Media Fact Sheet
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA/Chicago)
Year Founded 1902
Organization Profile BOMA/Chicago represents 260 buildings housing private, institutional and government/public uses in the City of Chicago and 150 companies that provide services to commercial office buildings. BOMA/Chicago members make up 80 percent of Chicago’s downtown total rentable building area and 90 percent of rentable space in Class A buildings downtown.
Key Economic Contributions BOMA/Chicago buildings house more than 250,000 jobs at nearly 8,000 companies including 5,731 local businesses, 1,414 national companies and 662 international corporations throughout the city. BOMA/Chicago members also provide more than $650 million in annual property taxes
Advocacy Initiatives BOMA/Chicago shapes policy and raises awareness on a broad range of issues impacting Chicago’s business community. They include:
o Property taxes
o Energy procurement
o Emergency preparedness
o Building codes and standards
o Environmental sustainability
2011-2012 Officers President: Robert Six, Zeller Realty Group
Vice President: Richard Saulig, CB Richard Ellis/Global Corporate Services
Treasurer: George Kohl, CB Richard Ellis
Key Staff Leadership Michael Cornicelli, Executive Vice President
Paul Jost, Comptroller
Ron Tabaczynski, Director of Government Affairs
Lisa Bluhm, Director of Education
Beth Halat, Director of Member Services
Edward M. Bury, Director of Marketing & Communications
Diana Zamora, Manager of Information & Data Services
Affiliation BOMA International
Washington, DC
Website: www.boma.org
Headquarters 115 South LaSalle, Suite 2300
Chicago, Illinois
Website: www.bomachicago.org
Phone: 312-870-9600