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Bridging the Gap: CREATE Alliance Expands & Diversifies Talent Pipeline Sharing a vision for “Bridging curriculum review are nearing comthe Gap” from today’s workforce to pletion. More than 1,100 students an expanded and diverse talent pipeline, have taken courses since CREATE’s commercial real inception, giving them estate insiders a direct connection gathered for to our industry. “As the 5th annual boomers are retiring, CREATE Gala the talent drought on May 16. affects everyone in this The elegant room,” he noted. soirée at the Nicole Hom, JLL Bently Reserve Senior Vice President raised funds and co-chair of the for CREATE CREATExperience, (Commercial Real which coordinates Estate Alliance internships, for Tomorrow’s described the realEmployees), an alliance of BOMA San life lessons that Francisco, BOMA Oakland/ students gain East Bay, IREM San through internFrancisco Bay Area and ships. “It’s also NAIOP San Francisco great for employers Chapter. and flexible,” she A record number of said. “Part-time or Champion and Supporting full-time students Sponsors joined Legacy can work with your Kim Snyder (top) and Brandon Sponsor Kilroy in lendorganization.” Wang, address the Gala attendees. ing support for the Gala. Kilroy’s Vice Contributions fund the Fellows President, Asset Management Eileen programs at SF State and Merritt Kong, whose firm has hired three canCollege in Oakland. didates from the CREATE program, Brandon Wang, Executive Vice introduced the Gala’s honoree, Prologis. President, Lincoln Property Company, A global leader in logistics real estate, shared some of CREATE’s successes: the company operates a global logistics In the past year, the Fellows 2.0 center in Oakland. Prologis strives program was rolled out, and Fellows to strengthen communities through 1.0 launched at Merritt College. In partnerships and encourages women addition, strategic planning and and minorities to enter logistics. (Continued on page 8)
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2 BOMA Supports Sustainable Operating Goals with Education and Peer Support By Bill Whitfield, BOMA SF President and General Manager and Sustainability Program Manager, Shorenstein Realty Services I have recently taken on a new role at Shorenstein with expanded responsibilities that align perfectly with my personal and professional interests. While I continue to manage the day-to-day operations at the LEED Platinum Russ Building, I’m now also overseeing Shorenstein’s extensive Sustainability Program. BOMA SF has been a key part of my education related to sustainability, and I know that BOMA’s programs have been a terrific resource for our building teams as well. The management team at Market Square recently highlighted their sustainability efforts when the U.S. Department of Energy toured the property’s energy saving projects. (See more about the projects in “Members on the Move” on page 10.) BOMA has a long history of leading sustainable practices in our industry, including: early support for recycling, energy efficiency standards and water conservation; backing requirements to benchmark and audit commercial building energy use; creating a “green lease” to improve building management practices; and partnering with public agencies to promote responsible green practices and programs. BOMA also established the EARTH Awards, originally launched in the 1980’s as the High-Rise Recycling Program, which was developed with Golden Gate Disposal (now Recology). The Earth Awards honor innovations by member buildings for their commitment to energy efficiency and innovative sustainable operating practices. The extensive programs offered by BOMA at both the local and international levels are a ready resource for you. I urge you to examine BOMA’s Green Building Toolkit, an invaluable road map. Items include: EPA ENERGY STAR® Benchmarking – Track and assess energy usage, comply with California AB1103/AB531 legal requirements and continually improve energy performance. BOMA Experience Exchange Report (EER) – Benchmark your building’s operating income and expense against peers, analyze local and (Continued on page 12)
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Colin Shinners Senior Vice President, Vanbarton Group
As Senior Vice President of Vanbarton Group, Colin Shinners runs the firm’s West Coast office and oversees the asset management and operations of a portfolio that consists of 1 million square feet of office space as well as multifamily units in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Its San Francisco assets include 100 Montgomery, 101 Mission, 115 Sansome and 39 Stockton. What does he find most enjoyable about his role? “Every day is different and there are many problems to solve,” Shinners says. “I like the challenges and coming up with creative solutions with our team. It is very satisfying to see the changes made to an asset and its impact on the built environment.” Shinners started his career as an auditor in the real estate group at KPMG, then earned a master’s degree in real estate development from Columbia University. He is bringing his expertise to the BOMA SF Board of Directors as its newest member. He observes: “There are a lot of challenges facing the real estate industry in San Francisco, and BOMA SF is on the forefront of helping to solve those issues and working with Shinners and his wife attend the local government to make sure the industry has a voice at City Hall. I wanted to a Mardi Gras ball. get more involved in the San Francisco real estate community and meet more people.” Vanbarton Group has been a BOMA SF member since the West Coast office opened in 2016. In his off-hours, Shinners likes to get out of the city, hiking with his wife and dog, snowboarding and dirt biking. “I also love exploring the city, trying new restaurants,” he adds. “I’m always trying to find the best pizza in San Francisco. Lastly, my wife and I love to travel. We just got back from Thailand and Cambodia and are on a quest to visit all of the U.S. National Parks.”
