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Gold Circle Award Nominations Open Now through October 25, 2019
Gold Circle Award Nominations Open Now through October 25, 2019 September 21, 2019 Do you know someone who is the best of the best? BOMA/Chicago’s Gold Circle Awards honor individual excellence within Chicago’s commercial real estate community. In addition to the newly created Janitorial Professional award, other categories include: Property Management Professional, Emerging Leader, Building Engineer,…
Read MorePreparedness Committee Open Meeting Addresses Workplace Violence [Download Presentations]
Preparedness Committee Open Meeting Addresses Workplace Violence [Download Presentations] September 21, 2019 BOMA/Chicago’s Preparedness Committee hosted an open meeting for property management teams at the Aon Center on September 17, 2019. Over 150 members attended the meeting where speakers Amber L. Cox, Laner Muchin, Ltd. and Debra Kirby, Hillard Heintze addressed a number of topics…
Read MoreA Cybersecurity Wakeup Call for the Real Estate Industry
A Cybersecurity Wakeup Call for the Real Estate Industry By Wes Crews with SDI Presence In this time of instant information, where everyone and everything is connected to the internet, there are amazing opportunities to improve speed and efficiency. The real estate industry is no exception, embracing technology that improves efficiencies in building management and…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Michael Moriarty, Building Engineer of the Year
Gold Circle Award Profile: Michael Moriarty, Building Engineer of the Year Michael Moriarty, Chief Engineer with CBRE at 353 North Clark, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2019 Building Engineer of the Year Award. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? My Dad was an engineer and member of Local 399. He encouraged…
Read MoreTick-Tock Goes the Property Tax Clock
Tick-Tock Goes the Property Tax Clock By Michael Cornicelli, Executive Vice President, BOMA/Chicago One of the more eye-catching headlines I have seen in the last month or so came from Joe Cahill at Crain’s Chicago Business, and it read, “Defuse the property tax bomb.” How appropriate given the extensive sparks flying around the issue of increasing property taxes. Expressing…
Read MoreMayor Lightfoot Launches Chicago Energy Rating System
Mayor Lightfoot Launches Chicago Energy Rating System August 22, 2019 Chicago became the first US city with a large building energy rating requirement with the formal launch of the Chicago Energy Rating System on August 20, 2019. The ordinance, adopted in 2017, will rate building energy efficiency performance on a zero to four-star scale,…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Nick Picerno, Property Management Professional of the Year
Gold Circle Award Profile: Nick Picerno, Property Management Professional of the Year Nick Picerno, with JLL at 200 West Jackson, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2019 Property Management Professional of the Year Award. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? I started as a leasing agent at an apartment building right out…
Read MoreCouncil Committee Approves Fair Work Week Ordinance
Council Committee Approves Fair Work Week Ordinance July 24, 2019 After obtaining approval from the Chicago City Council Committee on Work Force Development a day earlier, the full City Council passed a substitute version of the Chicago Fair Work Week Ordinance on July 24. Prior to the vote, BOMA/Chicago had maintained its position that language requiring a waiver…
Read MoreChicago Fire Department Looking for Building Partners
Chicago Fire Department Looking for Building Partners July 23, 2019 The Chicago Fire Department is looking for BOMA/Chicago member buildings to help them with some training opportunities. Building partners are needed for the following: Fire Safety Director Program Classes – Buildings interested in hosting a Fire Safety Director Certification class in 2019/2020. Space needs to…
Read MoreIllinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris Meets with BOMA/Chicago Board
Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris Meets with BOMA/Chicago Board July 23, 2019 BOMA/Chicago welcomed Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris at our July Board of Directors meeting. Leader Harris provided a legislative update on energy, tax and state budget issues and Board member shared market insights and concerns. In This Section Board of DirectorsStaffMember DirectoryNewsMedia CoverageFor…
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