The 2015 BOMA/NY Pinnacle Awards Ceremony will be held on February 26th at Chelsea Piers, Pier 60. A cocktail reception will be held from 6 - 6:45 p.m., and a multi-media ceremony and full-gourmet dinner from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
It will be an Oscar-style ceremony—winners are revealed only when "envelopes" are unsealed that night; culmination of competition held throughout 2014 in which commercial office buildings in N.Y.C. are judged according to the BOMA standard of ownership and operational management excellence in these categories: Historical, government, new construction, earth, renovated and operating office building (by size).
Managers compete in two categories by years of experience: 3-10 and 10 years plus
The Outstanding Local Member of the Year is also honored
The nominees are:
MEMBER OF THE YEAR: John Brandstetter, The Brandstetter Group
HISTORICAL: The Argonaut Building, Owner: M1 Real Estate, Management Firm: Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
GOVERNMENT: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York, Owner: New York Convention Center Development Corporation
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 51 Astor Place, Owner/management firm: EJM Equities, Inc.
EARTH: 1325 Avenue of the Americas, Owner: 1325 Avenue of the Americas, L.P., Management Firm: Paramount Group, Inc.
MANAGER (3-10 Years exp): Jennifer Ciccotto, RPA - SL Green Realty, Corp.; Mitchell Grant, RPA - RXR Realty LLC; Edina Lemo, LEED AP O+M - Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; and Michael Spagnola - L&L Holding Company, LLC.
MANAGER (Over 10 Years exp): John DeMaso, CSM/ICSM - Vornado Realty Trust; Diane Fields, RPA/FMA/LEED AP BD+C - Empire State Realty Trust; and Herb Gonzalez -L&L Holding Company, LLC.
RENOVATED 452 Fifth Ave., Owner: 452 Fifth Owners, LLC, Management Firm: CBRE
OPERATING OFFICE BUILDING (250,000 - 499,999 s/f) 1359 Broadway, Owner/Management Firm: Empire State Realty Trust
OPERATING OFFICE BUILDING (500,000 - 1 million s/f): 340 Madison Ave., Owner: Broadway 340 Madison Fee, LLC, Management Firm: RXR Property Management, LLC; and 900 Third Ave., Owner: 900 Third Avenue, L.P., Management Firm: Paramount Group, Inc.
OPERATING OFFICE BUILDING (Over 1 million s/f): One Hudson Sq., Owner/Management Firm: Trinity Real Estate, Parish of Trinity Church
COST: $475 per person, register at: http://www.cvent.com/events/boma-ny-2014-15-pinnacle-awards/invitation-5ccdf24a4bef4b01bbbfe24088bca47f.aspx Tags: