year: Maria Farias, BioMed Realty, Inc.
* Low-Rise Property Manager of the Year: Charleen Taylor, Jones Lang LaSalle.
* Affiliate Company of the Year: ARS Restoration Specialists.
* Affiliate Member of the Year: Gerry McGonagle, BELFOR Property Restoration.
* Executive Engineer of the Year: Robert Albert, Jones Lang LaSalle.
* Engineer of the Year: David Miles, DTZ.
Couldn't attend the TOBY & Industry Awards last month? Visit www.bomaboston.org for photos, video, and complete list of winners!