Winners Announced for NAIOP South Florida’s 2016 Awards of Excellence

Caroline Fleischer of Cushman & Wakefield (left) and  Lauren Pace 

of Sunbeam Properties & Development

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (March 3, 2016) – NAIOP South Florida, a Commercial Real Estate Development Organization, recognized the winners of its 2016 Awards of Excellence last week at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six.

The Awards of Excellence recognize individuals and organizations whose achievements have contributed to the local commercial real estate industry, benefitted the regional business environment and facilitated economic growth.

“One of the echoing themes of last week’s Awards of Excellence was community. Through our organization, long-lasting connections are forged and result in deals and developments that have undoubtedly benefitted South Florida’s overall economic environment,” said NAIOP South Florida Executive Director Jules Morgan. “The excitement of recurring winners and new players now seated at the winners’ table was palpable.”

Jules Morgan

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  Winner of Industrial Lease Transaction of the Year is Liberty Property Trust for the Miami International Tradeport, BTS for Ansaldo Breda, Inc/Hitachi Rail USA transation.
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• The Industrial Sale of the Year winner is CBRE for the Centergate at Gratigny transaction.
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• The Industrial Broker of the Year is George Pino of State Street Realty.
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• Winner of Office Lease Transaction of the Year is Plantation Pointe / Magic Leap facilitated by Cushman & Wakefield and Torburn Partners.
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• The Office Sale of the Year is Phillips Point represented by HFF.
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• The Office Broker of the Year for Investment Sales is Douglas Mandel of Marcus & Millichap.
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• The Office Broker of the Year for Leasing is Norm Adams of Stiles Corporation.
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• The Investment Sales Team Broker of the Year is CBRE South Florida’s Capital Markets Team featuring Apone, Avalos, Carranza-Alvarez, Chick, Chilgren, Foschini, Julian, Lee, Lobon and Minaya.
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Lauren Gallart

• The Office Team Broker of the Year is Cushman & Wakefield’s team of Blunk, Glaria and Oswald.
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• The Industrial Team Broker of the Year is Cushman & Wakefield’s team of Etner, McAllister, Metzger and Thomson.
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• The Rookie Broker of the Year is Lauren Gallart of JLL.
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From left: Christopher Metzger of Cushman & Wakefield, Scott Lunsford
 and Broker’s Choice Award winner Darcie Lunsford of Butters Realty & Management

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  The Renovation / Rehab Project of the Year is University Place at City Center represented by Butters Realty and Management and Bristol Group.
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• The Creative Deal Maker of the Year is Rodrigo Azpurua of Riviera Point Development Group for the Professional Center at Riviera Point.
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• The Economic Impact of the Year is Plantation Pointe / Magic Leap represented by Cushman & Wakefield and Torburn Partners.
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• The Project of the Year is the Miramar Park of Commerce represented by Sunbeam Properties.
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• The Developer of the Year is Butters Construction & Development.
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• The winner of the Broker’s Choice Award is Darcie Lunsford of Butters Realty & Management.
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• The Developing Leader of the Year is Alex Gulick of Procacci Development Corporation.
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• The Member of the Year is Michael Silver of CBRE.

From left: Stiles Corporation Chairman and CEO Terry Stiles;
 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Douglas Eagon of Stiles Corporation
and  NAIOP President and CEO Tom Bisacquino 

NAIOP President and CEO Tom Bisacquino and Terry Stiles, chairman and CEO of Stiles Corporation and past winner of NAIOP’s Lifetime Achievement Award, presented the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award to Douglas Eagon, president of Stiles Corporation.

 “Doug was heartfelt in delivering an amazing summation of his experiences with NAIOP and his contributions to our community. We are proud to have him as a dedicated member of NAIOP,” said Morgan.

NAIOP is a commercial real estate development organization. It provides strong advocacy, education and business networking opportunities and connects its members through a powerful North American network. For more information, please visit www.naiopsfl.org.

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