Chicago FBI Regional Office Earns BOMA 360 Designation in Recognition of Excellence in Building Management

SAN ANTONIO, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently the Chicago FBI Regional Office was designated a BOMA 360 Performance Building by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International. The BOMA 360 Performance Program validates and recognizes commercial properties that demonstrate best practices in building operations and management.  The Chicago FBI Building is owned by the GB Program, an affiliate of USAA Real Estate Company.

"This building has been one of our premier assets since its development in 2006.  This year's designation follows the success of last year when it was one of only a handful of properties in the U.S. to achieve LEED EB O&M," said Pat Duncan, Chairman and CEO of USAA Real Estate Company.

"We are proud to designate the Chicago FBI Building as a BOMA 360 Performance Building in recognition of the high standards the management team has achieved in every aspect of building operations and management," said BOMA International Chair James A. Peck, RPA, FMA, senior director of asset services, CB Richard Ellis.  "By achieving the BOMA 360 designation for your building, you demonstrate to your owners, tenants, prospective tenants and the community that your property is being managed to the highest standards of excellence."

The BOMA 360 Performance Program is an online self-assessment that evaluates properties in six major areas:  building operations and management; life safety/security/risk management; training and education; energy; environment/sustainability; and tenant relations/community involvement. The BOMA 360 Performance Program takes a holistic approach to evaluating a building's operations and management and benchmarks a building's performance against industry standards.  The program comes at a critical time, as building owners and managers are looking to differentiate themselves in a demanding market.  For more information on the BOMA 360 Performance designation, visit www.boma.org/GetInvolved/BOMA360.

USAA Real Estate Company, with over $5 billion of assets, provides co-investment, acquisition, build-to-suit and development services for corporate and institutional investors.  In addition the company provides investment vehicles for domestic and foreign investors as well as capital to developers.  The USAA portfolio consists of office, industrial, retail and hotel properties with annual volume transactions exceeding $3 billion.  For more information about USAA Real Estate Company, visit www.usrealco.com.

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is an international federation of more than 100 local associations and affiliated organizations. Founded in 1907, its 18,000-plus members own or manage more than 9 billion square feet of commercial properties. BOMA International's mission is to enhance the human, intellectual and physical assets of the commercial real estate industry through advocacy, education, research, standards and information.  On the Web at www.boma.org.

SOURCE USAA Real Estate Company