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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
Dear BOMA New York Members,
As August comes to close and September approaches, our annual membership event is upon us. This year, our annual event will take place on Wednesday, September 13th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at 230 Fifth Avenue in New York City. YOU, our members at BOMA New York, are the driving force of our organization and we can’t have this event without you. Join us for an evening of cocktails, great food and camaraderie. Let’s celebrate together! All members should register by Friday, September 8th. I would like to thank our Allied and Professional Members for hosting this event. I look forward to seeing all of you on the rooftop! Furthermore, if you know a colleague or a friend that has been thinking about joining BOMA New York, this is the time for them to join. BOMA New York will extend a complimentary three months of membership to any individual that is new to the association in the following membership categories: Principal, Associate, Professional, Emerging Leader or Student. New members will receive up to 15 months of membership benefits for the price of 12. What a great ROI! Please contact Ami Shah, BOMA New York Director of Membership & Special Events, at ami@bomany.com for more details. At last, I am excited to announce that BOMA New York will unveil its new website next month! We’ve worked hard to provide you with an updated site for all things BOMA New York. Stay tuned for more details! Enjoy the remainder of the summer and see you on September 13th.
Sincerely, James R. Kleeman, RPA President of BOMA/NY
HURRICANE HARVEY – AMERICAN RED CROSS SEEKING DONATIONS TO HELP THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS DISASTER BOMA International & BOMA New York extend their thoughts and prayers to the people impacted by Hurricane Harvey. We request our members to help by donating to the American Red Cross. Please consider donating by visiting www.redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS, or texting the word HARVEY to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations will help the American Red Cross provide safe shelter and comfort for the hundreds of thousands of people impacted by this disaster. Get to Know Your Board
Welcome to the “Get to Know Your Board” section of the monthly newsletter. Each month, we interview and feature a different board member to help you get to know them better. Last month, we interviewed BOMA New York Secretary Matt Duthie. This week, we have a surprise! We sat down with BOMA New York Executive Director Roberta M. McGowan, but you probably know her as Bobbi. 
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Do you know of an organization that has made major contributions toward improving New York City? Recognize their commitment to civic engagement by nominating them for BOMA New York’s Civic Betterment Award! The Civic Betterment Award honors organizations in New York City who have greatly contributed their efforts toward making New York City a better place to live, work and play. The nomination period has begun, and anyone in the real estate industry can submit a nominee using the form at this link. Please email the completed form to Ami Shah at ami@bomany.com by Friday, September 15, 2017. This month, BOMA New York is kicking off its 15 for 12 membership drive. The initiative offers new members 15 months of BOMA New York and BOMA International membership for the discounted rate of one year’s membership. The purpose of this initiative is to increase the number of new BOMA members in the Greater New York City area. We recently received several complaints that new buildings were receiving violations for not filing Energy Efficiency Reports pursuant to Local Law 87. The law, which requires energy efficiency audits and retro-commissioning every ten years, exempts new buildings and substantial renovations for their first decade from filing these Reports. We, in tandem with the New York Energy Consumers Council and the Real Estate Board of New York, filed a request with the Department of Buildings to review and clarify their enforcement practices. Please join us in welcoming our new members to the BOMA New York community. If you have a candidate for membership, please contact Ami Shah, our Director of Membership and Special Events at ami@bomany.com. Visit us at www.bomany.org for information on the difference a BOMA/NY membership makes. 
