Beacon Capital Partners and Cushman & Wakefield Continue to Elevate Building Health at Houston's Bank of America Tower

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Written By Marcos Reynaga

AT A GLANCE

Awards:

2022 Highest Scoring Project: Built (Recertification)

Companies: Beacon Capital Partners | Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) 

Project: Bank of America Tower, Houston, TX

As part of this year's Best in Building Health awards, we are pleased to recognize Beacon Capital Partners and Cushman & Wakefield for achieving the Highest Scoring Built Recertification Project with the Bank of America Tower in Houston, TX.

Earlier this year, Beacon Capital Partners and Cushman & Wakefield received the Highest Scoring Built Recertification Project award for the Bank of America Tower in Houston, TX, a 35-story, 778,000 SF office tower. In 2020, the tower became the first in Houston to receive Fitwel Certification, and one of the largest with a three-star Fitwel rating at the time, for its array of health-promoting attributes, including SkyPark, downtown Houston's first and largest green roof open to all building tenants. Cushman & Wakefield, whose team includes several Top Ambassadors, also received four Best in Building Health leadership awards in 2021, including recognition for the Highest Square Footage, the Most People Impacted Across Building Scorecards, and the Greatest Number of Certifications (Consultant).

We spoke with the prestigious project team, including Top 20 Ambassador, Christine Cho Schiftan of Cushman & Wakefield, to learn more about their ongoing success.

Molly McGovern
Sustainability Coordinator, Fitwel Ambassador, Beacon Capital Partners

What Fitwel strategies did you prioritize? 
MM: The key strategies we focused on include optimizing walkability, providing access to public transit, monitoring indoor air quality, ensuring access to natural light and views of nature, as well as offering health-promoting programming, access to a fitness facility, and various emergency preparedness-related strategies.

Distribution of Goal Achievement by Asset Type analysis chart. Imagery and graphics are illustrative only and are subject to change.

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How have you seen Fitwel positively impact your company? 
MM: As a leading real estate owner and developer, our responsibilities include promoting the health and well-being of our environment and our communities. By proudly featuring our Fitwel partnership, we are able to differentiate ourselves within the market and to our tenants. Beacon’s consistent ratings across Fitwel categories resonate with tenants seeking a healthy and sustainable building.

Al Scaramelli, PhD
Managing Director, Beacon Capital Partners

How does Fitwel align with the mission and values of Beacon Capital Partners?
AS: Beacon Capital Partners is honored to be recognized by Fitwel's Best in Building Health awards for its dedication to creating best-in-class properties where occupant well-being is a priority. Fitwel and Beacon share the values of positively impacting occupants’ experience through design-driven transformation and an integrated approach to the operations of real estate assets. We continue to adapt to the future of work and are committed to making sure our distinctive workplaces promote the health and well-being of our tenants.

Christine Cho
Senior Project Manager, Top 20 Fitwel Ambassador, Cushman & Wakefield

What was the most memorable part of securing recertification for the Tower? 
CC: Leading this high-caliber project with a 3-Star Rating with the support of an onsite team committed to upholding certification standards made this an extremely positive and memorable experience. Their proactive approach and cooperation greatly helped, particularly in collecting the necessary documentation for recertification, especially important when transitioning from the v2.0 to v2.1 Scorecard.

Learn more about the prestigious award winners by downloading our inaugural issue of Building Health, Defining Best in Building Health.

About Beacon Capital Partners
Beacon Capital Partners is a tenant-focused private real estate investment firm with a 75-year legacy of successful real estate development, ownership, and management. Beacon invests in high-quality office and life science properties in core markets with highly educated workforces. Beacon has refined a proprietary investment sourcing model and developed a robust operating platform to transform properties into distinctive workplaces that attract today's tenants. This hands-on approach transforms properties through innovative design, state-of-the-art connectivity, modern amenities, risk management, and award-winning sustainability initiatives. From Fortune 100 firms to leading innovative and growth companies, Beacon’s tenants are proud to call its distinctive workplaces home. Beacon is headquartered in Boston with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

About Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for property owners and occupiers with approximately 52,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2022, the firm reported revenue of $10.1 billion across its core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, and valuation and other services. It also receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and more. For additional information, visit cushmanwakefield.com.

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