Canada continues to contribute leaders and exemplary buildings to guide the international membership of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Randal Froebelius, president of Equity ICI Real Estate Services, officially took office as BOMA International’s 2022-23 chair earlier this week during the organization’s annual conference and expo in Nashville, Tennessee, while three Canadian buildings secured International TOBY awards, the top prize in a three-stage competition recognizing operational and managerial excellence.
The owner/manager team of Canada Life Assurance Company and GWL Realty Advisors received two separate TOBY honours for:
- the Canada Life Building at 330 University Avenue, Toronto, in the historical building category, and;
- 190 Simcoe Street, Toronto, in the corporate facility category.
Meanwhile, the TOBY in the industrial building category was awarded to 6990 Creditview Road, Mississauga. It is owned by MNBP Single and Flex Holdings Inc. and managed by QuadReal Property Group.
Froebelius advances to his new role after being elected as vice chair in 2020. He is a past chair of BOMA Toronto and BOMA Canada, and carries the prestigious the BOMA Fellow designation. He has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate industry, currently in providing leasing, property and facilities management services to institutional owners and as part of the real estate operations team at Toronto’s innovation incubator, MaRS Discovery District.
Reflecting on BOMA International conference events — which also saw Keith Major, managing partner and head of Canadian real estate management with BentallGreenOak, inducted into the select group of BOMA Fellows and Laura Sharen, a senior property manager with Canderel Management in Edmonton, named the Canadian regional member of the year — BOMA Canada president and chief executive officer Benjamin Shinewald maintains it’s indicative of Canadian influence in the commercial real estate industry globally.
“Individually and collectively, this is the best of Canada, and we’re energized and excited to deepen our impact in making our industry smarter, healthier, more sustainable and more diverse,” he asserts.