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“The demands of the marketplace have transformed EMCOR Services/Mesa Energy Systems into an energy solutions company,” says Senior Account Manager Jason Cox, a lead member of the company’s sales and account management team. “We help our customers achieve optimal building energy performance by utilizing improved building and mechanical maintenance, ongoing retro commissioning, and favorable ROI energy retrofits.” As licensed commercial HVAC contractors, Mesa offers HVAC maintenance, service, retrofit, building automation systems (BAS) services, commercial refrigeration repair, and chiller services. “We’ve earned a reputation for providing value to our many satisfied customers through high-quality energy management and audit services as well as efficient, cost-effective, customized HVAC design/build and retrofit solutions,” Cox adds. “We like partnering with building profesCox checks out a retrofit sionals, especially BOMA members.” project by his team. After he graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in production operations management with a focus on marketing, Cox was recruited into the HVAC field by an uncle in the industry. He started with an entry-level inside sales position in 2005 and has advanced to his current role. If you enjoyed the recent BOMA at the BALLPARK event, you have Cox to thank for his efforts in successfully chairing this annual event that is organized by the BOMA SF Events Committee. “I’ve been involved with BOMA for about 10 years and joined the events committee a few years ago,” says Cox. “Networking through BOMA events over my career thus far has been a crucial part of my success in sales. Working with the events committee has been a great experience and the challenge of chairing an event for the first time was a lot of fun.” Outside of work, Cox enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, golfing, hiking, listening to live music and spending time outdoors.
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Mark Your Calendar These Upcoming BOMA Events! July 17
Career Success Workshop: Advocacy 101 (BOMA SF Emerging Professionals)
Aug. 1
Knowledge & Network: Co-Working & Its Influence on Property Management
Sept. 16
65th Annual Elmer Johnson Golf Tournament Wine Tour at 65th Annual Elmer Johnson Golf Tournament
Oct. 10
BOMA Bay Area Boat Bash (BOMA SF & BOMA OEB Emerging Professionals)
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Annual Emergency Preparedness Seminar
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Holiday Party
Visit the Events page at www.bomasf.org for complete listing of events, seminars & committee meetings.
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8 Thanks to CREATE Gala Sponsors! Legacy Sponsor Kilroy Realty Champion Sponsors Able Services Prologis ProTech Security Skyline Construction Inc. Wareham Development
Contributing Sponsors Allen Matkins Bently Reserve Boston Properties CBF Electric & Data Comcast Business Field Construction HARBRO Emergency Services & Restoration Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Home Depot Pro JLL Paramount Group, Inc. The Empire Group/ The City Club of San Francisco
Supporting Sponsors ABM Industry Groups Alexandria Real Estate Equities Allied Universal Anderson, Rowe & Buckley, Inc. Baker’s Floor & Surface Bayline Mechanical, Inc. C.E. Toland & Son CBRE Creative Ceilings, Inc. Cupertino Electric, Inc. Cushman & Wakefield Cutting Edge Drapery Daley’s Drywall & Taping, Inc. Design Workshops Eastdil Secured, LLC Ellis Partners LLC Giampolini & Co. Golden State Contract Flooring Hanson Bridgett Hines Hoem & Associates, Inc. Impark Innovative Mechanical, Inc. LBA McMillan Electric Metro Services Group Monticelli Painting & Decorating Next Play Consulting, LLC Novo Construction Otis Elevators Paganini Electric Corporation Peacock Construction Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP Revel Architecture & Design RiverRock Real Estate Group RMR Construction RMW Architecture & Interiors Rockhill Management, LLC Romak Iron Works Rossi Builders, Inc. Shorenstein Realty Services, L.P. SSL Law Firm LLP Stockham Construction, Inc. The Swig Company Tishman Speyer Vanbarton Group
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CREATE Gala (Continued from front page)
“We’re a REIT first and foremost,” said Kim Snyder, Prologis’ President, West Region. “Being socially engaged is a big part of our business model...When we hold a real estate asset, we pay attention to the needs of the community. It’s a cool thing to get employees to have an impact on the community.” The Prologis Foundation supports more than 225 non-profits, and employees have donated more than 36,000 service hours to non-profits on the company’s IMPACT days. “E-commerce has completely changed the way we shop and live,” Snyder said. As Prologis expands, “it’s hard to find good talent. We look for people who can have an impact and have good character.” According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the warehouse and storage industry grew from 680,000 in 2008 to 1,020,000 in 2018. With a goal of “helping workers rise to opportunity where opportunity is rising,” Prologis is investing to help workers secure jobs and build careers in logistics through its Community Workforce Initiative. This initiative bridges community and customer needs. Its objective is to make a positive impact on local economies and help its customers address their logistics labor shortages through partnerships with community workforce training and placement programs. Partnerships are underway in Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago and will launch next in Atlanta, Mexico City, San Francisco and Seattle. In Los Angeles the company’s EXP Internship Program trains and places high school juniors as interns in the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach communities with a potential to progress to full-time jobs. Snyder thanked the CREATE alliance partners for honoring Prologis and for their vision.
