The BOMA/NY 2006-2007 Pinnacle Awards.The Envelope Please ... In the Oscar-style ceremony which has become the signature of the BOMA/NY Pinnacle Awards, some of New York's newest and most high profile buildings--including Time Warner Center The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs and Mustafa Kemal Abadan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 229 m (750 ft) towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail , the Sony Building This article is about the building in Tokyo. For the building in New York, see AT&T Building. The Sony Building, designed by Japanese architect Yoshinobu Ashihara and opened in 1966 in Tokyo's Ginza ward, Chūō-ku; is a superb example of early and The Hearst Tower--tool home the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. statuette representing operational excellence in categories spanning the building management profession. The ceremony took place before a packed house at Chelsea Piers on February 7th, and celebrated not only the skyline's highest award, but the 40th Anniversary of BOMA/NY. Also taking home the Pinnacle were organizations and individuals who made a difference to the management profession, to the Association, and to the quality of life in the City itself. Among the high points was the recognition of The Durst Organization for its decades-long pioneering of environmental responsibility and green building. The Pinnacle is the local level of the prestigious BOMA Boma (bō`mə), city (1984 pop. 197,617), Bas-Congo province, W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River estuary. A port and railhead, it exports tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and palm products. TOBY, or The Office Building of the Year Award, which stages competitions regionally and internationally. Pinnacle winners will go on to represent New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in the industry's only international competition. Earlier this month, BOMA/NY learned that two previous Pinnacle winners, 230 Park (The New York Central Building) and 90 Church Street were honored as Regional TOBY winners for Historical and Government Buildings, respectively. Outstanding Local Member of the Year Mark S. Landstrom, RPA RPA Remote Patron Authentication RPA Rural Payments Agency (UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) RPA Replication Protein A RPA RNAse Protection Assay RPA Regional Plan Association RPA Random-Phase Approximation , Cogswell Realty Group Mark S. Landstrom, RPA, Cogswell Realty Group, with Kathleen Murphy, RPA/CPM, 05-06 Outstanding Local Member award winner Historical Building The Lincoln Building Joseph A. Bellina, Newmark Knight Frank; Richard Heller, Wein & Malkin; BOMA/NY President Anthony S. Lifrieri, RPA Government Building Ted Weiss Federal Office Building John Scorcia, General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. ; David Winstead, General Services Administration; Emily Baker, General Services Administration; Perry Fine Government Building Subcommittee Chair New Construction The Hearst Tower Brian Schwagerl, Hearst Corporation; BOMA/NY President Anthony S. Lifrieri. RPA Civic Betterment Canstruction Cheri Mellilo, Canstruction; BOMA/NY Vice President Angelo Grima; Valerie Coleman, RPA, Civic Betterment Subcommittee Chair Earth Award Ted Weiss Federal Office Building John Scorcia, General Services Administration; David Winstead, General Services Administration; Brian Madgen, General Services Administration; Emily Baker, General Services Administration; BOMA/NY Vice President Angelo Grima; John Leitner, Earth Award Subcommittee Chair Henry J. Muller Achievement Award: Recognizing Vision for New York The Durst Organization BOMA/NY Vice President Angelo Grima; Louis Esposito, The Durst Organization; BOMA/NY President Anthony S. Lifrieri, RPA; BDMA/NY Executive Director Roberta M. McGowan, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. Manager of the Year (3-10 Years Experience) Meghan Ellen Gill, RPA/FMA SL Green Realty Corp. Charles C. Marr, RPA, Manager of the Year Subcommittee Chair; Meghan Ellen Gill, RPNFMA, SL Green Realty Corp.; BOMA/NY Vice President Angelo Grima Manager of the Year (More than 10 Years Experience) Stephen A. McGann, CPM/RPA CD Richard Ellis, Inc. Charles C. Marr, RPA, Manager of the Year Subcommittee Chair; Stephen A. McGann, CPM/RPA, CD Richard Ellis, Inc.; BOMA/NY Vice President