Dear BOMA/NY Members,

With spring approaching, these past few weeks have been busy, from the 2017 Pinnacle Awards to our headquarters relocation to One Penn Plaza. With a full list of events already lined up for the spring, we hope to inspire you to better the New York City Tristate area!

The BOMA International Winter Business Meeting took place from January 28 to January 31 in San Diego, CA. As always, the legislative agenda was packed. First, I met with my colleagues and their Members from around the country, as well as BOMA International staff, for 5 hours to cover all the work BOMA International is doing and to review local issues. Each state or locality faces its own issues and its own political landscape, but there are commonalities as well. This year, many cities seemed to be seeking ways to solve homelessness issues.

On February 15, 2017, BOMA/NY President Jim Kleeman, Vice President Ron Zeccardi, Board Member Laura Belt, and staff person Daniel Avery traveled down to 250 Broadway, across the street from City Hall, to meet with upper-level staff from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's Office. The meeting concerned Int. No. 1303, which, among other things, would establish an office of enforcement for sidewalk vendors, create a food vendor advisory group, and allow for a significant increase in food cart vender permits over the next several years.

If you haven't heard already, BOMA/NY is moving its headquarters from 11 Penn Plaza to One Penn Plaza in April of 2017! We will make sure to keep you up-to-date on any new changes or improvements as we transition! We can't wait to further the future of BOMA/NY in our new location!

The following individuals were voted in as members of the BOMA/NY community at our February Board Meeting. Please join us in welcoming them to the BOMA/NY community.

If you have a candidate for membership, please contact Ami Shah, our Director of Membership and Special Events, at ami@bomany.com. And visit us at www.bomany.org for information on the difference a BOMA/NY membership makes.

On Thursday, February 23, 2017, BOMA/NY hosted New York City Real Estate's biggest night of the year, The Pinnacle Awards. This year The Pinnacle Awards were held at Chelsea Piers and honored top commercial real estate professionals. At the event, 17 nominees competed for 10 awards and one of the newest awards, the "pinnacle of all pinnacles," The Grand Pinnacle Award.

March 3, 2017
Membership Committee Meeting

March 7, 2017
Board of Directors Meeting

March 9, 2017
Seminar

On February 13, 2017 Paramount Group, Inc. announced that each office building in its portfolio has achieved either a Gold or Platinum LEED Certification. Thanks to Paramount's efforts to work toward greater sustainability, environmental efficiency, tenant services and property management, have they been able to achieve this goal. In addition to all buildings having the coveted LEED distinction, all the buildings are also ENERGY STAR certified.

Rental rates, expenses, vacancy levels. On the surface, these numbers are just columns in your spreadsheet, but dig deeper and you will find a story about how your building is being operated. Do your part to complete the narrative. Share your data with BOMA International's 2017 Office EER and Industrial EER surveys to help create commercial real estate's most trusted benchmarking resources.

BOMA 360 Performance Program sets the standard worldwide for operational best practices in the commercial real estate industry. If you are a building owner or manager who wants their properties to stand out in the crowd, you still have time to register for the BOMA 360 Performance Program!

March 9, 2017: Seminar - The Changing Landscape of Commercial Real Estate

Location: Club 101
Time: 8-10 a.m.

Please join BOMA/NY as we gain a better understanding of how the City goes about creating an environment that drives economic growth, job creation and quality of life. We will be joined by Matt Kwatinetz from the NYC EDC and he will inform us about the upcoming projects/initiatives and overall vision for NYC's CRE. Following his talk will be a panel segment that includes Seth Pinsky from RXR Realty, speaking about Pier 57, joined by Patrick J. Burke, III of FAIA Columbia University Medical Center, and Kate Bicknell from Forest City Ratner on Cornell Tech Bridge Campus. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A.