BOMA BALTIMORE ANNOUNCES ITS 2010 TOBY AWARD WINNERS
Posted November 22, 2010
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TOBY Awards Honor Outstanding Properties and Management Teams Across the Region
Baltimore, MD - The Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore, Inc. (BOMA Baltimore) recognizes the winners of its 2010 Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) awards for its Baltimore metro area competition. The TOBY awards honor outstanding properties across the region and their management teams. The four Building of the Year TOBY award winners are the following properties in the following categories:
250-499,999 Rentable Square Feet:
750 E. Pratt, managed by 750 E. Pratt LLC/Cassidy Turley, was constructed on top of the BG&E substation and has a direct connection via an enclosed sky bridge over Lombard Street to a parking facility. The building is Energy Star Certified.
Suburban Office Park:
Red Brook Financial Center, managed by David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd., is the only gated Class A corporate center for multi-tenants in the area. Housed in a 30-acre stream valley park in Owings Mills, the unique campus includes on-site athletic facilities, jogging trails and conference facility.
Corporate/Government Building:
BGE Headquarters, managed by Baltimore Gas & Electric, was built in 1966 on the 150th anniversary of the company.
Renovated Building:
One East Pratt, managed by CB Richard Ellis, features one of Baltimore City's few destination elevators providing energy savings and faster elevator rides for visitors.
The TOBY awards also named the Management Team of the Year which was awarded to 750 E. Pratt St., LLC c/o Cassidy Turley. Pinnacle Awards were presented to both BGE Headquarters and Red Brook Financial Center for the Community Impact award; 750 E. Pratt for the Energy Management award; and Timonium One & Timonium Two for the Environmental Initiative award.
BOMA Baltimore also honored six properties with its Award of Excellence including:
• American Urological Association located in Linthicum, MD serves as a world-class headquarters for medical professionals from across the globe including space for medical training, meetings and an in-house museum for visitors.
• 10 North Park, located in The North Park Business Community in Hunt Valley, is operated by Liberty Property Trust. The building was originally constructed in 1987 and has recently undergone numerous improvements of the building in a park-like setting.
• Timonium One & Timonium Two, managed by Merritt Properties, LLC/Bavar Properties Group, is a distinctive property in a strategic location attracting national tenants.
• 100 Painters Mill Road, a David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd. property, is a high-rise office building in Owings Mills featuring state-of-the-art fiber optic technology and fine dining on the first floor.
• 100 West Road, managed by West Office, Inc. c/o Manekin, LLC, is a LEED Gold Certified office building which recently completed major indoor and outdoor renovations.
• Highpoint 100, managed by Liberty Property Trust, is located in the Patapsco Valley Business Center and was constructed in 2007 on a campus like setting near BWI Airport. The building fills needs for both industrial and office space.
"We congratulate all of our outstanding TOBY award winners," said Lynn Berger, BOMA Baltimore president. "All of the properties and management teams participating in this year's TOBY awards are stellar examples of our member's commitment to maintaining sustainable, energy efficient, and well managed commercial properties."
"BOMA Baltimore continues to encourage all area properties and their management teams to strive for excellence every day on behalf of their tenants and partners," said Terri S. Gavin, BOMA Baltimore TOBY committee chair. "We are thrilled that the TOBY awards recognize all of their hard work in making the Baltimore area a better place to live and work for the region's business community."
The TOBY award entry categories included: office buildings of various square feet of rentable space; renovated buildings; historic buildings; corporate or government building; medical office building; suburban office park; and industrial/flex building. Winners of each category of the BOMA Baltimore TOBY awards are eligible to advance to the regional BOMA competition.
The 2010 TOBY award winners were announced at a ceremony on October 21, 2010 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD. All applicants took part in a thorough review of their buildings including inspections of both public and non-public areas of the buildings. The review process also included interviews with the property management teams where they were evaluated in categories such as emergency preparedness, energy management, building security, and community impact.
About BOMA Baltimore
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore, Inc. (BOMA) is a trade association representing the commercial real estate industry. BOMA Baltimore is federated with the Building Owners and Managers Association International. BOMA members include building owners, property managers, building engineers, and representatives from companies that supply goods and/or services to commercial properties. For more information, visit www.bomabaltimore.org.
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