Equity Office promotes Filtzer to senior manager of project management

Equity Office Properties promoted Paul Filtzer to senior manager of project management. The Equity Office portfolio, nearly 12 million s/f of class A office space in the Boston Market, includes South Station, Rowes Wharf, Cambridge Science Center, New England Executive Park, One Post Office Sq. and the Wellesley Office Park. Filtzer has been in the real estate industry for 15 years and with Equity Office for the past 12 years in operational, construction, and financial management roles. "We are fortunate to have Paul as a long standing member of our team. Drawing upon his impeccable work ethic, he has managed a variety of functional areas -- from property management to construction -- which will serve him well in his new role," said John Conley, Vice President, Boston, Equity Office Properties. "As a company that strongly believes in promotion from within, we saw this as a prime opportunity for a capable leader to take on new challenges." "I am honored to oversee project management for Equity Office's Boston Market and look forward to working with our exceptional property management and leasing teams," said Filtzer. As Senior Manager of Project Management at Equity Office Properties, Paul will initiate and manage projects that increase profitability and asset value. Previously, he was Senior Manager of Construction for the Boston Region for Equity Office where he led turnkey tenant improvement projects and major capital expenditures for the Boston and Cambridge portfolios comprising 8 million rentable square feet. Prior to that he was Senior Property Manager and Construction Manager for Center Plaza and the Cambridge Portfolio at Equity Office, where he managed multiple turnkey tenant improvement projects at Center Plaza and multiple buildings in Cambridge comprising 1.49 million rentable square feet. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. Paul also holds a Massachusetts Real Estate Broker License and a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License, and is a member of BOMA and NAIOP. About Equity Office Properties Equity Office owns and operates a national portfolio of premier office buildings in major metropolitan markets across the country. The company is owned by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, a preeminent global private equity firm. Equity Office was acquired in 2007, bringing Equity Office's portfolio together with other Blackstone office asset holdings, primarily from its acquisitions of CarrAmerica Properties and Trizec Properties. Integrating these predominantly Class A properties under one name - Equity Office - provides Blackstone with an unparalleled real estate platform for future office investments. Our goal is to leverage our national platform to facilitate the seamless acquisition and transition of properties into and out of the portfolio, in support of Blackstone's real estate investments philosophy. We actively manage our assets to ensure not only the best possible customer experience, but also gainful returns for Blackstone's investors. Equity Office is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and has approximately 750 employees. www.equityoffice.com