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Gold 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 MoreFour Ways Accurate Square Footage Can Impact a Property’s Financial Position and Accounting Practices
Four Ways Accurate Square Footage Can Impact a Property’s Financial Position and Accounting Practices By Robert Ladner with SDI Presence The responsibilities of a commercial real estate property manager are many and varied, ranging from managing occupancy, tenant relationships, safety concerns and building financials. One common – but often overlooked – source of data used across…
Read MoreEggress vs. Safety: Locked Elevator Lobbies
Eggress vs. Safety: Locked Elevator Lobbies By Leah Riley with Burnham Nationwide Tragic events have been an unfortunate way of calling the attention to safety mishaps that could have been avoided. While the number of fires in Chicago office buildings are limited, those resulting in lost of life at times result in code changes. A recurring…
Read MoreNavigating the Public Way
Navigating the Public Way By Donna Pugh, Foley & Lardner, LLP Whether you are a property owner, manager, or a tenant, failing to comply with the City of Chicago’s public way requirements will cost you time and money. If not properly permitted, public way improvements can leave property owners and managers open to liability issues.…
Read MoreChicago’s Next Chapter
Chicago’s Next Chapter By Mary Kay Minaghan, MKM Services Mayor Lightfoot Sworn In As Chicago’s 56th Mayor On May 20, Lori E. Lightfoot was sworn in as Chicago’s fifty-sixth Mayor at Wintrust Arena. This was the largest venue for a mayoral swearing-in in recent memory. The crowd was excited and the mood was far less formal…
Read More2019 Spring Session Update: 1 Week Out
2019 Spring Session Update: 1 Week Out By Stephen S. Morrill, Principal of Morrill & Fiedler LLC (M&F), with contributions from Curt Fiedler The House and Senate convene the final week of the scheduled 2019 spring session – with adjournment scheduled for Friday, May 31. Almost all of the Governor’s legislative priorities – graduated income…
Read MoreLight It Up: How to Participate in BOMA/Chicago’s Building Lighting Program
Light It Up: How to Participate in BOMA/Chicago’s Building Lighting Program Every night, Chicagoans are treated to a brightly illuminated, iconic skyline. On many nights, the buildings have a splash of color. Sometimes, messages are sprawled across the building facades. Whether celebrating a holiday or raising awareness for a worthy cause, it’s all part of…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Energy: ENERGY STAR Ratings and City of Chicago Energy Rating System
Let’s Talk Energy: ENERGY STAR Ratings and City of Chicago Energy Rating System By Samantha Davidson and Marie Curatolo with ESD In September 2013, Chicago adopted the energy benchmarking ordinance for residential, commercial, institutional and municipal buildings. Five years later, Chicago achieved LEED for Cities Platinum certification. In February, Illinois was rated the top state for…
Read MoreBuilding Code Modernization Ordinance: My Take
Building Code Modernization Ordinance: My Take By Graham C. Grady, Partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP and former Commissioner for the City of Chicago Department of Buildings. Certainty and Predictability: that’s what the building and construction industry needs most from a building code. The City of Chicago has gone a long way to achieve these crucial…
Read More2019 General Municipal Election Recap
2019 General Municipal Election Recap By Mary Kay Minaghan, MKM Services The February 26 election may be over but ballot counting continues. Mail-in ballots postmarked by election day can be counted until March 12, one week before the Board of Elections must certify the election results. While there were more than twice the number of…
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