About Us
WE LITERALLY WROTE THE BOOK ON ESCALATIONS.
AOE Founders Bill Brownfield (CRE, CCIM) and Larry Mayerhofer (CPA) are experts in office management and accounting. They’re co-authors of The Escalation Handbook for Office Buildings©, first published by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) in 1991. The need to simplify and automate the book’s methodology inspired them to create the AOE software.
Now in its third edition, the book remains the authoritative guide to office escalations. AOE is the only product in the industry that uses BOMA-approved methodology to invoice office escalations. Bill and Larry believe that consistent application of these methods build trust and strong relationships between owners and tenants.
Bill Brownfield
William H. Brownfield is a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) and a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), and previously held the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation. Bill has been responsible for management activities of more than 28 million square feet of office properties in markets across the United States. He is the author of The Escalation Handbook for Office Buildings, published by BOMA International.
Larry Mayerhofer
Lawrence M. Mayerhofer is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 30 years of real-estate accounting experience. Larry co-founded Brownfield & Mayerhofer in 1998. As Vice-President of Accounting for the nations largest REIT, he was responsible for the billing escalations for over 14,000 tenants annually. He is the co-author of The Escalations Handbook for Office Buildings published by BOMA International.