KBS Asset Earns ‘The Outstanding Building of the Year’ (TOBY) Award for Excellence in Property Management; 188,040 Square-Foot, Class A Office Plaza in Chicago, IL

Rendering of Edens Corporate Center 
630-650 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL

   

CHICAGO, IL – KBS, one of the largest investors in premier commercial real estate in the nation, announced one of its client portfolio properties, a 188,040 square-foot Class A office plaza in Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has earned The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Award in 2020 for excellence in property management from BOMA Suburban Chicago for the fourth time since 2013.

 

The asset, Edens Corporate Center, is managed by Elizabeth O’Connor, Lynn Zbierski and Rudy Ricardo of NAI Hiffman.

Elizabeth O'Connor

The TOBY Awards are the commercial real estate industry’s highest recognition honoring excellence in building management and operations.

 

Edens Corporate Center is located at 630-650 Dundee Road in Northbrook, Illinois.  

 

Rudy Ricardo

The building has long been recognized as an outstanding office property in the suburban Chicago market that consistently attracts today’s top tenants, according to Dan Park, asset manager for the property and senior vice president for KBS.  

 

“KBS’ diligent oversight, combined with the superior property management skills of the NAI Hiffman team, have consistently placed Edens Corporate Center on the short list of the most desirable office properties for tenants seeking space in the suburban Chicago market,” says Park.

 

“It is no surprise that this asset is yet again receiving such positive accolades from BOMA Suburban Chicago.”  

Carrie Szarzynski

 

According to O’Connor, senior property manager at NAI Hiffman, KBS has worked with NAI Hiffman to manage and lease the Edens complex since the company purchased the building in 2015, maintaining high occupancy and tenant satisfaction rates throughout the tenure.  

 

“KBS has demonstrated pride of ownership by proactively supporting renovations and upgrades to improve the building experience for tenants and visitors, and to bolster leasing efforts,” says Carrie Szarzynski, Director of Management Services at NAI Hiffman.

 

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