(MARCH 6, 2015 – Houston) – Transwestern’s Houston headquarters today announced Memorial City Medical Plaza 4 of the Memorial Hermann Health System has been named “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) in the 2015 Medical Office Building category by the Houston chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).
“Sustainability and operational efficiency are cornerstones of our property management practice, and it is gratifying to partner with our clients to achieve these results,” said Transwestern’s John Wheeler, senior vice president. “We continuously work to optimize the performance on the Memorial Hermann Health System campus, and this recognition is a true honor.”
The TOBY awards recognize excellence in building management, operational efficiency, tenant retention, emergency planning and community impact. The TOBY awards give professionals the opportunity to benchmark operational excellence with their peers in the real estate industry.
Transwestern leases and manages Memorial City Medical Plaza 4, a 146,317-square-foot medical office building in Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center – a 1.3 million-square-foot medical campus located in Houston and along the Interstate 10 West corridor.
ABOUT TRANSWESTERN
Transwestern is a privately held real estate firm specializing in agency leasing, property and facilities management, tenant advisory, capital markets, research and sustainability. The fully integrated global enterprise leverages competencies in office, industrial, retail, multifamily and healthcare properties to add value for investors, owners and occupiers of real estate. As a member of the Transwestern family of companies, the firm capitalizes on market insights and operational expertise of independent affiliates specializing in development, real estate investment management and research. Transwestern has 34 U.S. offices and assists clients through more than 180 offices in 38 countries as part of a strategic alliance with Paris-based BNP Paribas Real Estate. For more information, please visit transwestern.com and follow us on Twitter: @Transwestern and @TranswesternHOU.
ABOUT MEMORIAL HERMANN
An integrated health system, Memorial Hermann is known for world-class clinical expertise, patient-centered care, leading edge technology, and innovation. The system, with its exceptional medical staff and more than 20,000 employees, serves to advance health in Southeast Texas and the Greater Houston community. Memorial Hermann’s 12 hospitals include three hospitals in the Texas Medical Center, including a level I trauma center which houses the Life Flight® air ambulance – a hospital for children and a rehabilitation hospital, eight suburban hospitals, and a second rehabilitation hospital in Katy. The system also operates three Heart & Vascular Institutes, the Mischer Neuroscience Institute,the Texas Trauma Institute, three Ironman Sports Medicine Institute locations, cancer centers, imaging and surgery centers, sports medicine and rehabilitation centers, outpatient laboratories, a chemical dependency treatment center, a home health agency, a retirement community and a nursing home. As an Accountable Care Organization, the system also offers employers health solutions and health benefit plans through Memorial Hermann Health Insurance Company.
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