September 18, 2002
Press Release

ELEVEN TOP COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COMPANIES IN THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA ADVANCE TO MID-ATLANTIC REGION

Washington, D.C.: Eleven commercial office building management companies in the Metropolitan Washington Area that have been declared as winners in The AOBA 2002 Office Building of the Year “TOBY” Awards Competition will now advance to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Mid-Atlantic Regional level of competition. The winning companies include:

GREEN BUILDING
THE TOWER BUILDING
THE TOWER COMPANIES

NEWLY RENOVATED BUILDING
118, 120 & 140 Q STREET
BERNSTEIN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

100,000 - 250,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING
1800 K STREET
THE JOHN AKRIDGE COMPANY
Honorable Mention
Reston Overlook
Boston Properties

250,000 - 500,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING
1919 M STREET
CHARLES E. SMITH COMMERCIAL REALTY

500,000 - 1,000,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING
THE WARNER
KAEMPFER MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

HISTORICAL BUILDING
1307 NEW YORK AVENUE
SPAULDING AND SLYE

CORPORATE FACILITY
CENTERPOINTE I & II
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES, INC.

Honorable Mention
4801 Stonecroft Boulevard
The Mark Winkler Company

INDUSTRIAL OFFICE PARK
TRANS DULLES CENTER
THE MARK WINKLER COMPANY

SUBURBAN OFFICE PARK LOW-RISE
VA95 BUSINESS PARK
BOSTON PROPERTIES

SUBURBAN OFFICE PARK MID-RISE
RESTON TOWN CENTER
EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES, INC.

MEDICAL OFFICE PARK
FOXHALL SQUARE
BERNSTEIN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

JUDGES CHOICE AWARD
THE TEAM AT THE WARNER
KAEMPFER MANAGEMENT

Each commercial real estate property has been judged in its specific category because of its tenant relations programs, community involvement, emergency evacuation procedures, continuing education for building personnel, and overall exceptional service. Involvement in the TOBY program has nearly quadrupled in the past three years. Fully 502 buildings have been recognized as Regional winners and 93 of those recognized as International winners. The International winning buildings come from 70 North American cities, representing every region of North America. The winners of the TPBY regional level of competition will be announced at BOMA’s Winter Business Meeting in January of 2003.

The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington is a non-profit association of property owners, developers and asset and property managers responsible for approximately 121 million square feet of commercial space and more than 185,000 residential units in the District, Maryland, and Virginia. Also represented by AOBA are over 200 companies who provide products and services to the real estate industry. AOBA is the local federated chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and the National Apartment Association (NAA).