More than 200 leaders from Westchester’s commercial real estate community were on hand May 8 for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Westchester (BOMA) 32nd annual Hall of Honor Awards Dinner held at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown. RPW Group and Rebecca School were honored for their contributions to Westchester’s economy.
Andrew Weisz, president of RPW Group, accepted the award for RPW Group and Rebecca School Program Director Tina McCourt accepted on behalf of her institution. A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to former BOMA President Anthony S. Lifrieri.
RPW Group Inc. was founded in 1980 by Robert P. Weisz and has since become a premier owner of commercial property in the tristate region. Since its inception it has developed over 8 million square feet across 65 properties. Currently, it owns 11 commercial assets and 303 new rental apartment units. Recently, the company acquired two office buildings at 100 Manhattanville Road in Purchase and 10 Bank St., White Plains. In addition, last year, in partnership with the NRP Group, RPW completed construction of a new rental apartment complex at 1133 Westchester Ave. This year, it is breaking ground on a 200-unit rental apartment building in Harrison. As a multigenerational family business, RPW Group has owned and operated property in Westchester County for more than 30 years.
Rebecca School is a special education school in New York City, supporting students ages 3-21 with neurodevelopmental delays in relating and communicating, including students with an autism spectrum diagnosis. Using a developmental and interdisciplinary approach, Rebecca School creates educational programs that meet students’ unique needs, celebrates their strengths, and embraces their passions to reach their individual potential. The school works to move students up their developmental capacities to become thinking, relating, communicating members of their community. A second location in a newly renovated Mount Vernon school building with capacity for 14 strategically designed classrooms is imminent.
Other featured winners at the event included:
- Best Building Comeback:
Simone Development Companies
250 E. Sandford Blvd, Mount Vernon - Best Adaptive Use:
El Centro Hispano
295 Central Ave., White Plains - Best Building Over 250,000 square feet:
Reckson
360 Hamilton Ave., White Plains - Best Tenant Fit Out:
Sabra
One North Lexington, White Plains - Unsung Hero:
Charles Sehring
CBRE, ABM - Unsung Hero:
Michele Ardizone, Enza Mascolo,
Jenny Bermejo, Adrienne Conde
All Pro Cleaning & Restoration
BOMA Westchester is the county’s leading professional organization dedicated to meeting the needs of building owners, property managers and allied professionals and tradespeople. It is an affiliate of BOMA International –– the oldest and largest association of the office building industry, with over 100 federated associations in the United States and around the world. The 17,000-plus members of BOMA International own or manage more than 9 billion square feet of commercial properties in North America and abroad.
