Membership Options

Building Members may be any venture, partnership or corporation owning or managing commercial real estate within Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Summit, Medina, Stark and Portage Counties. Building membership may be used by any building used mainly for public or private commercial tenants or by the owner for its own purpose.  

Building Membership Dues range from a minimum of $1,107 to a maximum of $8,859 per owner, as decided by a factor applied to net rentable square footage and are assessed on a calendar year basis. There is also a one-time $200 application fee. For multiple buildings with the same ownership, the largest building is assessed the applicable dues rate; all others pay 50% of applicable rate but no less than the minimum dues of $1,107.  An applicant must include the largest building or facility (based on rentable square footage) located in northeast Ohio into membership before including a smaller building facility or an affiliate service company. 

Associate Members may be any company that provides services or supplies to the commercial real estate industry. Prospective members must have been in business for at least one (1) year and provide one (1) letter of reference from a current BOMA Building Member. 

Professional Members may be any company that primarily provides consultative services that are product/service neutral, meaning that they must not also (a) directly provide products and/or services related to their area of knowledge, or (b) indirectly provide products and/or services related to their area of knowledge through a related business entity. This includes those firms duly registered in the professional practices of architecture, engineering, appraisal, law, etc. Prospective members must have been in business at least one (1) year and provide one (1) letter of reference from a current BOMA Building Member.