CBRE/New England wins six BOMA Boston TOBY Awards

CBRE/New England took home six Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) awards, which were presented at the annual BOMA Boston's TOBY and Industry Awards Ceremony held on November 14th, hosted by CBRE/NE's John Sullivan, president of BOMA Boston. "This award ceremony honors the best buildings and real estate professionals in the Greater Boston area," said Mark Tassinari, executive vice president/partner and head of CBRE/NE's asset services division. "CBRE/New England, once again, had a strong showing in both the building awards and individual awards, which is a true testament to all of the outstanding professionals we have working with us at CBRE/NE." The first of CBRE/NE's six awards went to Mark Tassinari, who was honored with the BOMA Boston 2013 Executive of the Year award. This award recognizes Tassinari's commitment to excellence and the entire asset services team's professionalism and their outstanding client service delivery capabilities. Additionally, Chris Linssen, senior property manager at Riverfront Office Park in Cambridge, was presented with the "Property Manager of the Year" award in the high-rise category. Also of note, Daniel Wells, tenant coordinator at Channel Center, received the BOMA Boston Education Scholarship. CBRE/NE was honored with three TOBY awards for individual properties under the firm's management; honors included the outstanding 500,000-1,000,000 s/f building of the year (Seaport East, Boston); the outstanding suburban mid-rise building of the year (Brickstone Sq., Andover); and the outstanding government building of the year award (1550 Main St., Springfield). Furthermore, 179 Lincoln St. in Boston was recognized for obtaining the "BOMA Boston 360 Performance Building" designation. The following property managers were recognized for obtaining their "Real Property Administrator" designation: Jack Hurley (33 Arch St., Boston), Ryan Parson (Prologis Portfolio, Boston) and Jason Richardson (Totten Pond Office Park, Waltham). Close to 600 real estate professionals attended the event, including property management teams, owners, and companies who provide services to the industry. Buildings that won local TOBY awards will move onto the Middle-Atlantic Conference (MAC) regional competition, which will be held in Boston in April. Winners from the MAC will move onto International competition at the 2014 BOMA Every Building Conference & Expo in Orlando Florida in June.