BOMA NEW YORK HONORED NYC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS AT 2021 PINNACLE AWARDS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
The Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater New York (BOMA New York) hosted the 50th Anniversary 2021 Pinnacle Awards Ceremony on Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM at Pier Sixty in Manhattan. This sold-out event was attended by more than 800 guests and celebrated outstanding achievements in the commercial real estate sector.
The program began with a moment of silence to remember the victims of the September 11th attacks and honor the many heroes and first responders from that horrific day and every day since then keeping all of New York safe and sound. To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, BOMA NY created a Challenge Coin which was gifted to each attendee. A Challenge Coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization’s insignia and carried by that organization’s members in remembrance for those we’ve lost on 9/11.
The Pinnacle Awards are New York City real estate’s biggest night of the year, honoring top commercial real estate properties and professionals. This event honors what owners and managers do every day—the only award to truly reward the creative thinking, operational quality, commitment, dedication and talent that the entire team devotes to ensuring that New York’s towers of commerce are the best run in the world.
This year, 35 nominees competed across 15 award categories, celebrating achievement in leadership, outstanding contributors, and overall excellence, including three new awards – Emerging Leaders Award, Janitorial Professional of the Year and Security Professional of the Year.
“Exceeding expectations is what the Pinnacle Awards are all about,” said Hani Salama, P.E., LEED AP, President of BOMA New York. “These awards have come to recognize the hard work of tenants, building owners and managers in the City of New York.”
Local Pinnacle Award winners qualify to compete at the Regional, Mid-Atlantic TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) awards. Regional winners are then automatically entered in the BOMA International TOBY competition.
This year’s 2021 Pinnacle Award winners from the 15 categories are:
Outstanding Local Member of the Year: John Leitner, Environmental Building Solutions, LLC
Historical Building of the Year: 110 East 42nd Street
o Owner & Management Firm: SL Green Realty Corp.
o Property Manager: Michael Musso
Manager of the Year (3-10 Years of Experience): Michael Choung, Related Companies
Manager of the Year (10+ Years of Experience): Paul Palagian, SL Green Realty Corp.
Renovated Building of the Year: 101 Greenwich
o Owner: BGO
o Management Firm: JLL
o Property Manager: Christopher Gildea
Operating Office Building of the Year – (250,000-499,999 SF): Empire Stores
o Owner: Midtown Equities
o Management Firm: JLL
o Property Manager: Junilka Colon
Operating Office Building of the Year – (500,000-1,000,00 SF): 123 William Street
o Owner: New York City REIT
o Management Firm: CBRE
o Property Manager: Charmaine Davis-Murray
Operating Office Building of the Year – (Over 1,000,000 SF): 10 Hudson Yards
o Owner: Legacy Yards Tenant LP
o Management Firm: Related Hudson Yards Manager
o Property Manager: Lindsay DeFouw, RPA
Earth Building of the Year: 11 Madison Avenue
o Owner & Management Firm: SL Green Realty Corp.
o Property Manager: Jennifer Ciccotto, RPA, FMA
New Construction of the Year: 390 Madison Avenue
o Owner: The New York State Retirement Fund
o Management Firm: L&L Holding Company, LLC
o Property Manager: Rock Harding
Operating Engineer of the Year: Thomas Stack, SL Green Realty Corp.
Chief Operating Engineer of the Year: Jonathan Montes, Related Companies
Security Professional of the Year: Shawn O’Neill, RPA, FMA, Rockefeller Group
Janitorial Professional of the Year: Jadwiga Czyżewski, JLL
Emerging Leader Award: Christa Hinckley, Columbia Property Trust, and Noelle Mihalinec, Related Companies, Hudson Yards
The Grand Pinnacle Award: 11 Madison Avenue
o Owner & Management Firm: SL Green Realty Corp.
o Property Manager: Jennifer Ciccotto, RPA, FMA
About Building Owners & Managers Association of Greater New York (BOMA NY)
BOMA New York is the largest local association in the BOMA International federation, which represents commercial real estate responsible for the ownership and management of some of the world’s most prestigious properties. BOMA New York serves as the first line of defense for New York’s working public, accountable for the safety, physical well-being, and security of the City’s 3 million office tenants. For more information, please visit the Association’s website at www.bomany.org
