Century City Chamber of Commerce

CENTURY CITY CHAMBER METRO UPDATES

Amber — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:53:41 +0000

Please see below for ongoing information and updates about the proposed Metro stop in Century City:

Articles:
1/2012: The Source: California Geogolical Survey issues letter about LA Weekly Story

10/2011: Experts Recommend Constellation Station for Subway Project for Safety Reasons

10/2011: Zev Yaroslavsky- Fault Findings Break New Ground

8/2011: Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Subway’s Tunnel Vision

8/2011: Westside Neighborhood Council Backs Constellation Subway Station

7/2011: City Watch’s Beverly Hills Rejection of Century City Station: Embarrassing and Tiresome

6/2011: Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Keeping the Subway on Track” article

6/2011: City Watch’s “Constellation Blvd: The Subway Stops Here”

6/2011: Huffington Post’s “Rejecting Century City Subway Station Adjacent”

Videos:
10/2011: Metro Board of Directors Planning & Programming Committee, Part 1: Oral report/presentation

10/2011: Metro Board of Directors Planning & Programming Committee, Part 2: Committee discussion/questions & public comment

10/2011: Metro Board of Directors Planning & Programming Committee, Part 3: News briefing

Information/Resources:
Westside Subway Extension Century City Area Station Options

Westside Subway Extension: Subway Planning in the Century City Area

Online Constellation Blvd. Subway Stop Petition

Century City Chamber Press Conference:
Post-Event Press Release

Press Conference Photos

And, on Thursday, June 9th, the Century City Chamber along with Councilmember Paul Koretz, the Century City Homeowners Alliance and the Comstock Hills Homeowners Association held its first ever Press Conference regarding the proposed metro station stop in Century City, which made the KCAL 9 Channel news:

JMB Installs First of its Kind Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Servers in Los Angeles to help reduce carbon footprint in its Constellation Place Office Building

Amber — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:17:44 +0000

January 12, 2012 Century City, Calif. – JMB Realty announced the reduction of Constellation Place’s carbon footprint through the installation of Bloom Energy Servers^TM. The state of the art fuel cell power generators will produce 400 kW of power, supplying approximately one-third of the building’s electrical demand, and reducing those emissions by 30 percent.

“JMB is excited to be Bloom Energy’s first high-rise, class A office installation. As the first of its kind in Los Angeles, Constellation Place continues to set a precedent in its ongoing commitment to green technology and reducing its carbon footprint,” said Sarah Shaw, Vice President Development and Operations for Constellation Place. “These servers, combined with the existing photovoltaic system, enable JMB to offer its tenants a greener office environment while generating significant savings.”

Bloom Servers, adapted from NASA technology, each occupy a space equivalent to the size of an average parking space and contain thousands of Bloom fuel cells – flat, solid ceramic squares made from a sand-like powder-which convert air and fuel into electricity via a clean electrochemical process, while reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent.

Bloom Energy is a Distributed Generation (DG) solution that is clean, reliable and affordable all at the same time. Bloom’s Energy Servers can produce clean energy 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, delivering faster payback and greater environmental benefits. And while other DG systems may require lengthy installations, sunny locations, or demand for consistent heat load, Bloom Energy systems are easy and fast to install, practically anywhere.

“JMB is demonstrating that building owners and operators can create value from clean and reliable sources of energy,” said Bill Thayer, Executive Vice President Sales and Service at Bloom Energy. “Serving its tenants and its own environmental goals affordably makes this a perfect project for Bloom Energy. We are proud to work with a leader like JMB.”

With this energy-producing initiative, JMB Realty joins an elite list of Fortune 500 Bloom Energy customers including eBay, FedEx, Google, Staples and Walmart.

About Constellation Place Located in the heart of Century City on Constellation Boulevard, Constellation Place was built by an affiliate of Chicago-based developer, JMB Realty Corp. In June 2008, Constellation Place became the first high rise office building in Los Angeles to receive the USGBC LEED® Silver certification in the existing building category. Constellation Place has since gone through the recertification process and achieved LEED® Gold Certification.

2012 Board of Director Nominations!

Amber — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:37:00 +0000

Are you a current Century City Chamber member interested in becoming more involved?

Consider joining our prestigious Board of Directors!

Participating as a Board member is a great way to network with other longstanding Chamber members,
to guide the direction of the organization each year and to gain access to prominent city, state and federal
decision-makers.

If interested, please complete the form below and return it to us by February 24th!
(Click on the form to download the PDF; completed forms can be faxed to: 310.553.4623 and/or emailed to contact@centurycitycc.com)

The Century City Chamber now Accepting Nominations for the 2012 Citizen of the Year Awards

Amber — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:25:51 +0000

We are excited to announce that for the first time in 30 years, we will be taking nominations for our
prestigious 2012 Citizen of the Year Awards Luncheon,
held Thursday, May 23rd at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.

One “Citizen of the Year” is selected in each of the following categories: Individual and Corporate.

Past Honorees have included:
John E. Anderson of TOPA Equities
Alan Rothenberg of 1^st Century Bank
Allen Matkins
Brad Cox
Tiffany & Co.
Trammell Crow Company
Universal Protection Service
And many others…

For additional information, please click on the image to download a PDF version of the 2012 Citizen of the Year Nomination Form.
You may also call our office at (310) 553-2222 or email us at contact@centurycitycc.com.

Completed Nomination Forms will be accepted until next Friday, January 20th.

An Inspirational Story from Chamber Member Make-A-Wish!

Amber — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:14:40 +0000

Check out how our Chamber member Make-A-Wish Greater helped
9-year-old Shemar become a comedian for the night!

Read the flyer below to learn more about Shemar’s story, and then click on it to watch his video:

New 2012 Board of Directors Executive Committee

Amber — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:30:44 +0000

The Century City Chamber recently inducted its new
2012 Board of Directors Executive Committee
at a recent January Board meeting!

Below is a list of our new 2012 Executive Committee,
appearing from left to right in the above photo:

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT:
Owen Fileti, L.A. Realty Partners

SECRETARY:
Susan Coddington, Chelsea Design Group, Inc.

TREASURER:
Louis Dienes, TroyGould PC

DIRECTOR AT LARGE:
Jean Tardy-Vallernaud, Gainsborough Capital LLC

DIRECTOR AT LARGE:
Harris Sperling, HS Consulting

DIRECTOR AT LARGE:
Renee Watkinson, Century Park/CBRE

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR:
Samantha Martinez, Kindel Gagan

PRESIDENT & CEO:
Susan Bursk, Century City Chamber of Commerce

DIRECTOR AT LARGE:
Carey Doss, ABM Industries, Inc.

(Not pictured)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD:
Mark Garcia, Mark Garcia Consulting

DIRECTOR AT LARGE:
Mike Holwick, Holwick Constructors, Inc.

Westwood-Century City Patch Covers a Century City Chamber Event

Amber — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:29:26 +0000

Need a good read?

Check out this video & article by Westwood-Century City Patch on our Arts & Cultural Affairs Council’s 1st Appraisal Fair on 12/13!

(Click on the video below to be redirected to the Westwood-Century City Patch website)

http://centurycity.patch.com/articles/antiques-determined-to-be-trash-or-treasure#video-8703920

From the Office of the Governor: An Open Letter to the People of California

Amber — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:04:08 +0000

CHAMBER MEMBER INTERCONTINENTAL HAS SPECIAL WINTER SPECIALS!

Amber — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:11:47 +0000

Spend December at The Peninsula Beverly Hills!

Amber — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:22:56 +0000