Trizec wins bldg award.

Trizec Properties, Inc. has credited American Building Maintenance of New York for its role in the recent awarding of the prestigious BOMA "Office Building of the Year" award to Trizec's Newport Tower in Jersey City.

"BOMA New Jersey's TOBY Awards represent the standard of excellence for our industry and Trizec is very proud to once again be recognized with this honor," said Jerry Schumm, vice president of the Eastern region for Trizec Properties, Inc., whose entire New York/New Jersey portfolio has been serviced by ABM for many years. "Trizec appreciates the consistent service that ABM has provided to our properties over the years and realizes that the appearance of the property is one of the key points considered by BOMA in selecting these award winners. Trizec would like to thank ABM for always striving for excellence in all of our New York/New Jersey properties."

Newport Tower, the elegant 36-story, million square-foot-plus commercial office center at 525 Washington Boulevard in Jersey City, N.J., was awarded the BOMA New Jersey Building of the Year Award in the over a million s/f category.

Each of the nominated buildings must submit a comprehensive BOMA entry binder and participate in a Building Inspection walk-through conducted by the judging team. Entrants are judged on a checklist of building specifics and graded on a scale of zero (poor/ unacceptable) to four (excellent). In addition to the usual operational, engineering or architectural checklist items, there are professional skills, ranging from the politeness of the concierge to the computer skills of the accounting department. These exacting standards--and attention to the most minute of details--make TOBY awards the standard of excellence for the industry.