BOMA Calgary Summer 2007
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BOMA Calgary Summer 2007 The Building Owners and Managers Association of the Greater Calgary Area News Page 8 - Downtown District | Page 9 - Preserving the Aberta Advantage | Page 10 - Commercial Real Estate Activity | Page 11- Who’s Who in the Zoo? 22007007 BBOMAOMA AAwardswards CCelebratingelebrating PPeopleeople IInn OOurur NNeighborhoodeighborhood Winners of the 2007 Boma Awards OPERATIONS MANAGER OF THE YEAR LEASING TEAM OF THE YEAR 1 Colin Yates - BLJC 5 Bentall Real Estate Services Colin has extensive experience on many complex building systems. Over the past couple of years, Bentall Real Estate Services has He manages a large number of BLJC technicians, administrators been very productive and successful. As a result, this group has and contractors. Colin believes strong teamwork is the major con- been unbeaten in leasing the greatest number of square feet of any tributor to the success of this and future contracts. landlord, or landlord’s representative, during 2006. OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 6 Taurus Property Group Inc. 2 Paul Miller - GWL Realty Advisors Inc. The leasing team at Taurus Property Group specializes in the fi eld Paul involves himself with every aspect of the operation of Western of retail real estate leasing and consulting. Over the past fi ve years, Canadian Place and is always willing to lend a hand to fellow team they have achieved an effective tenant mix for Brookfi eld Proper- members. ties that resulted in the highest sales per square foot to date. CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE YEAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR 3 John Mathewson - GWL Realty Advisors Inc. 7 Brookfi eld Properties John has built an operations team at Fifth & Fifth that has effect- Ninety-eight per cent of the tenants in Bankers Hall have long-term ively worked through signifi cant capital projects. His unrelenting leases. This can be attributed to the motivated and committed prop- commitment to safety at the site has set the standard at GWL erty management team who provide 24/7 availability to their tenants. Realty Advisors. CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR 8 Accounting and Finance Team - GWL Realty Advisors Inc. 4 BLJC Team - TELUS Portfolio One of the cornerstones of a successful property management team A dedicated team of managers, technicians and coordinators make is the ability to provide timely and accurate fi nancial information. up the BLJC team at TELUS. The group has developed effective The accounting team at GWL Realty Advisors Inc. achieves this policies and procedures resulting in a well-run system under chal- on a daily basis. lenging circumstances. “An industry leader dedicated to using its superior resources and expertise to consistently deliver the highest quality mechanical installations and services.” • Energy Efficient Solutions • Complete Mechanical • Office Renovations to Climate Control • Plumbing and Heating • Air Quality Solutions WWW.ARPIS.COM TELEPHONE: 236-2444 9 Fred McCreath In the role of vice-president of fi nance and controller, Fred provides an exceptional level of customer service. His accounting expertise as well as his enhanced interpersonal skills has made him a very valuable team member of Dome Britannia Properties. 10 Don Nielsen - Oxford Properties Group Inc. Don has earned the trust of the tenants at Bow Valley Square through his attention to detail. His efforts contribute to achieving the goal of “on-time,” “on-budget,” with minimal disruption. BOMA Calgary News SECURITY SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR BOMA Calgary News is a co-publication of BOMA Calgary and Business in Calgary. 11 Tom Bartolini - GWL Realty Advisors Inc. Tom has demonstrated his commitment to service excellence by applying his knowledge Business in Calgary of security and life safety policies and procedures at Fifth & Fifth. His professionalism and 1025, 101 - 6 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3P4 diligence has been exceptional. Tel: 403.264.3270 • Fax: 403.264.3276 Email: [email protected] SECURITY OFFICER OF THE YEAR Web: www.businessincalgary.com 12 Guy Plett - Brookfi eld Properties Guy brings enthusiasm and a keen desire to his role as a security offi cer. His contributions BOMA Calgary have been pivotal to the success of his group. 