Time Warner Center Wins Top Honor at the 2008 Building Owners and Managers Association's International Awards

Time Warner Center, New York City's iconic mixed-use property developed by Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P., which houses the world headquarters for Time Warner Inc. and boasts 80 floors of additional office space, luxury dining, shopping, entertainment and Residences, was recently named the 2008 International winner of The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Award in the "Over 1 Million Square Feet" category by Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International. This marks the first time in the history of the BOMA Awards that an office building in New York has won the highly coveted International award in this category.

The BOMA award was created in 1985 to salute excellence in the office building industry. Nearly 25 years later, it remains the single most prestigious and comprehensive distinction of its kind in commercial real estate, recognizing quality in office buildings and excellence in office building management. Buildings are judged on criteria that includes tenant relations and community impact. Receiving the Mid-Atlantic award qualified Time Warner Center for the international competition where it bested five other finalists for the top award.

"Time Warner Center is proud to have achieved this unprecedented and well deserved recognition for New York City from the international building community," said Jeffrey I. Brodsky, President of Related Management, Related Companies. "This award celebrates Related's commitment to excellence, creating and operating superior developments and maximizing benefits for its owners, guests, communities, employees and partners."

In addition to winning the 2008 International and Mid-Atlantic TOBYs, Time Warner Center has also received the 2007 Pinnacle Award for Operating Over 1 Million Square Feet, BOMA/NY; and 2005's Top Award for Mixed-Use Projects, Urban Land Institute. The Related Companies was recognized in 2007 with The 21st Annual Honor Award for architecture and design excellence, commitment to affordable housing and legacy of innovative business strategies by the National Building Museum; The Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America, Inc. magazine; and The Alexander Hamilton Bronze Award For Excellence in Cash Management, Treasury & Risk Management magazine. Additional Related awards include the 2006 Developer of the Year, Greater Los Angeles African-American Chamber of Commerce and California Housing Hall of Fame, California Housing Consortium for Related California; 2003 Regional Retail New Construction Award, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, The Gateway Center; 2002 Award for Excellence, Urban Land Institute, CityPlace, and the 2001 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award, The Preservation League of New York State, for The W Hotel New York, Union Square to name a few.

Related Companies' Related Urban division is currently near completion of Phase One of CityCenter of CityNorth, the 76-acre mixed-use portion of the 144-acre CityNorth(R) development in the Northeast Valley of Phoenix. CityCenter of CityNorth(R), is envisioned to be the urban core of the Northeast Valley of Phoenix. At completion, CityCenter of CityNorth will offer more than 3 million square feet of vibrant shopping, dining, residential, hotel, office and medical suite space, creating a unique urban village or "city within a city." And The Grand, its current project in Los Angeles, will transform downtown Los Angeles into a true 24 hour, all-access destination. This three-phased, 3.6 million square foot urban mixed-use project encompasses nine acres spanning three city blocks and the revitalization of the adjacent 16 acre Civic Park. The first phase, designed by distinguished architect Frank Gehry, consists of an open air plaza surrounded by a vibrant mix of vertically-integrated street-front and upper-level shops, restaurants with landscaped terraces, a gourmet market, one the world's finest hotels, a 38,000 square foot luxury health club and 488 residences overlooking the city skyline.

Time Warner Center includes Time Warner Inc. World Headquarters, The Shops at Columbus Circle, The Restaurant and Bar Collection, Jazz at Lincoln Center, One Central Park condominiums, The Residences at the Mandarin Oriental and the Mandarin Oriental five-star luxury hotel. The facility has served as a catalyst to the revitalization of Columbus Circle and the surrounding neighborhood. Time Warner Center is a symbol of Related Companies' dedication to building and managing award-winning, legacy projects that not only transform neighborhoods but become world renowned destinations.

About Time Warner Center

Time Warner Center, the 2.8 million square foot complex located at Columbus Circle, opened to the public on February 5, 2004. The Shops at Columbus Circle and The Restaurant and Bar Collection consist of retail, food and beverage, and entertainment programming totaling 350,000 square feet of leasable space. Together with Jazz at Lincoln Center's three performance halls, this world-class destination provides New York's West Side with 500,000 square feet of dynamic restaurant, retail and entertainment uses. The complex includes Time Warner World Headquarters, One Central Park condominiums, The Residences at the Mandarin Oriental, and the Mandarin Oriental five-star luxury hotel. The $1.7 billion project was developed by Columbus Centre LLC, a partnership consisting of The Related Companies, L.P. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. www.theshopsatcolumbuscircle.com

About Related Companies

Related Companies, heralded as one of the most prolific and visionary developers, is considered the most prominent privately-owned real estate development firm in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, Related has offices or major developments in Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Boston and Aspen/Snowmass and boasts a team of more than 2,000 professionals with expertise in financing and acquisitions, marketing and sales, construction and property management. In 2004, Related completed the development of New York City's newest landmark, Time Warner Center, featuring an unparalleled restaurant collection by renowned chefs Thomas Keller, Michael Lomonaco, Masayoshi Takayama and Marc Murphy, signature shops, super-luxury condominiums, office headquarters for both Related and the world headquarters for Time Warner, Inc., the Mandarin Oriental New York and, overlooking Central Park, the first ever concert hall designed specifically for jazz - Jazz at Lincoln Center. Time Warner Center has transformed Columbus Circle. Showcasing Related's over $6 billion commitment to sustainable development, Related developed Tribeca Green, which is LEED certified Gold and was one of the first green residential buildings in the nation. Related recently completed 340 on the Park, the first green residential tower in the Midwest. The Grand in downtown Los Angeles is one of the largest vertically-integrated, mixed-use projects under construction in the nation. The multi-phase 3.6 million square foot development spanning three city blocks will cost an estimated $3 billion to develop. Phase I has been designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry for the project developer, Related Companies. In Snowmass Colorado, Related is setting a new paradigm in environmental sensitivity in resort living through its 80-acre mixed-use development. Committed to architectural and design excellence, Related works with award winning architects such as Bernardo Fort-Brescia, David M. Childs, Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel, Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, David Rockwell, Philippe Starck, Robert A.M. Stern and Howard Elkus to create market defining properties. www.Related.com

Related Management

Since its inception in 1974, Related Management has become known for professional, responsive management of both affordable and market-rate residential communities. Related Management is a full service owner- management company providing direct and asset management of a virtually all of Related's residential, mixed-use, retail and commercial properties including 26,000 apartment units within 140 properties and over 6 million square feet of commercial, retail and mixed-use space.

SOURCE: Related Companies

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