02-07-2013 - BOMA/NY Gala Pinnacle Awards Ceremony set for February 7; An overview of the 21 buildings/nominees

When Sandy Hahn, BOMA/NY chair of the Pinnacle Awards opened the Pinnacle show this past February, she said, "Our nominees were put to the test beyond their mechanical and safety systems—the Pinnacle is not an engine room award. It's about the well-rounded management team of today." She could not be more correct. And this year, the world-class buildings of Manhattan are putting themselves to the test once again: 21 nominees are competing for our industries top honors at the BOMA/NY Gala Pinnacle Awards Ceremony on February 7. Here is an overview at this year's nominees by category: * Outstanding Local Member: Ronald Zeccardi, The Moinian Group * Historical Building: 2 Park Ave., CBRE; 595 Madison Ave., Vornado Office Management LLC and 745 Fifth Ave., Paramount Group, Inc. * Earth Award: Hearst Tower, Tishman Speyer * Manager (3-10 Years Exp.): Michael Aisner, RPA, RXR Realty LLC; Thomas Panissidi, Jones Lang LaSalle. * Manager of the Year (10 years): Maria DeSanto, CBRE; Steve Griffith, Paramount Group, Inc.; Patricia Revellese, SL Green Realty Corp., Carla Rooney, Paramount Group, Inc., and Jose Toro, RPACBRE. * Corporate: 555 West 18th St. (IAC Building), Jones Lang LaSalle * Renovated: 100 William St., CBRE.; 330 Madison Ave., Vornado Office Management, LLC and 1330 Avenue of the Americas, RXR Realty LLC. * Operating Office Building: Under 250,000 s/f: 110 East 42nd St., SL Green Realty Corp. 250,000 - 499,999 s/f: 1333 Broadway, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank 500,000 - 1,000,000 s/f: Hearst Tower, Tishman Speyer and 1325 Avenue of the Americas, Paramount Group, Inc. * Over 1 million s/f:1633 Broadway, Paramount Group, Inc.