120, 4954 Richard Road SW, Calgary, AB T3E 6L1 Email: [email protected] • Web: www.boma.ca SERVICE EXCELLENCE (CUSTODIAL SERVICES) Tel: 403.237-0559 • Fax: 403.266-5876 13 Bee-Clean Building Maintenance Marylynn Enmil and her team at Fifth Avenue Place have a proven track record supported CHAIR by independent quality assurance inspections. Completed on a weekly and monthly basis the James Harvie, TELUS Convention Centre team consistently receives ratings above 80 per cent and keeps tenant complaints to an aver- MEMBERS age of one per month. David Holmes, Measure Masters Calgary/Prairies Blair Carbert, Stones Fontaine Carbert SERVICE EXCELLENCE (CONSULTANT) Michael Kehoe, Fairfi eld Commercial 14 Bruce MacKenzie - MacKenzie Management Consulting Inc. Paul Gauthier, Fujitec Bruce has been a pioneer in the industry when it comes to environmental matters. He pro- Miles Durrie, Calgary Herald vides great direction to the team at the Stock Exchange Tower, thereby minimizing the envi- Carol Lewis, Calgary Herald ronmental footprint. MacKenzie Management Consulting Inc. was instrumental in the devel- opment of a program that set the groundwork for various initiatives such as BOMA Go Green Offi cers PRESIDENT Wendy Cardell, The Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT Guy Priddle, RPA, Oxford Properties Group SECRETARY TREASURER Tom Sullivan, GWL Realty Advisors Inc. PAST PRESIDENT, Terry Schmitt, Estancia Investments Inc. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT William G. R. Partridge, CAE Directors Alex Brough, Cushman Wakefi eld LePage Randy Burke, Daylight Cleaning Systems Blair Carbert, Stones Fontaine Carbert Barristers Don Fairgrieve-Park, Bentall Real Estate Services Glen Kitteringham, Brookfield Properties Corporation Peter MacHardy, GWL Realty Advisors Inc. Domenic Mazzocchi, 20 Vic Management Inc. Lee Thiessen, Deloitte Property Tax Services Gail Yahn, RPA, Hopewell Real Estate Services The Building Owners and Managers Association of Calgary publishes BOMA Calgary News quarterly. For advertising rates and information contact Business in Calgary. Publication of advertising should not be deemed as endorsement by BOMA Calgary. The publisher reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to reject any advertising at any time submitted by any party. Material contained herein does not necessarily refl ect the opinion of BOMA Calgary, its members or its staff. © 2007 by BOMA Calgary. Printed in Canada. and the Earth Award. gineering has repeatedly demonstrated their ability to produce plans that are very accurate in detail and thorough in concept. SERVICE EXCELLENCE (CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS) 15 Flynn Canada SERVICE EXCELLENCE (WASTE MANAGEMENT) During a challenging roof replacement/restoration project, Flynn 20 WasteLess Environmental Services Canada Ltd. ensured minimum disruption to the tenants at Stock Ex- The team at WasteLess Environmental Services has conducted var- change Tower while realizing the importance of completing the job ious initiatives such as waste audits that have been instrumental in on time and on budget. reducing waste overall allowing clients to achieve various Go Green requirements. They also offer comprehensive advice on waste man- SERVICE EXCELLENCE (TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS) agement and recycling services. 16 Otis Canada Inc. This skilled team provides the highest level of elevator maintenance SERVICE EXCELLENCE (PROJECT TEAM) services to a number of downtown offi ce building owners and man- 21 GE Security/Mulvey & Banani/Western Electrical Management Ltd. agers. They are proactive in problem solving, ensuring their clients The team of dedicated individuals responsible for the replacement of are making the right decisions. the fi re alarm system at Bankers Hall is comprised of Western Elec- trical Management Limited, Mulvey and Banani and GE Security. SERVICE EXCELLENCE (LANDSCAPING SERVICES) The project is ongoing and to date the transition has gone smoothly 17 Peter Hughes - Peter the Plantman Inc. and without incident. Beginning as a one-man business supplying plants and plant main- tenance to fi rms throughout Calgary, Peter now employs over ABOVE AND BEYOND AND INNOVATION 35 people and provides all aspects of interior and exterior land- 22 Oxford Properties Group Inc. – Shell Centre scaping and maintenance related services. Carl and Kelvin are described as “operations improvement” people. While providing the day-to-day operations of the building, these en- SERVICE EXCELLENCE (PARKADE MANAGEMENT) gineers developed an improvement that resulted in a reduction of Standard Parking of Canada Ltd. 18 66,000 cubic metres of water consumption annually which translated | Standard Parking of Canada Ltd. is a leading national provider of par- to a savings of $69,000 annually in operating costs to building tenants. king facility management services. They provide onsite management for all major markets of the parking industry and have provided serv- INNOVATION ices in Calgary since 2002. 23 Remington Development Corporation - Quarry Park Quarry Park was a 311-acre parcel in the city’s southeast. It had SERVICE EXCELLENCE (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) been sitting idle as a “brownfi eld” until Remington sought an inn- 19 TYZ Engineering Ltd. ovative solution to development issues like methane management, Mechanical design is a very delicate process and the staff at TYZ En- site elevation