New York's best compete every year for the real estate industry's highest award—the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater New York, Inc. (BOMA/NY) Pinnacle—and the process of the competition, in the words of the Pinnacle Awards committee chair Angelo Grima, "...drives you to raise your own bar. It will give you a better building, a better team and you'll be a better manager as a result." Nominations are now open for the 2016 awards, which evaluates management expertise and excellence in these building categories: historical, government, renovated, corporate facility, operating (in four size categories), and the Earth Award, which analyzes sustainability programs and results. The Pinnacle Award is the local level competition for the The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY), which is considered the most prestigious and difficult real estate award to win due to its rigorous submission process and demanding criteria. Awards are also given for Manager of the Year in two experience categories and for the association's Outstanding Local Member of the year. Anyone in real estate can nominate a building or individual using the nomination form at http://www.bomany.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3457 or by contacting BOMA/NY's director of membership and special events Ami Shah at [email protected]. Nominations are due by May 1st. Winners at the local level go on to compete in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) regional TOBY awards, which involves competing against other local winners from 11 states and Washington, D.C. If successful there, winners proceed to the BOMA International level of judging, which encompasses world-wide competition. This year, the 2014 Pinnacle Winner for Historical Building, 230 Park Ave., competed in its category for the 2015 MAC TOBY, and is now in the race for the International TOBY, Historical Building. Results for the final level of competition will be announced at the BOMA International Conference in late June. The mission of BOMA/NY is to promote programs and services, while serving as a resource for the advancement of the real estate industry.