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Gold Circle Award Profile: Craig Sieben, 2019 Affiliate Member of the Year
Gold Circle Award Profile: Craig Sieben, 2019 Affiliate Member of the Year Craig Sieben, Director of Energy at AECOM, was the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2019 Affiliate Member of the Year Award. What was your first paying job? I was a paper boy when I was 10 years old. I delivered the Chicago Daily News afternoon edition…
Read MoreJoin BOMA/Chicago’s Fight For A Better Property Tax System
Join BOMA/Chicago’s Fight For A Better Property Tax System The assessment rate for commercial properties in Cook County is 250% of the rate of assessment for residential properties, resulting in higher tax bills for commercial properties of equivalent value. BOMA/Chicago’s member buildings have paid over $1 billion in property taxes in just one year. Could…
Read MoreKevin Purcell: The Man Focused on Bringing the Central Loop Back
Kevin Purcell: The Man Focused on Bringing the Central Loop Back We had the opportunity to sit down with BOMA/Chicago Board member Kevin Purcell, President of Leasing and Management Services, with MB Real Estate. Under Kevin’s leadership, MB Real Estate’s portfolio has increased more than 100% and now exceeds 20 million square feet across the country.…
Read MoreJust How ‘Fair’ is the City’s New Fair Workweek Ordinance?
Just How ‘Fair’ is the City’s New Fair Workweek Ordinance? By Michael Cornicelli, BOMA/Chicago Executive Vice President Most BOMA/Chicago members know us as the champion for all aspects of the commercial real estate industry through our education, advocacy and networking efforts. Yet an interesting fact many people are surprised to learn is that one of…
Read MoreMinority Mentoring At Its Finest: How BOMA/Chicago’s Ollie Scholarship Is Elevating Commercial Real Estate Careers
Minority Mentoring At Its Finest: How BOMA/Chicago’s Ollie Scholarship Is Elevating Commercial Real Estate Careers In the commercial real estate industry, there are inevitably going to be situations in which a person from a minority group is the only one in the room. Like everyone else, minority professionals want to excel in the workplace, and…
Read MoreGold Circle Award Profile: Jacqueline Davis, Security Professional of the Year
Gold Circle Award Profile: Jacqueline Davis, Security Professional of the Year Jacqueline Davis, Security Director with Zeller Realty Group and SecurAmerica at The Wrigley Building, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2019 Security Professional of the Year Award. How did you get involved in the security industry? I studied criminal justice at Southern Illinois University, as I…
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency: What Your Building Can Learn From 200 West Monroe
Energy Efficiency: What Your Building Can Learn From 200 West Monroe As commercial buildings across downtown Chicago continue to identify ways to cut energy usage, they’re finding they need to pull off delicate a balancing act between energy efficiency, related costs, and tenant comfort. BOMA/Chicago member Lee Hebert, Property Manager with Accesso Services, has effectively tackled…
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…
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