Ashforth makes the "A List".

CEL & Associates, Inc., a national independent survey company, recently honored several office buildings within Albert B. Ashforth, Inc.--Management Services' nine million s/f management portfolio. The properties were awarded with CEL's 2004 National Real Estate Customer Service Award for Excellence, also referred to as the "A List" Award.

The buildings in Ashforth's EastRidge Properties portfolio that received the award included 1025 Westchester Ave., 2500 Westchester Ave., 106 Corporate Park Drive and 108 Park Corporate Drive. EastRidge Properties is a 1.6 million s/f office portfolio located in Westchester.

This award is received in recognition of achieving a "Best In The Industry" rating for providing the highest level and quality of service to tenants. To qualify for the "A List" Award each building must achieve a minimum 50% survey response rate and an overall score of 85 or greater, which is based on specific success factors that include readiness to solve problems, responsiveness and follow through, property appearance and condition, quality of management services, quality of leasing services, property rating, relationship rating and renewal intention. Ashforth has been using CEL for the past two years to evaluate its properties.

"When compared to other properties throughout the country, we're proud to say Ashforth has properties with tenant satisfaction scores among the highest in the nation," said Robert Hartt, executive vice president of Albert B. Ashforth, Inc.