Building Owners and Managers Association of Philadelphia

What Building Owners and Managers Association of Philadelphia does

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Philadelphia is a regional nonprofit trade association serving commercial real estate professionals across the Philadelphia market. It operates as a local chapter of BOMA International and represents building owners, property managers, facility operators, and related service providers. The organization delivers a portfolio of member services: BOMI (Building Owners and Managers Institute) credentialing courses for property management education, the TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) Awards program recognizing member buildings, scholarship initiatives for emerging CRE talent, advocacy on legislative and regulatory matters affecting Philadelphia-area commercial real estate, and recurring networking events for members.

The revenue model is membership-driven. Annual dues are stratified across tiers spanning roughly $50 to $2,469 per year, calibrated to member category and building portfolio size, which allows the chapter to serve both small owner-operators and institutional portfolios. Supplemental income is generated through event registrations, sponsorship, and program fees tied to awards and education. There is no proprietary software platform, technology product, or technology-led revenue line; the chapter is a service organization whose deliverables are programs, credentials, and convening rather than licensed technology.

Governance follows the standard BOMA chapter model with volunteer leadership, including a Chair (Cory Gunselman for the 2026-27 cycle), an executive committee, and committees aligned to advocacy, education, events, and awards. Operational scope is bounded to the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and the chapter competes for member mindshare with BOMA Pennsylvania, NAIOP, and other regional CRE associations rather than operating in a defined product market.

Name

Building Owners and Managers Association of Philadelphia

Legal name

Building Owners and Managers Association of Philadelphia

Website

https://bomaphila.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BOMA Philadelphia is a regional nonprofit trade association representing 500+ commercial real estate professionals in the Philadelphia market. It delivers BOMI credentialing courses, TOBY Awards, scholarships, advocacy, and networking events as a local chapter of BOMA International.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues collected from commercial real estate professionals and organizations, with tiered pricing based on building square footage managed or professional role. Includes a 3.5% credit card convenience fee for online payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BOMA Philadelphia is a nonprofit membership-based trade association for commercial real estate professionals in the Greater Philadelphia region. It sells tiered annual memberships (priced by building square footage or professional role), offers BOMI International professional development courses leading to RPA/FMA/SMA/SMT designations, runs the TOBY Awards recognition program, hosts networking and educational events, and administers scholarship programs. It is a local chapter of BOMA International, serving more than 500 members.

Product overview

BOMA Philadelphia is a membership-based trade association for commercial real estate professionals, not a technology product company. The organization offers a unified portfolio of member services including: educational programs through BOMI Courses leading to professional designations (RPA, FMA, SMA, SMT), awards programs (TOBY Awards), scholarship programs (BOMA-BOLR Scholarship, J. Michael Coleman Scholarship), networking events (membership meetings, golf outings, holiday events), the Partner Plus Program for vendor relationships, publications (newsletter), and resources (Career Center, Building Definitions, Building Illumination, FIFA World Cup 2026 resources). Membership is structured by building size and professional role with corresponding fee tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TOBY Awards: The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards program recognizes excellence in commercial building management.
• BOMA-BOLR Scholarship
• J. Michael Coleman Scholarship
• BOMA 360
• Partner Plus Program

