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Notable New Yorkers 2021

MAKING NEW YORK HISTORY AWARD

Celebrating East Midtown and honoring

MARY ANN TIGHE

CEO of CBRE New York Tri-State Region

OCT 20, 2021 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Cocktails at the Vandy Club at ONE VANDERBILT 

The Skyscraper Museum celebrated the rise of East Midtown and presented the 2021 Making New York History Award to Mary Ann Tighe, CEO of CBRE New York Tri-State Region.

For the first time, the Museum's annual award, which recognizes the remarkable individuals and buildings that have shaped New York City's signature skyline, shifted from our downtown gallery. Adapting to the COVID19 pandemic concerns, we moved our party outdoors to an exceptionally urban and urbane venue, the Vandy Club at One Vanderbilt. Folks mingled in the spacious reception area and outdoor balcony of SL Green's new office tower at 42nd St, and Madison Avenue, One Vanderbilt.

During her remarkable career of more than three decades in commercial real estate, Mary Ann Tighe has been a force in the transformation of New York’s skyline. From the revitalization of Times Square, to the rebuilding of Downtown after 9/11, to the westward expansion of Midtown, as well as the strengthening and renewal of East Midtown’s rezoning, she has played a catalytic role. Mary Ann has constructed deals for more than 110.2 million square feet of commercial transactions. Her projects have anchored more than 14.4 million square feet of new construction in the New York region – a record in commercial brokerage.

Mary Ann Tighe has been CEO of CBRE’s New York Tri-State Region since 2002, and under her leadership, CBRE has become the city’s preeminent firm in commercial real estate. A leader in the professional community, she has served as the Chair of REBNY and holds countless industry and civic awards that represent her creativity and influence in the life and future of the city.

 

The award ceremony saluted Mary Ann Tighe with toasts.

Carol Willis
Founder and Director of The Skyscraper Museum
Alicia Glen
Founder of MSquared and former NYC Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development
James von Klemperer
President, Kohn Pedersen Associates and Chairman, The Skyscraper Museum

Receiving the Award
Mary Ann Tighe

 

Photo credits © Steve Friedman

contributors

PINNACLE

CBRE
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Carol & Mark Willis

PLATINUM

CBRE Consulting & Agency Groups
DeSimone Consulting Engineers
Durst Organization
Adam Flatto
Gardiner & Theobald
Hines
Kushner
The Olayan Group
Pershing Square Capital Management, LP
RXR Realty
Rudin Family Foundation
Larry Silverstein
SL Green Realty Corp.
Winter Properties LLC
Walentas Foundation

GOLD

Architectural Record
ARUP
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
The Corcoran Group
Empire State Realty Trust
Feil Family Foundation
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
GFP Real Estate
Himmel + Meringhoff
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Jamestown LP
King & Spalding LLP
MAG Partners
Park Tower Realty
RFR
Rockefeller Group
Sciame Construction
SOM
Thornton Tomasetti
Tishman Speyer
Vornado Realty Trust
Wharton Properties

SILVER

ASM Mechanical Systems
BerlinRosen
Boston Properties
Brookfield Properties
CAPALINO
Cauldwell Wingate
CETRARUDDY
Forsyth Street Advisors
Gensler
JB&B
Kasirer
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Langan
L & L Holding Company
Litwin Foundation
Loeb & Loeb, LLP
Longman Lindsey
MdeAS Architects
Perkins&Will
Populous
Ted Moudis
RAMSA
Real Estate Board of New York
Jack Resnick & Sons
Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC
SHoP Architects
Syska Hennessy
TEI Group
TF Cornerstone
TPG Architecture, LLP
VDA
WatermanCLARK
WSP

STEEL

AKRF, Inc.
Ariel Property Advisors
Kate Ascher
Brandon Haw Architecture LLP
Cozen O'Connor
Cushman & Wakefield
Todd DeGarmo
Douglaston Development
Richard Eaddy
Chris Esteban
Arnold Fisher
Forsyth Street Advisors
Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation
FXCollaborative
Alicia Glen
Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP
Jolie at 77 Greenwich
Lendlease
LERA
Ken & Ronnie Lowenstein
Cathleen McGuigan
McNamara • Salvia
Michael Lappin & Associates
Monadnock Development & Monadnock Construction
MRCE
Cherrie Nanninga
Navillus
Daniel Okrent
PAU
Proskauer
Richard Roberts
Lynne B. Sagalyn
SawTeen See
Snøhetta
Taconic
Richard Tomasetti
Bunny Williams
Yoswein New York