Instructors and Mentors Recognized for Their Contributions BOMA SF Member Services Director Tory Brubaker, who emceed the event, recognized the many Fellows program instructors and contributors. Anne Sparks, Principal of Next Play Consulting, said “it is a gift to be able to be an instructor at the Merritt College program. The students were engaging, and I was so happy to see students getting into commercial real estate.” Anne Hill, most recently Real Estate Portfolio Manager, Bently Reserve, encouraged gala attendees to considAnne Sparks (left) and Anne Hill. er being mentors. “It’s an incredible opportunity to give back to eager, excited students,” she said. Hill has been involved with mentoring through both IREM and BOMA San Francisco, which offers resources through its Careers Committee to help students learn about the industry through activities such as “speed dating” events where they can interact with a variety of CRE professionals. In closing, Brubaker acknowledged Cushman & Wakefield’s Sandra Boyle for her efforts to launch the program. “CREATE owes much of its success to Sandra Boyle.” (See scenes from the Gala on page 15.)
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Summer Solstice Mixer Thursday, June 20 PROFESSIONALS 795 Folsom Rooftop Benefiting the SFFD Toy Program Bring a new unwrapped toy!
BOMA’s Emerging Professionals are off to a strong start this year, having put on three Career Success Workshops, one Tour & Toast and one Community Outreach event so far. We have seen many new faces at our monthly committee meetings, which has brought fresh energy to our program planning. This shows in our positive membership feedback.
CSW (Career Success Workshop) Advocacy 101 Wednesday, July 17 201 California Street, 2nd Floor Presented by BOMA’s John Bozeman and advocacy committee representatives
Currently, we are hard at work planning for 2020’s Career Success Workshops and looking into setting up an organized sport team for industry professionals. If you want to learn more about how to get involved with Emerging Professionals or about how to sponsor an Emerging Professionals event, please contact me at irisucci@hudsonppi.com. I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at one of our future events! (Check out our calendar to the right.) — Isabella Risucci, Chair, Emerging Professionals
Community Outreach BOMA SF at the Food Bank Wednesday, July 10 900 Pennsylvania Avenue Tour & Toast Thursday, August 8 Location TBD
CREATE Deploys Revenues to Improve Curriculum & Expand Programs Our cover story reports on the fifth annual CREATE Gala that raised funds to strengthen our industry’s workforce expansion, diversification and training programs. The Last Word column on the back page outlines what success will look like for these workforce programs and how you and your employer can support our initiative. In order to scale the program to meet our industry’s ongoing and growing need for well-trained, job-ready employees, we need a broad base of both volunteers and funding. If you’re interested in volunteering, our greatest need is for mentors, instructors and internship hosts. CREATE’s revenues come from the fundraising Gala, proceeds from various events held by our alliance partners (e.g. the BOMA at the Ballpark social), and donations that individual members make when they renew their membership. Primary functions our revenues support include: w Development and refinement of our curriculum and instructional materials, which include the
Fellows 1.0 series of classes that we currently offer at San Francisco State University and at Merritt College, as well as the Fellows 2.0 series of classes currently being offered at San Francisco State. w A professionally facilitated “train-the-trainer” program for our instructors w Instructor compensation w Program marketing w Fundraising, accounting and administrative fees The Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) is doing important work to further professionalize our workforce and to ensure success for our members. We are grateful to those firms and individuals who have donated funding, mentored a student, taught a class, or hosted an intern. You can help us grow commercial real estate’s talent pool by pitching in. Please do your part, where you can, to spread the word about this initiative and to support it in any of the ways cited in the Last Word column on the back page of this newsletter. Thank you.
