Advance Realty's One Gateway Center earns BOMA 360 for second time

According to Advance Realty, One Gateway Center has once again earned the BOMA 360 Performance Program designation. Administered by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, the BOMA 360 Performance Program recognizes commercial properties that demonstrate best practices in building operations and management. A 26-story, 466,919 s/f property, One Gateway Center previously earned the BOMA 360 Performance Program designation in 2009. Additionally, the property has twice received BOMA N.J.'s "The Outstanding Building of the Year" (TOBY) Award, which recognizes quality in office buildings and excellence in building management. "One of our objectives at Advance Realty is to constantly exceed the expectations of our tenant base by managing all of our properties to the highest of industry standards," said Rick Zack, RPA, FMA, who serves as Advance Realty's director of property management. "We are honored that BOMA has recognized this exceptional building again. We will continue to work to foster an outstanding business environment at One Gateway, which has become one of New Jersey's most sought-after office properties." A groundbreaking program, the BOMA 360 Performance Program® evaluates properties in six major areas: building operations and management; life safety/security/risk management; training and education of building personnel; energy management; environmental/sustainability performance; and tenant relations and community involvement. The program takes a holistic approach to evaluating a building's operations and management and benchmarks a building's performance against industry standards. In its assessment of One Gateway Center, BOMA identified a number of best practices including: In the "building operations and management" category, One Gateway Center was recognized for a number of enhancements including the installation of a $50,000 optical turnstile and glass curtain wall, resulting in the a reduction of 145 man-hours of security personnel; the installation of an online visitor registration system, allowing tenants to quickly preauthorize visitors; and the initiation of a web-based operations management platform that allows for tracking of preventative maintenance on mechanical equipment. In the "energy" category, One Gateway Center was recognized for the installation of new thermostatic controls on the perimeter terminal air conditioning units, reducing energy by allowing the system to cycle on and off when necessary. Also recognized was a compete lighting retrofit in the building and its parking garage, yielding better quality light while using less energy. In the "tenant relations and community involvement" category, One Gateway Center was recognized for hosting seminars that educate tenants on how to save energy at their office and in their home; partnering with the New Jersey Clean Energy Program to offer tenants a reduced rate on energy efficient products; hosting a semi-annual book fair, with 10 percent of gross sales donated to local civic organization Newark Now; and partnering with a local middle school to host a holiday music concert. "We are proud to designate One Gateway Center as a BOMA 360 Performance Building in recognition of the high standards the management team has achieved in every aspect of building operations and management," said BOMA International Chair Joseph F. Markling, Managing Director, CBRE. "By achieving the BOMA 360 designation, the management of One Gateway has demonstrated to their owners, tenants, prospective tenants and the community that this property is being managed to the highest standards of excellence." Situated at one of the most strategic locations in New Jersey, attached to Newark Penn Station and at the crossroads of Interstates 78, 24, I-280, the NJ Turnpike and Highways 21, 1 and 9, One Gateway Center is located adjacent to the Seton Hall University Law School and is just blocks from the prestigious NJ Performing Arts Center. It is minutes from Newark International Airport by car and 20 minutes by PATH to midtown Manhattan. Home to banks, a hotel, a fitness center, retail establishments and restaurants, One Gateway Center features panoramic views of both Newark and the Manhattan skyline. The building currently has a limited number of various size office suite opportunities that can be viewed on the website www.onegatewaycenter.com For more information on the BOMA 360 Performance designation, visit www.boma.org/GetInvolved/BOMA360. For more information on Advance Realty, visit www.advancere.com.