UPCOMING EVENTS
Location: 230 Fifth Avenue, 20th Floor Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Attention, BOMA New York members: our Annual Membership Event is ALMOST here! The evening will consist of cocktails, great food and networking with the industry’s best. We hope you can join us. Registration deadline is September 8th, 2017. This event is hosted by our Allied & Professional Members. Non-member vendors and service providers cannot attend this event. For more information, please contact Ami Shah at ami@bomany.com. September 21, 2017: Lunch & Learn – Understanding Power Factor and How It Affects Your Electric Bill
Location: BOMA New York Office Time: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM On Thursday, September 21, 2017, from 11:30-1 p.m., BOMA New York will host its first fall 2017 Lunch and Learn event. Guest speaker Tom McCaughn, the North American business manager for Eaton Power Quality, will deliver a presentation on power factor correction and its application to Con Edison customers. McCaughn will briefly explain what power factor is and discuss how it can affect the capacity and efficiency of a building’s electrical system. We hope to see you there! Location: Club 101 Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Join us on Wednesday, September 27th, 2017, from 8-10:00 a.m. for our September Seminar. This month, we’ll be joined by Joseph Evangelista, director of corporate development at Croker Fire Drill; Patrick Timlin, senior vice president for U.S. security and life safety for Brookfield Office Properties; and Walter F. Ulmer III, president of Remlu Risk Management, LLC. Our speakers will provide insights, techniques and realistic training methodologies to assist in engaging and training building staff. The seminar will take place at Club 101, 101 Park Avenue, New York City. The deadline to register is September 25th. Location: BOMA New York Office Time: 11:30 PM – 1:00 PM Managing risk on construction projects is important for all project owners. This includes both developers and companies building for their own use, because capital projects are a significant part of every major company’s budget, whether the company is building a factory, processing plant or data center, expanding its corporate campus or merely replacing major systems in existing buildings. Our workshop on October 19th identifies four primary risk areas on construction projects and examines how owners can minimize these risks to achieve a successful project. The workshop will address the following topics and provide specific advice for managing construction risks: -Successful construction projects Registration to follow. Location: The Mandarin Oriental, Columbus Circle Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM This year, BOMA New York is thrilled to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, October 24th, 2017. We are excited to announce that as a symbol of our legacy and impact on the city, the top of the Empire State Building will be illuminated in “BOMA blue” that evening. Join us for our anniversary celebration on October 24th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at The Mandarin Oriental, located at 80 Columbus Circle in New York City, to commemorate our accomplishments over the last 50 years. Register for the event, HERE. To learn about sponsoring this event and 50th Anniversary electronic journal ads, please click HERE. For additional information, please contact Ami Shah at ami@bomany.com. Location: Club 101 Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Odds are, your building is in a Business Improvement District (BID), a not-for-profit set up by the city and run by boards made up of building owners and other neighborhood merchants and residents, to provide a wide range of services to New York neighborhoods. Those services include beautification and street cleaning, advocacy work, capital improvements and hosting events. On November 2nd, at Club 101 from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m., we are hosting an event to allow BOMA/NY members and several BID leaders from midtown and downtown Manhattan to get to know each other better and to discuss how they can work together. Registration to follow. WELCOME
Did you know that the third quarter deadline to submit your building or portfolio to the BOMA 360 Performance Program is just two weeks away? Earning the prestigious BOMA 360 label demonstrates that a building is outperforming the competition across all areas of operations and management, which translates into measurable savings and operational efficiencies, higher tenant satisfaction scores and retention rates, higher rental rates and a distinct advantage in competing for new tenants. For building owners and managers who want to help their properties stand out from the crowd, there is no clearer mark of excellence than achieving the BOMA 360 designation. Isn't it time your building or portfolio enjoyed the benefits of the BOMA 360 designation? Act now: The September 8 deadline to submit buildings for consideration for the third quarter class of BOMA 360 designees is fast approaching. BOMA 360 applications are accepted daily and designations are conferred quarterly. Budget season has arrived, making now the perfect time to subscribe to BOMA’s 2017 Office EER and Industrial EER, the most comprehensive and accurate benchmarking resources in the commercial real estate industry for the office and industrial sectors. Whether you oversee a multi-tenant office building, an industrial warehouse or anything in between, these interactive online reports have the data you need to validate your budget assumptions, justify your operating expenses and even demonstrate why you might need to increase spending next year. Visit eer.boma.org to find out how you can put this data to work for your 2018 budgeting. |
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