10 BOMA San Francisco Members on the Move Joe Markey has joined the team at Rossi Builders as General Manager. For the past 30 years, Joe has led technology companies— including biotech, greentech and information technology. Rossi specializes in building infrastructure for tech. Prior to joining Rossi, he was CEO of Integrated Resource Recovery, a green technology company, and Head of Finance for Valentis, a public biotech. He spent 20 years in financial management at IBM, including an eight-year assignment in Tokyo, after earning his MBA from the University of Scranton. Since 1934, Rossi Builders has been a recognized leader in Bay Area commercial construction. Todd Robinette, who recently retired from his position as Managing Director for JLL, has been bestowed a Life Membership in BOMA San Francisco. Long active in BOMA San Francisco, Todd served two separate terms as President, 2000-2001 and 2002-2003. Life membership may be awarded by the Board to persons who have held membership for a minimum of twenty years, and who, by reason of retirement from business or otherwise are no longer eligible to be a member representative of a company or building. Colin Shinners, Senior Vice President, Asset Management for Vanbarton Group LLC, has been appointed to the BOMA San Francisco Board of Directors. Colin is responsible for West Coast operations for Vanbarton, overseeing asset management, property management and construction management for the firm’s office and retail portfolio. His previous positions include serving as Vice President/Asset Management for GAIA Real Estate in New York, and Senior Associate, Audit for KPMG. (Read more about him in the principal profile on page 4.)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized its Better Buildings Challenge partner, Shorenstein Realty Services, for its leadership in energy efficiency at its Market Square property. Shown at left and below, DOE representatives from Washington, D.C. toured the site with Shorenstein managers to observe the upgrades including: new and modernized elevators, creative re-use of reclaimed materials in the historic lobby, indoor LED lighting retrofit, retrofitted chiller, updated HVAC system, energy-efficient appliances, and new LED lighting throughout the parking garage. Acquired by Shorenstein in 2011, Market Square consists of two buildings—1335 Market and 1 Tenth Streets—joined by a landscaped plaza. The original building (1335 Market) is an Art Deco icon, formerly known as the Western Furniture Exchange and Merchandise Mart. In 2014 Shorenstein completed an extensive renovation to reposition the property into first-class creative office space with supporting retail. The redevelopment offers modern and state-of-the-art conveniences, while still maintaining the classic architecture of the buildings. Market Square is now LEED Gold and ENERGY STAR® certified. As a Better Buildings Challenge partner, Shorenstein committed to reducing its portfolio’s energy intensity by 40% of its 2008 levels. Upgrades to the Market Square property are part of this initiative. (Continued on the next page)
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Two Bay Area TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) winners have won TOBY awards at the Pacific Southwest regional level. Congratulations to the building teams at 333 Bush Street (Tishman Speyer), winner in the 500K–1 million square-foot category and pictured on the left, and 221 Main (Columbia Property Trust), winner in the 250-499K square-foot category and shown to the right. Now victorious on the regional level, the winners advance to compete in the BOMA International TOBY Awards. Winners will be announced at the awards banquet at the BOMA International Conference in Salt Lake City in June. Good luck!
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BOMA members and guests enjoyed a Patio Party and Giants game on April 11. Thanks to Event Sponsor Comcast Business, to food & beverage sponsors and to McCarthy Cook for donating the venue at China Basin Wharf for the 19th year.
Top right: Crowd enjoys the Patio Party. Center: Team from Service by Medallion. Lower right: Lindsay Rosecrans, Gianna Rossi, Kristin Sellards, and Chelsea Webb; CBF Electric. In circle: Chris Baker, Baker’s Floor & Surface; and Erik Carlson, Able. Above Nicole Blankenship, Jesse Davila, Chris Tallerico, and Mike McAuliffe; McMillan Electric/ MNetworks.
