BOMA New York recently returned from a trip to Washington DC where we met with staff from Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, as well as staff from Congressmembers Maloney and Clarke to advocate for several tax- and energy-related pieces of legislation that are top priorities for BOMA International.
We leveraged the power of BOMA MAC and collaborated with our associates from BOMA Westchester and BOMA Buffalo. It was great to be shoulder to shoulder with BOMA Westchester President Scott Tangredi (SL Green); and BOMA Buffalo Director Zach Melas (Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation).
Issues included the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019; the Commercial Buildings Energy Efficiency Tax Deduction, commonly referred to as 179D; and Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. Some also took the opportunity to start a conversation with these Congressional staffers about LL97, the City’s buildings emissions reductions law, which will have a significant impact on Congressional constituents in the near future. To read BOMA International’s position on each, READ MORE HERE.
L-R: BOMA Westchester President Scott Tangredi (SL Green); BOMA NY Chair & CEO Hani J. Salama (Capital Properties); Migena Agaraj (Able Services); Dennis Giblin (Able Services); BOMA NY Executive Director Bobbi McGowan; BOMA Buffalo Director Zach Melas (Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation); John Leitner (Environmental Building Solutions); and Lina Gottesman (Altus Metal & Marble)
Outside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s office: L-R: John Leitner (Environmental Building Solutions); BOMA Westchester President Scott Tangredi (SL Green); BOMA NY Executive Director Bobbi McGowan; BOMA Buffalo Director Zach Melas (Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation); BOMA NY Chair & CEO Hani J. Salama (Capital Properties); Lina Gottesman (Altus Metal & Marble); Migena Agaraj (Able Services); and Dennis Giblin (Able Services)
L-R: Laura Schmalz (Diaz Architects), Dom Diaz (Diaz Architects), Daniel Avery (BOMA/NY), Cindy Boyea (Paramount Group and BOMA/NY treasurer), Andrew Chown (Ashokan Water), Rick Lefever (Façade MD Architecture and Engineering), and Tara Hochhauser (Diaz Architects)