Angelo Grima Corporate Facility The Sony Building Myles Schwartz, Corporate Facility Subcommittee Chair; Rob Zelony, Sony Corporation; David Azzopardi, Grubb & Ellis Real Estate Services, Inc. Renovated Building 1359 Broadway Michael F. Flatley, CEM CEM contagious equine metritis. CEM selective medium chocolate agar made with Eugon agar and 5% horse blood; used to cultivate Taylorella equigenitalis. , Renovated Building Subcommittee Chair; Richard Heller, Wein & Malkin Operating Office Building (100,000-499,999 sf) 501 Seventh Avenue BOMA/NY Secretary Edward M. Fallon, RPA; Tom Durels, Wein & Malkin; Javier Lezamiz, CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. , Inc. Operating Office Building (500,000-1,000,000 sf) 320 Park Avenue Scott Robinson. Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) is a major real estate and money management services firm headquartered in the Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois and the only company in its industry making it into Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Places to Work in the U.S. ; BOMA/NY Secretary Edward M. Fallon, RPA Operating Office Building (Over 1,000,000 sf) Time Warner Center Jeff Brodsky, Related Management Co., LP; Steven D'lorio, Time Warner, Inc.; James Kleeman, Related Management Co., LP; Hazel Smith, Time Warner, Inc.; Bill Brake, Related Management Co., LP; David Froelke, Related Urban 2006-2007 Winners List OUTSTANDING LOCAL MEMBER OF THE YEAR: Mark S. Landstrom, RPA, Cogswell Realty Group ** HISTORICAL BUILDING: Lincoln Building--60 East 42nd Street * Owner: W & H Properties on behalf of Lincoln Building Associates, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control * Management Firm: Newmark Knight Frank * Building Manager: Thomas F. Beissel ** GOVERNMENT BUILDING: Ted Weiss Federal Office Building--290 Broadway * Owner/Management Firm: General Services Administration * Building Manager: David V. Wells ** NEW CONSTRUCTION: The Hearst Tower * Owner: Hearst Communications, Inc. * Management Firm: Tishman Speyer Properties Tishman Speyer Properties is a leading real estate building and operating company set up in 1978 by two founding partners, Jerry Speyer and Robert Tishman. Overview , L.P. * Building Manager: Geraldine Walsh ** CIVIC BETTERMENT: Canstruction ** EARTH AWARD: Ted Weiss Federal Office Building--290 Broadway * Owner/Manager: US General Services Administration * Building Manager: David V. Wells * HENRY J. MULLER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Recognizing Vision for New York: The Durst Organization ** MANAGER OF THE YEAR (3-10 Years of Experience): Meghann Ellen Gill, RPA, FMA FMA Full Metal Alchemist (gaming) FMA Federal Marriage Amendment FMA Financial Market Authority (Austrian: Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsicht) FMA Financial Management Association Property Manager, 555 West 57th Street, SL Green Realty Corp. ** MANAGER OF THE YEAR (More Than l0 Years of Experience): Stephen A. McGann, CPM, RPA, General Manager, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, CB Richard Ellis, Inc. ** CORPORATE FACILITY: Sony Building--550 Madison Avenue * Owner: Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
CBRE Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive CBRE Component-Based Reliability Estimation CBRE Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (Boston, MA) * Building Manager: Javier Lezamiz * OPERATING OFFICE BUILDING (500,000-1,000,000 sq. ft.): 320 Park Avenue * Owner: Mutual of America Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, also referred to as Mutual of America is a Fortune 1000 mutual company based in New York, New York. Founded in 1945, it is ranked on the Forbes 500 list as the 10th largest insurance company in the United States. Life Insurance * Management Firm: Jones Lang LaSalle * Building Manager: Frank Doyle ** OPERATING OFFICE BUILDING (Over 1 million sq. ft.): Time Warner Center * Owner: A consortium led by Related Properties, Inc. * Management Firm: Related Management Co., LP * General Manager: James Kleeman TOBY Winners: Historical Building 230 Park Avenue; 230 Park Investors, LLC; Management Firm: Monday Properties; Building Manager: William Bassett and Government Building: 90 Church Street, Owner/Management Firm: Boston Properties;, Building Manager Ralph J. Scelfo, RPA |
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