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national markets and assess financial performance. If you manage an office building, corporate facility or medical office building, you should complete the EER survey every year. There are many benefits to submitting data—including free reports and discounts on EER products. BOMA 360 Performance Program – High-
performing buildings use this tool to demonstrate their superior operating platform and achieve recognition. The comprehensive benchmarking tool measures performance across six broad categories. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building certification – The U.S. Green Buildings Council’s set of standards for environmentally sustainable design, construction and operation of office buildings recognizes and certifies the highest green building technologies and sustainability standards. Building Operator Certification (BOC) – Certify your building engineers in the technology of energy management with this nationally recognized training and certification program that provides building operators and engineers with the skills to improve energy-efficient operations of their buildings.
Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI) Classes – These classes provide property and facility management professionals the education necessary for success and lead to professional certifications: Real Property Administrator (RPA), Facility Management Administrator (FMA), Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA), and Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT). At the national level, BOMA International just received the 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to energy efficiency. BOMA International now has received a total of 12 ENERGY STAR awards, making it the most decorated commercial real estate association. Finally, I encourage you to get involved with BOMA San Francisco’s Energy & Environment Committee. I’ve been active with this committee for years and always learn from the presentations and updates at the meetings. Plus, you get a delicious lunch overlooking the Bay in a conference room at the Ferry Building. Visit the BOMA SF website for details or contact my colleague and committee chair, Ana Duffy (aduffy@shorenstein.com).
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What began as a faint idea just seven years ago has grown into a large, collaborative effort to solve a top problem frequently cited by our industry’s C-Suite executives. We’ve had some triumphs, and we are making progress in bridging the talent gap, but we have much more to do. Through CREATE, BOMA San Francisco, BOMA Oakland/East Bay, and the San Francisco Bay Area chapters of NAIOP and IREM are working hard for the benefit of our industry. Won’t you join us?
Marc Intermaggio, CAE, is Executive Vice President of BOMA San Francisco and Executive Director/CEO, of the BOMA San Francisco Foundation whose mission is to recruit and train the industry’s next-generation workforce.
15 Mixing & Mingling CREATE Alliance members connected with their industry peers at the 5th Annual CREATE Gala.
About BOMA VIEWS Published quarterly by BOMA SF Associate Publisher: Tory Brubaker Editor: Henry Eason Managing Editor/Ad Director: Ellen Eason Eason Communications LLC Contact Ellen Eason at 415.596.9466 or ellen@easoncom.com
Gala photos credit: Olivia Smartt Photography
From top right: Micah Kohler, GP Pro; and Brandon Lee, JLL. Eileen Kong, Kilroy; and Brandon Wang, Lincoln Property Company. Center right: Wes Powell, JLL; Christina Sickle, Paramount Group, Inc.; Marc Intermaggio, BOMA SF; and Christine Mann, Paramount Group, Inc. In circle: Samantha Stires, CBRE, winner of the wine vault. Lower right: Jesse Horgan, Ace Parking Management, Inc.; and Sylwia Preis, Hines. Top left: CREATE students celebrate their achievements at the Gala. Lower left: Sandra Boyle, Cushman & Wakefield; and John Combs, RiverRock Real Estate Group.
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Ensuring Ample and Well-Trained Talent to Fill Vacant Positions is Essential for a Healthy Industry You Have a Role to Play; Won’t You Join Us? Our cover story is about the just-held Gala to raise funds for our industry’s workforce expansion, diversification and training initiative. The Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) identifies, educates and recruits talent for commercial real estate, so that employers have a diverse pipeline of job-ready candidates for open positions. Leaders of CREATE and the BOMA San Francisco Foundation board of directors are finalizing a strategic plan to chart the near-term future course of this workforce development effort. It is complex and will require much membership support for success to occur. And what will success look like?
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program and direct their hiring teams to source new employees through CREATE We have no shortage of people from all disciplines (from engineering and construction management to portfolio and asset managers and everything in between) volunteering to mentor those who are working to enter our field We have as many companies offering internships as we have students who want to intern Real estate operating companies regularly provide ongoing financial support to sustain, expand and further professionalize our workforce Up-and-coming CRE leaders can say “I owe my start and my career success to CREATE.” Every commercial real estate company that cares about a vigorous and sustainable industry should invest in this program, and every commercial property professional who is enjoying a rewarding career should volunteer to mentor or teach.
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w Volunteer to be a mentor and counsel those interested in a real estate career Share your knowledge by teaching a component of our program Allow a student to shadow you and members of your team, to augment student’s classroom learning with a view of how things work in practice Hire a part-time, temporary intern from our program Pledge financial support via program sponsorship. (Continued on page 14)