D CEO magazine has announced the finalists in its 2016 Commercial Real Estate Awards, which honors outstanding projects, deals, and industry players. Last year was a record-breaker for real estate activity in DFW—and the number and caliber of nominations we received reflected that.
The competition was fierce, but in the end, 53 finalists were selected for recognition in 16 categories. Winners will be revealed at a March 23 awards gala and featured in the April issue of D CEO.
This year, Herb Weitzman, chairman of The Weitzman Group, will be honored with the Pioneer Award. The retail guru—whose commercial real estate career spans more than 55 years—has been a driving force in the industry. Along the way, he has helped launched the careers of many of today’s top leaders.
Here’s a list of the other award contenders in this year’s program, listed in alphabetical order. Be watching D Real Estate Daily for profiles of all finalists leading up to the awards celebration next month. (Click here to see a photo gallery from last year’s Commercial Real Estate Awards program.)
Pioneer Award
Herb Weitzman, The Weitzman Group
Real Estate Executive of the Year
Vickie Bunch, Ericsson
Michael Dardick, Granite Properties
John Goff, Crescent Real Estate and Goff Capital Partners
Bob Morris, Corgan
Broker of the Year
Jack Fraker, CBRE
Randy Fleisher, JLL
Steve Lieberman, The Retail Connection
Craig Wilson, Cushman & Wakefield
Developer of the Year
Billingsley Co., led by Lucy Billingsley
Harwood International, led by Gabriel Barbier-Mueller
KDC, led by Steve VanAmburgh
Trammell Crow Co., led by Scott Krikorian
PROJECTS AND DEALS
1700-1712 Commerce St.
Bed Bath & Beyond-Southlake
Buc-ee’s-Terrell
Energy Transfer
Facebook Data Center
Fannie Mae
Farmer Brothers
Frost Tower-Fort Worth
Galleria Office Towers
GEICO
Hillside Village
Kubota Tractor Corp.
Lakeview Ranch
The Laurel
Legacy Central
Legacy West
Liberty Mutual
NEC America
Niagara Bottling
One Dallas Center
One Source Virtual
Park District
Pate Ranch
Preson Hollow Village
PWC
RealPage
The Rolex Building
Samsung Electronics America
Shippers Warehouse
Southport Logistics Park
Terraces at Douglas Center
Tom Thumb at The Union
Tom Thumb Portfolio
Towers at Williams Square
Tyler’s-Fort Worth
The Union Dallas
Village on the Parkway
Walmart.com
WW Caruth-Richardson TOD
PROJECT AND DEAL CATEGORIES
Best New Industrial Project
Best Industrial Lease
Best Mixed-Use Project
Best Retail Project or Deal
Best Land Sale
Best Office Sale
Best Commercial Property Sale (non-office)
Best Redevelopment
Best New Office Project
Best Headquarters Lease
Best Office Lease (non-HQ)
Community Impact—Deal of the Year
