274 Riverside Ave. receives Office Bldg. of the Year Award

Managed by Albert B. Ashforth, Inc. - Management Services, 274 Riverside Ave., located in Westport, was honored with a prestigious TOBY (The Office Building of the Year) award by Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Building Owner & Managers Association (BOMA). The award was given in the category that includes buildings under 100,000 s/f in size. The TOBY is awarded on the basis of building management staffing, tenant services, amenities, community involvement and building presentation. 274 Riverside Ave. is a 48,000 s/f, class A commercial office facility situated along the Saugatuck River. The building is located in a desirable Westport location, and has access to exit 17 off I-95, U.S. Rte. 1 and Westport's Main St. "We're proud of this award. 274 Riverside Ave. is a well-maintained and serviced building and this honor confirms Ashforth's commitment to continuously improving the properties we manage," said Robert Hartt, executive vice president of Albert B. Ashforth, Inc. - Management Services. Albert B. Ashforth, Inc. - Management Services is a division of The Ashforth Company based in Stamford,. The company specializes in asset and property management, facility management, project management and construction supervision services for a wide variety of local and national owners and prominent institutional investors. Ashforth manages over ten million s/f of office properties, including several large multiple-building portfolios in Conn.; Boston, Mass.; Columbus, Ohio; Seattle, Wash.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Portland, Oreg.