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PINNACLE: $25,000

PLATINUM: $10,000

GOLD: $5,000

SILVER: $2,500

STEEL: $1,000

High time for Christmas! Ho, ho, how about celebrating the holiday by making skyscraper-shaped Christmas cards for friends and family? In just 5 easy steps you can mail a card and keep one for yourself as an ornament!

High time for Christmas! Ho, ho, how about celebrating the holiday by making skyscraper-shaped Christmas cards for friends and family? In just 5 easy steps you can mail a card and keep one for yourself as an ornament!

Answers to the sample trivia questions:

Ex 1: I am the World’s Tallest Completed Building.

Burj Khalifa

Where am I?

Dubai, UAE, Middle East

How many stories am I?

163 floors

What kind of spaces do I have?

Offices, hotel, observation deck, apartments

Who designed me?

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

 

Ex 2: We are skyscrapers with more than 120 stories.

What are our names?

Burj Khalifa, Makkah Clock Tower, Shanghai Tower, Lotte World Tower, Goldin Finance 117, future Jeddah Tower, if completed

Where are we located?

UAE and Saudi Arabia, Middle East; China and South Korea, East Asia

 

Ex 3: I am the city with the most Supertalls of any city in the world. What city am I?

New York City with 7 supertall skyscrapers

 

Ex 4: We are supertalls in New York City.

Empire State Building (1931), Twin Towers (1971/1973), One World Trade Center (2014), 432 Park Ave (2015), 30 Hudson Yards (2019), One Vanderbilt (2021), 111 West 57th Street (2021), Central Park Tower (2021)

Who is the tallest?

Central Park Tower and One World Trade Center

Which roof is the highest?

Central Park Tower at 472 meters

What parts do we measure to set my height?

Where in the World?

In this reimagined game of skyscraper trivia using our SUPERTALL! 2020 lineup, children and families can explore supertall buildings and skyscraper cities around the world!

Click here for an interactive chart of supertall skyscrapers!

How to play:

Although you can play the Supertall Challenge alone, it’s fun to gather a team and test your knowledge and search skills competing against other players. You can partner with friends and family virtually too! Have one player devise trivia tests based on our SUPERTALL! 2020 exhibition. Be creative! They can choose specific supertall buildings or skyscraper cities. Some sample questions include:

Ex 1: I am the world’s tallest completed building.
Where am I?
How many stories am I?
What kind of spaces do I have?
Who designed me?

Ex 2: We are skyscrapers with more than 120 stories.
What are our names?
Where are we located?

Ex 3: I am the city with the most Supertalls of any city in the world.
What city am I?

Ex 4: We are supertalls in New York City.
Who is the tallest?
Which roof is the highest?
What parts do we measure to set my height?
When was I completed?

Ex 5: I was built before 2000.
Who can I be?
Where was I built?

Other players will browse through our Supertall website to learn about various supertall buildings and skyscraper cities around the world to answer the trivia questions.

The Museum’s menu of Past Programs features videos authors’ talks, lectures, and symposia that explore tall buildings and cities – especially New York – from multiple perspectives. This page compiles past programs into curated series.

Great Streets and Public Spaces

Sustainability & Skyscrapers

New York’s Great Buildings

Jane Jacobs Birthday Week

Sweeping Surveys

Historic Preservation

Rediscovering New York

New York Icons

Skyscraper Seminars

Engineers!

Favorites

Skyscraper Syllabus

Here, we’ve put together educational activities perfect for learning and teaching about skyscrapers and cities while at home!
Here, we’ve put together educational activities perfect for learning and teaching about skyscrapers and cities while at home!
Here, we’ve put together educational activities perfect for learning and teaching about skyscrapers and cities while at home!
Here, we’ve put together educational activities perfect for learning and teaching about skyscrapers and cities while at home!
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