Park Tower: Outstanding Building of the Year

TAMPA — Park Tower in downtown Tampa has been named The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Greater Tampa Bay. The 36-story office building was honored in the 250,000- to 499,999-square-foot range.

The TOBY Awards were created in 1985 to recognize excellence in office building operations and building management.

Park Tower's owner Sterling American Property recently completed several energy efficiency renovations on the property. It installed two 750-ton, high-efficiency chillers, 5,600 high-efficiency light fixtures, a specialized energy-management system, new electric transformers for each floor, a new fire panel and rewired the entire building.