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Summer 2005 OONENE MMAGAG MMILEILE A publication for and about One Magnificent Mile BUILDING ENGINEERS TACKLE SNAPSHOTS FROM THE SPRING PARTY MATTERS BIG AND SMALL t the 2005 Take Me A Out to the Ball- EEPING the intricate mechanical systems of a modern cor- game party in April, Kporate office tower running smoothly is complex work. Tobey Taylor of CDK- The CB Richard Ellis staff who handle this important responsibil- USA (at left, in the ity are the Engineers. photo at right) happily accepts a cone of THE BIG STUFF. Whenever freshly popped popcorn, a major building system is up- while (below) other ten- graded or replaced, One Mag- ants do it their way, nificent Mile’s Engineers work preparing hot dogs with with the contractors in the in- all the Chicago-style stallation to be sure they know fixings available to them. how it works. Everyone attending In 2005, the engineering the event could participate in a raffle for tickets to go to a ballgame staff is involved in many — Cubs, Sox and Fire. The winners of the raffle, wearing the hats projects, including: they also won of the team they got to see, were: Julie DiJohn of n HVAC (heating, cooling & Vlecides Schroeder air conditioning) fan motor (below, at left), repair and replacement; who won tickets n upgrading the to the Chicago building’s automation Fire home opener; HVAC computer control Monica Hinton of system; Novamed (right), n exterior granite repair who won tickets and replacement; to the Sox vs. n upgrading the building’s Baltimore Orioles security system; and (Sammy Sosa’s n rebuilding of pumps for new team); and the HVAC. Jessica Caldwell of the Chicago Fire One Magnificent Mile’s engineers AT THE CONTROLS. The Engineers con- (center), who was perhaps the luckiest winner. Her tickets got her in the building’s main mechanical stantly monitor all building systems to make into the first room, on the 3rd floor (clockwise sure settings are correct, even as conditions game of this from front center): Engineer constantly change. Today’s high-tech environ- year’s crosstown rivalry between JEFF BIENICK, Assistant Chief ment demands that they must be fluent in the computer operations of HVAC, elevators, the Cubs and Engineer KEVIN O’KEEFE, Engineers lighting, and fire and life safety systems. Plus, Sox, at Wrigley BILL HUDEK, TOM DEMPSEY and DAN they need to be handy with a simple hammer Field. Congratu- NYHAN, Chief Engineer JOHN ORLIC and screwdriver. lations to all our and Engineer BOB JANOZIK. That means building engineers must com- raffle winners! plete 300 hours of college-level course work to obtain a certification in building (Continued on the back) OUR AWARD-WINNING Management Staff RESTAURANT GETS . Hayley Holmes Senior Real Estate Manager MORE AWARDS! Tashna-Loy Donaldson UR congratulations to by anticipation, orchestra- Assistant Real Estate Manager Chef Tony Mantuano tion, and flawless timing. Christopher Cassata O and his team at One Also, The Spiaggia Cook- Jill Payne Leasing Associates Magnificent Mile’s 4-star Italian book was nominated (one Irene Sierzega restaurant, Spiaggia. of three nationally) for Property Accountant Mantuano personally was rec- best photography in a John Orlic ognized at the 15th annual James cookbook. Chief Engineer Beard Foundation awards cer- Recently having cel- Greg Matos emony as the Best Chef: Mid- ebrated its 20th anniver- Director of Security west for 2005. In accepting the sary, Spiaggia continues to award, he thanked “Larry offer superlative interpre- Office of the Building Levy for dreaming of and tations of authentic Ital- One Magnificent Mile building the most beautiful ian cuisine in an opulent, 980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1199 restaurant in America.” tiered dining room rich Toasting Spiaggia’s success and recent awards are (from left) Chicago, Illinois 60611 waiter COCO GOROSTIATA, senior manager DENISE BECKMAN, 312.664.7777 In addition, Spiaggia was with soft neutral tones, one of five nominees nation- subtly contrasting tex- chef/managing partner TONY MANTUANO, senior sous chef ally for the Outstanding Ser- tures, and towering 40- ENRIQUE MEDRANO (holding The Spiaggia Cookbook), senior vice Award, acknowledging foot windows overlooking manager CHAD BERTELSMAN and office manager LILIANA RAMIREZ. the restaurants well-de- the corner of Oak Street served reputation and Michigan Avenue and Lake Thursday; 5:30–10:30 p.m, Fri- 5:30–11:00 p.m. For reservations MAGONE MILE for impeccable Michigan beyond. Dinner is day & Saturday; 6:00–9:00 pm., (which are strongly recom- service defined served 6:00–9:30 p.m., Monday– Sunday. The lounge is open mended), call 312.280.2750. