BOMA Boston hosts Middle Atlantic Conference for first time since 2003

BOMA Boston hosted the 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) from March 30 - April 1 at the Longwharf Marriott Hotel. The conference included keynote presentations from Legal Sea Foods CEO Roger Berkowitz and BELFOR CEO Sheldon Yellen. This was the first time Boston has hosted the MAC since 2003. Sessions included a regional commercial real estate perspectives panel, a presentation on the topic of outdoor readiness, and tours of the Seaport District and Fenway Park. The conference concluded with the regional TOBY Awards with four Boston buildings being awarded and moving onto international competition: * 250,000-500,000 s/f: 40 Broad St., owned by TIAA-CREF Real Estate Management Core Property Fund, managed by Lincoln Property Company; * Government Building: 1550 MAIN, owned by Massachusetts Development Authority, managed by CBRE | NE Partners LP; * Historical Building: One Liberty Sq., owned by the One Liberty Square LLC, managed by Lincoln Property Company; * Suburban Low-Rise: Westboro Executive Park, owned by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, managed by Jones Lang LaSalle. International winners will be revealed at the Every Building Conference and Expo, to be held at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, FL from June 22-24. The Middle Atlantic Conference is comprised of 16 local associations with a combined membership in excess of 3,500 members covering 11 states and the District of Columbia, including: Capital Region/Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Greater Buffalo, Greater Hartford, New Jersey, Central New York, Greater New York, Central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Long Island, NY, Rochester, Southern Connecticut, AOBA/BOMA Washington, D.C., Rochester and Westchester County, NY, as well as members at large. The Middle Atlantic Conference meets at the BOMA International Winter Business Meeting and the BOMA International June Convention as well as holding its own annual meeting in the spring. The purpose of the annual meeting is to: create, develop and maintain cooperation among the owners of office, loft and apartment buildings; promote the exchange of ideas and information; promote the general welfare of the industry; and groom the future leaders of BOMA International. As the largest and most active region in BOMA International, BOMA MAC has utilized its position to provide leadership opportunities to our local members and training to our TOBY winners to improve and capitalize on the abundance of intellectual property that resides within the MAC membership. Many members have risen to leadership positions in BOMA International, as BOMA International Officers, Chairs of Committees, Task Force Chairs, SIG Chairs and Committee members to support our industry.