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Dallas BOMA Winners
April 19, 2010
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| Four area buildings won the Building Owners and Managers Association 2010 Southwest Regional TOBY Awards, an indicator of the management teams' professionalism, Dallas BOMA EVP Joe Marchant tells us. TOBY buildings are evaluated on community impact, tenant/employee relations programs, energy management systems, accessibility for disabled people, emergency evacuation procedures, building personnel training programs, and overall quality indicators. Park Central 7 8 9 (pictured), managed by Parmenter Realty Partners and owned by Parmenter Park Central, won the Renovated Building category. | |
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| BOMA International chairman Jim Peck and chairman-elect Ray Mackey, Parmenter's Emmett Seals, Park Central property manager Sarah Buckles and Bridget Curl with BOMA Dallas prez Dan Yates and SW region prez Brenda Cobb. Parmenter SW region COO Cindy Cohn tells us every one of its buildings goes through the TOBY competition because the awards drive the management team, from security to engineering, to set the bar high. Its Dallas portfolio includes nine TOBY winners in the last five years. | |
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| The Tower at Cityplace won the Over 1M SF category. It's managed by Stream Realty Partners and owned by Dallas CPT Fee Owner. Senior program manager Heather Martin tells us the designation also recognizes commitment to being good environmental stewards. | |
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| Two CBRE-managed buildings prevailed: Interchange Office Center, owned by CBRE Investors-Strategic Partners, won the 100k to 249k SF category; and The Urban Towers in Irving (above), owned by CBRE Investors, won the 500k to 1M SF category. CBRE managing director Blair Oden tells us IOC (under GM Stacy Schellsmidt) is 86% leased with more than 50k SF of new leases last year. The LEED-Silver certified Urban Towers is 87% occupied, inking 83k SF in 2009 (under property manager Julie A. Young). | |
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| JLL's Greg Grainger was named Southwest Region Member of the Year for outstanding leadership and participation in BOMA at all levels, especially education and advocacy. He'll receive accolades at the BOMA International Conference on June 29, same day the four winning buildings advance to the international competition. |
