Building Operations
Affiliate Member Dues to be Equalized Across Categories for 2021
Affiliate Member Dues to be Equalized Across Categories for 2021 November 10, 2020 We are thankful for our BOMA/Chicago members. We appreciate the great support and numerous contributions from our members in support of the commercial real estate industry. Representing the interests of the Chicago office building industry since 1902, BOMA/Chicago membership includes 239 member…
Read MoreBOMA/Chicago Premier Sponsor Spotlight: P4 Protective Services
BOMA/Chicago Premier Sponsor Spotlight: P4 Protective Services P4 Protective Services (P4P) is a full-service security solutions provider for a wide range of organizations and markets located throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, and across the country. P4P offers a boutique-style approach to customized integrated guarding solutions for commercial and residential building owners and managers in all verticals.…
Read MoreNon-Essential Business Curfew Effective This Friday
Non-Essential Business Curfew Effective This Friday October 22, 2020 “Curfew” on Non-Essential Businesses from 10 p.m to 6 a.m. As COVID cases continue to rise significantly each day, Mayor Lightfoot has implemented a limitation on public access to non-essential businesses from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., effective Friday, October 23. The limitation will last at…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Mark Kexel with Titan Security Group and CBRE at 110 North Wacker
Gold Circle Award Profile: Mark Kexel with Titan Security Group and CBRE at 110 North Wacker Mark Kexel, Director of Security with Titan Security and CBRE at 110 North Wacker, was named BOMA/Chicago’s 2020 Security Professional of the Year. How did you get involved in the security industry? When I was in my late teens,…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Courtney Hamm with MB Real Estate at One North LaSalle
Gold Circle Award Profile: Courtney Hamm with MB Real Estate at One North LaSalle Courtney Hamm, Vice President and General Manager with MB Real Estate at One North LaSalle, was named BOMA/Chicago’s 2020 Property Management Professional of the Year. What was your first job? My first job was working at the local mall a few…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Mary Pat Bitner with ABM Business & Industry
Gold Circle Award Profile: Mary Pat Bitner with ABM Business & Industry Mary Pat Bitner with ABM Business & Industry was named 2020 BOMA/Chicago Affiliate Member of the Year. Tell us about your involvement with both the commercial real estate industry and the local community. I started in the Commercial Real Estate Industry in Chicago…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Donna Dachowski, 2020 Janitorial Professional of the Year
Gold Circle Award Profile: Donna Dachowski, 2020 Janitorial Professional of the Year Donna Dachowski, Site Lead with JLL at 71 South Wacker was named 2020 Janitorial Professional of the Year. You have 33 years in the industry. What was the best advice you were ever given? I was given the advice “be the best that…
Read More2019 Chicago Construction Codes Full-Day Virtual Training Program
2019 Chicago Construction Codes Full-Day Virtual Training Program September 22, 2020 The Department of Buildings is hosting a full-day virtual training program for participants to learn more about the transition to the 2019 Chicago Construction Codes. The program is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2020. Though all are welcome to register, the program will be…
Read MoreMoratorium on CFD Fire Drills Lifted
Moratorium on CFD Fire Drills Lifted September 22, 2020 The Chicago Fire Department has lifted the moratorium on fire drills. Fire drills may now be conducted following CDPH, IDPH and CDC guidelines relative to social distancing, masks and other requirements. Given the current occupancy rates/numbers in highrises, building operators should be able to effectively run drills while…
Read MoreGold Circle Awards Nominations Open Now Through October 23
Gold Circle Awards Nominations Open Now Through October 23 September 16, 2020 Now in its twelfth year, the BOMA/Chicago Gold Circle Awards honor individual excellence within Chicago’s commercial real estate community. Nominations for our six Gold Circle Awards are being accepted now through Friday, October 23. The awards include: Property Management Professional of the Year…
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