Products and services

• BOMI Courses Professional development courses delivered by BOMA Philadelphia through BOMI International, covering topics such as Law & Risk Management and leading to industry-recognized RPA, FMA, SMA, and SMT designations for commercial real estate professionals.
• TOBY Awards The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) award program recognizes excellence in commercial building management across multiple categories, with local winners advancing to regional and BOMA International competition.
• Membership Programs Tiered annual memberships based on building square footage (5 tiers from under 100,000 sq. ft. to over 1 million sq. ft.) and individual professional role tiers (Asset Manager, Facility Manager, Industrial Manager, Engineer, Associate, Additional Member, and discounted Student).
• Partner Plus Program Partner membership program connecting Philadelphia commercial real estate professionals with vetted service providers, with documented sponsorship tiers and visibility at association events.
• BOMA 360 Building performance assessment program from BOMA International, offered locally through BOMA Philadelphia to recognize commercial buildings demonstrating operational excellence and best practices.
• BOMA-BOLR Scholarship Financial aid scholarship program for BOMA Philadelphia members and for children of SEIU 32 BJ members employed in BOLR (Building Owners and Labor Relations) member buildings, and for children of building management and maintenance personnel.
• J. Michael Coleman Scholarship Named scholarship program providing educational financial support to BOMA Philadelphia members and their families pursuing commercial real estate and related fields of study.
• Sip of Knowledge Series Educational seminar series covering commercial real estate operational topics including energy efficiency, insurance claims, ESG, stormwater management, and risk recognition for members and industry professionals.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BOMA InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOMA Philadelphia is a local chapter of BOMA International, the Building Owners and Managers Association serving the global commercial real estate industry. This affiliation provides members with access to global resources, international advocacy, and cross-market networking opportunities.
• BOMI InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOMI International provides professional development courses and designations (RPA, FMA, SMA, SMT) for commercial real estate professionals. BOMA Philadelphia offers BOMI courses at their Philadelphia location, supporting member education and the BOMI Reserve scholarship fund.
• SEIU 32 BJminorOthersPartnership supporting the BOMA-BOLR Scholarship program, which provides financial aid for members and children of SEIU 32 BJ members who are employed in BOLR member buildings.
• REACH OUT & READminorOthersCommunity partner at the Annual Membership Meeting; BOMA collects book donations for pediatric patients at Saint Christopher's Hospital through this partnership.
• St. Christopher's HospitalminorOthersCommunity partner for food drives and book donations; BOMA members contribute food pantry donations and children's books to support hospital patients and families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BOMA New York: Another major-market local BOMA chapter serving the New York commercial real estate community with advocacy, BOMI courses, awards, and networking — directly comparable structure and member base to BOMA Philadelphia, just at larger scale in a bigger CRE market.
• NAIOP Mid-Atlantic: Commercial real estate development association serving the Mid-Atlantic region with networking, advocacy, and education for office, industrial, and mixed-use real estate professionals — overlapping persona and mission with BOMA Philadelphia's commercial real estate professional membership.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI) Philadelphia: Philadelphia district council of ULI providing networking, education, and policy advocacy for real estate and land use professionals in the same regional market, addressing overlapping but more development-oriented member personas than BOMA Philadelphia's operator/manager focus.

Broad incumbents

• ICSC (Innovating Commerce Serving Communities): Global trade association for the retail real estate industry — comparable membership-association model delivering advocacy, education, networking, and awards (similar to TOBY Awards structure) to a CRE adjacent vertical that BOMA Philadelphia members also transact with.
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM): National association for real estate management professionals offering AMO certification, CPM designation, and advocacy — highly comparable to BOMA's BOMI/RPA/FMA designations and overlapping heavily on property manager personas in the same commercial real estate ecosystem.
• BOMA International: Parent affiliate and the global federation of BOMA chapters; directly comparable as the umbrella trade association for commercial real estate building owners and managers, providing advocacy, education, and BOMA 360 performance program that BOMA Philadelphia delivers locally.
• CCIM Institute: National commercial real estate investment association providing CCIM designation, education, and networking for investment, brokerage, and asset management professionals — directly comparable credentialing and advocacy model addressing adjacent but overlapping CRE personas.

Emerging players

• SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors): International society of industrial and office real estate brokers offering the SIOR designation and chapter-based networking — comparable designation-and-chapter structure that overlaps with BOMA Philadelphia's BOMI credentialing and Philadelphia chapter activity.
• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Americas: Global chartered body for real estate professionals delivering MRICS/FRICS credentials and continuing professional development — comparable professional credentialing and standards-setting function to BOMI/RPA designations offered through BOMA Philadelphia.

Regional players

• CoreNet Global Philadelphia Chapter: Philadelphia-area chapter of CoreNet Global serving corporate real estate executives with networking, education, and credentials (MCR) — overlapping corporate end-users of the office space managed by BOMA Philadelphia's property manager members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bomaphilly
• Facebookfacebook.com/bomaphilly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bomaphiladelphia

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Profiles1 record

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