BOMA New York claims 50% of the Regional TOBY Awards

 

 

 

 

New York, NY The 2022 Middle Atlantic Conference and TOBY Awards was held at the end of this past April. BOMA New York is proud to announce that one executive and four New York City buildings and their respective owner/manager teams have won the prestigious BOMA MAC TOBY Award at the recent in-person conference located in Albany, NY.

The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards is the most prestigious and comprehensive program of its kind in the commercial real estate industry, recognizing quality in commercial buildings and rewarding excellence in building management.

To win a regional MAC TOBY Award, a professional and/or property first must win at a local competition. By way of recognizing quality in properties throughout the Middle Atlantic region of the United States, and rewarding excellence in building management, twelve awards were presented at the conclusion of the annual regional conference. The Middle Atlantic Region, better known as MAC, is comprised of 15 local associations covering 11 states.

The five New York City 2022 BOMA MAC Regional TOBY winners are:

• James Kleeman, BOMA fellow, RPA won the BOMA MAC Regional Outstanding Member of the Year. Kleeman has been an active member of BOMA NY since 2003 and is regularly involved at the local, regional, and international level. He led the BOMA NY Mentor Program for Emerging Leader and Student Members, is the chair of the BOMA NY Preparedness Committee, as well as is the Regional Emergency Committee chair. Kleeman has also been bestowed a BOMA International Fellow designation since 2020.
• 110 Greene St., better known as The SoHo Building, won the BOMA MAC Regional TOBY Award “Operating Office Building of the Year (100,000-249,999 s/f).” 110 Greene St. is located at the epicenter of SoHo and features high ceilings, open floorplates and historic details throughout. The SoHo Building is BOMA360, Energy Star, LEED Gold, WELL and WiredScore certified. 110 Greene St. is owned and managed by SL Green Realty Corp.
• 10 Hudson Yards won the BOMA MAC Regional Award “Operating Office Building of the Year (Over 1 Million s/f).” 10 Hudson Yards is the cultural hub of Manhattan’s New West Side. Designed by global architects KPF, the 1.8 million s/f tower stands an astounding 895 ft. tall and features panoramic views. Designed for the new workplace paradigm and typified by expansive, column-free floor plates, above-average ceiling heights, an abundance of natural light—10 Hudson Yards is the first NYC commercial skyscraper to receive LEED v2009 Platinum Certification. 10 Hudson Yards is owned by Allianz, Related Companies, and Oxford Properties Group; and managed by Related Companies.
• 11 Madison Ave. won the BOMA MAC Regional Award “Earth Building of the Year.” 11 Madison has been a cornerstone of innovation since its conception in 1929. Nine decades and multiple renovations later—including NYC’s largest—it has fully taken on the mantle of sustainability. 11 Madison is owned by SL Green Realty Corp. and PGIM Real Estate; and managed by SL Green Realty Corp.
• 101 Greenwich won the BOMA MAC Regional Award “Renovated Building of the Year.” 101 Greenwich was delivered in 1907 and considered a timeless icon of Downtown Manhattan. After an $85 million complete renovation, the building was enhanced with a beautifully redesigned lobby, upgraded elevators, bathrooms, building systems and a large bike-friendly storage room for tenants, among several state-of-the-art workspaces and amenities. The renovation transformed a class B building to one of the finest, fully modernized, pre-war class A buildings in Lower Manhattan. Owned by BentallGreenOak and Cove Property Group; and managed by JLL.

Matt Duthie, chair of BOMA New York, said, “Congratulations to the exemplary New York City owners and managers for their respective TOBY Awards. We also congratulate Jim Kleeman for receiving the prestigious Regional Outstanding Member of the Year Award.” Duthie said, “They, together with the other recent regional TOBY winners, lead the commercial real estate industry with excellence.”

Winners of all regional TOBY Awards will compete against one another at the upcoming BOMA International Conference & Expo in Nashville, TN, scheduled for June 25-28, 2022.

The cycle begins again at the local level when BOMA New York will host its 51^st Annual Pinnacle Awards on September 29^th at Pier 60.