Fuji Photo Film USA. was honored for its lease deal announcedlast August to expand its operations in the county and relocatefrom offices in Elmsford to approximately 164,000 sf of space atReckson Associate Realty's 200 Summit Lake Drive property inValhalla. Stanley E. Freimuth, executive VP and COO of Fuji PhotoFilm USA., accepted the award on behalf of the company.

The other major award of the evening went to White Plains MayorJoseph Delfino for his administration's efforts that have helpedspawn more than 1,700 residential housing units that are currentlyunder construction, as well as retail and entertainment developmentin the city. In his acceptance speech, Delfino noted that fiveyears ago the office vacancy rate in downtown White Plains was at34%. Today that rate has been cut by more than half.

BOMA also handed out its TOBY Awards that recognized excellencein property management. In the 100,000-250,000 sf category, 711Westchester Ave. in White Plains, managed by W&M Properties,was honored. Jack Parker Corp.'s Parker Corporate Center in WhitePlains was toasted as the winner in the 250,000-500,000 sf categoryand in the Suburban Office Park category, the winner of the 2002TOBY was Reckson Associates' The Summit office park inValhalla.