FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(See also related Presidents Award press release)

BOMA of Metropolitan Detroit's 2002 Leadership Awards Gala Winners

DETROIT, MICHIGAN- The Building Owners and Managers Association of Metropolitan Detroit (BOMA) held its annual The Office Building of the Year Awards (TOBY) Dinner Friday night at the Wintergarden in the Detroit Renaissance Center. The TOBY awards are considered to be the most prestigious award in commercial real estate management in the country.

With over 300 building owners and property managers in attendance, General Motors was honored as Building Owner of the Year. Debra Strassburger, of Great Lake REIT, was named Property Manager of the Year, Thomas Giacobassi, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Facility Manager of the Year, and New Image Building Services, Inc., Supplier of the Year.

The Oakland Town Square in Southfield, Long Lake Crossings in Troy, and the Northfield Point Office in Troy all took first place in their respective square footage categories as Buildings of the Year. Standard Federal Bank in Troy was named Corporate Facility of the Year, the Troy Officenter took first in the Suburban Office Park category and the American Center in Southfield was named first in the Renovated Building category.

The TOBY awards were created to recognize excellence in office building ownership and management. The property manager and facility manager awards recognize leadership in commercial real estate management by individuals who have gone well beyond the expected standards of service and professionalism. The supplier award is given to a company that continually supplies extraordinary services or products to the commercial real estate industry, the building owner of the year award is bestowed upon a company that exemplifies outstanding support of the commercial real estate industry and the outstanding service award recipients are chosen by the BOMA Board for their exceptional dedication in helping to achieve BOMA's goals.

The winners from the BOMA Detroit TOBY awards will move on to the BOMA International competition scheduled for June 27-July 1, 2003 in San Francisco.

Under 100,000 square foot category:
First Place Winner: Northfield Point Office located in Troy, owned by Northfield Pointe Office Center, L.L.C.Managed by Etkin Management, L.L.C. Property Manager: Cynthia Szlachta. Architect: Minoru Yamasaki Associates.

100,000 to 249,999 square foot category:
First Place Winner: Long Lake Crossings located in Troy, owned by Great Lakes Reit. Managed by Great Lakes Reit. Property Manager: Debra
Strassburger, CPM, RPA. Architect: Minoru Yamasaki Associates, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Troy Wilshire Corporation located in Troy, owned by
American Realty Advisors. Managed by Grubb & Ellis Management Services, Inc. Property Manager: Howard Littleson. Architect: Nathan Levine & Associates

250,000 to 499,000 square foot category:
First Place Winner: Oakland Towne Square located in Southfield, owned by Allied Phase One Venture, L.L.C. Managed by REDICO Management. Property Manager: Donna Purcell. Architect: Rossetti Associates.

Honorable Mention: One Woodward Building located in Detroit, owned by One Woodward Avenue Associates. Managed by Grubb & Ellis Management Services. Property Manager: Stephen M. Hudik, RPA. Architect Minoru Yamasaki Associates, Inc.

Corporate Facility category:
First Place Winner: Standard Federal Bank located in Troy, owned by Standard Federal Bank. Managed by Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. Property Manager: Penny Hewitt. Architect: The WBDC Group.

Honorable Mention: The Gale Group located in Farmington Hills, owned by
Thomson Corporation. Managed by Signature Associates ONCOR International. Property Manager: Stanley Watson, CPM. Architect: Ghafari Associates, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Kelly Services Building located in Troy, owned by Kelly
Properties. Managed by Kelly Services Corporate Facilities Management.
Property Manager: James Bowling and Robert Harvey. Architect: Rossetti
Associates.

Renovated Building category:
First Place Winner: American Center located in Southfield, owned by American Center. Managed by REDICO Management, Inc. Property Manager William Jansen, CPM. Architect: Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Bingham Office Center located in Bingham Farms, owned by Bingham Center Associates, L.L.C. Managed by Colonnade Properties, L.L.C. Property Manager: Cynthia McDonell, CPM, RPA. Architect: Richard Gould Associates, Inc.

Suburban Office Park category:
First Place Winner: Troy Officentre located in Troy, owned by 485 Properties, L.L.C. Managed by REDICO Management, Inc. Property Manager: Cynthia Janowicz. Architect: Rossetti Associates.

Property Manager of the Year:
Debra Strassburger, CPM, RPA. Great Lake REIT

Honorable Mention: Paula Goldman Spinner. Schostak Brothers and Company, Inc.

Facility Manager of the Year:
Thomas Giacobassi, RPA, FMA, SMA - Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan

Honorable Mention: David Mott, RPA, FMA - AAA Michigan.

Building Owner of the Year:
General Motors Corporation

Supplier of the Year:
New Image Building Services, Inc.

Honorable Mention: Troy Clogg Landscape Associates, Inc.

Outstanding Service Awards:
Bruce Babiarz, Barton Malow Company
John Sier, J.D., Kitch Drutchas Wagner DeNardis & Valitutti

Sponsors for the event were:
Platinum:
General Motors Corporation

Gold:
Comprehensive Group Services, L.L.C.
Comerica, Inc.
New Image Building Services, Inc.
Trammell Crow Company

Silver:
Colonnade Properties, L.L.C.
Orion Waterproofing, Inc.
Trane

Bronze:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network
Jarvis Construction
Planterra Tropical Greenhouses, Inc.
Gifts: Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Founded in 1907, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is a dynamic international federation of more than 100 local associations. BOMA International's 18,500 plus members own or manage more than nine billion square feet of downtown and suburban commercial properties and facilities in North America and abroad. The mission of BOMA International is to advance the performance of the commercial real estate industry through advocacy, professional competency, standards and research. For more information, visit the BOMA of Metro Detroit website at www.bomadet.org or the International website at www.boma.org.

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