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• CB Richard Ellis welcomes the newest THE MANY OPTIONS FOR A SUMMER STROLL tenants to One Magnificent Mile: Eye See Captioning Company ITH THE ARRIVAL of Marian Gibson, a senior ac- Suite 1077 warm weather comes the countant with Gerald Bauman desire to get outside. We asked & Company, looks north as well. McGregor Associates Suite 1350 Wseveral people who work at One “I love taking walks in the Gold Magnificent Mile where they Coast area. I love the building Seidensticker USA, Ltd. most like to go structures there. I like to day- ROBERT TAYLOR Suite 1081 of CDK-USA has when they step dream that I live there and own Stephen Solovy Fine Art, Inc. walked along the lake Suite 1115 out of the build- one of those homes, which unfor- as far as Navy Pier. ing. The options tunately is not the case.” Thomas M. Schroeder & Associates are many. Robert Taylor, a CDK-USA gone out on the pier.” good to clear your mind, and Suite 1120 Mortgage telemarketing man- Chris St. John of Lake- when the weather is nice, nothing These organizations recently expanded Melva Alva- ager, looks east. “I like to go over shore Media might go in any beats downtown Chicago as far their space at One Magnificent Mile: rado works with to the lakefront and walk both direction of the compass, but es- as the stores, the people, the Integrated Risk Management Levy Restau- north and south. To the north I’ll pecially looks southward. He grew sidewalk musicians, the parks and Suite 1100 rants as a ben- get past North Avenue. Going up in Utah and did a lot of skiing the lake.” Levy Innovations efits coordinator. south, I’ve walked twice all the and skateboarding, so he Suite 240 “I like to walk way to Navy Pier and actually loves to get outside and over to the ga- move around when the MELVA ALVARADO of Levy These tenants have renewed their zebo right across weather is nice. Having Restaurants likes the commitment at One Magnificent Mile: MARIAN GIBSON of the street, across gone to Loyola, he knows pastoral calm right across Baker Montgomery Gerald Bauman likes to Michigan and the entire area very well the street in the gazebo. Suite 930 walk into the Gold Coast. Oak. I’ll walk and you’re likely see him Mary Riordan around there, in on his skateboard, covering Suite 950 that park, and just do a lot of a lot of ground. Even with- Mercury Investments people watching — the people out a skateboard, on foot, Suite 1122 coming over there like me to en- he has gotten as far south Private Escapes joy the grass and garden, and the on Michigan Avenue as the Suite 1177 people coming to and from Oak Chicago River. Street Beach. It’s quiet and relax- “A walk is so CHRIS ST. JOHN of ing, and I’m by myself and having Lakeshore Media my ‘me’ time during the day.” looks out his office window at Michigan Avenue. TAKING RECYCLING Farm fresh fruits & veggies are waste basket. Tenants may discard only steps away MORE SERIOUSLY all types of paper in the recycling container. Recycling is collected It’s the big-city version of a roadside produce stand — the THAN EVER daily from the deskside by the Chicago Farmers Market. This year, in its 27th season, the This spring, building management building cleaning staff. Waste and Market includes the popular weekly event outside the resolved to implement an initiative recyclables are kept separate by a Museum of Contemporary Art, between Pearson Street and to restructure the building’s waste system of co-collection. All paper Chicago Avenue, one block east of Michigan Avenue. Every and recycling services. The goal and cardboard collected is re- Tuesday through October 18th from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can was to provide our tenants with a cycled and made into new paper buy farm fresh fruits and veggies, more convenient, active recycling products. as well as flowers and plants, program that reduces waste and Over 13 tons of paper and direct from the growers, without maximizes the building’s positive cardboard have been collected making a trek to the country. environmental impact. from 980 North Michigan since In all, there are 24 Farmers Working with our waste and the program began in May. The Market locations citywide in 2005. recycling vendors, Premier Waste program has saved 225 trees and & Recycling and Recycling 93,870 gallons of water. It has In addition to the Market at the Services, Inc., we developed a diverted more than 90 cubic MCA, there are four weekly program stressing both the yards of material from the landfill downtown markets — at Daley streamlining of material collection and has prevented 805 pounds of Plaza, Prudential Plaza, Federal and tenant involvement. air pollutants from being released. Plaza and at Wacker Drive & Every tenant is supplied with a Please help us build on the Jackson Blvd. For information on deskside recycling container and success of this program.