CARW CRE Awards
On October 19, CARW hosted more than 250 guests for the Deal of the Year Awards and Annual Meeting at the Grain Exchange in Milwaukee. It was a celebration of the industry and the best of the best in commercial real estate in Wisconsin.
The Deal of the Year Awards recognizes the most notable commercial real estate professionals and transactions in Wisconsin. The Awards Event was created to highlight accomplished CARW REALTOR members who have displayed exceptional achievement in sale and/or lease transactions. A Winner was selected in the following categories: BANK LOAN, DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL, INVESTMENT, OFFICE, RETAIL and JUDGE’S CHOICE.
Bank Loan Deals
Winner - Laacke and Joy Redevelopment
LOCATION: 1433 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
BANKER: Bryan Johnsen, Ivan Gamboa | Tri City National Bank
OWNER: Cherry Water LLC
DEVELOPER: Wangard Partners, Inc.
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: J.H. Findorff and Son Inc.
ARCHITECT: Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP
ENGINEER: GRAEF, Ring & DuChateau, LLP
ATTORNEY: Hal Karas, Rebecca Mitich | Husch Blackwell LLP; Dave Schulz | Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.; Wayman Lawrence | Foley & Lardner LLP
LENDER: Bryan Johnsen, Ivan Gamboa, Tri City National Bank; Gary Levandoski | WHEDA; Tom Patzman | Impact Seven Inc.
OTHER: City of Milwaukee (RACM), FIRE, PACE, WEDC, US Bank, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Finalist - Whole Health Clinical Group
LOCATION: 932 S. 60th St. West Allis, WI 53214
BANKER: Bryan Johnsen, Ivan Gamboa | Tri City National Bank
OWNER: CCM-Roosevelt School LLC
DEVELOPER: Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: Cardinal Capital Management Inc.
ARCHITECT: AG Architecture
ENGINEER: Pinnacle Engineering Group
ATTORNEY: Hal Karas | Husch Blackwell LLP; Dave Schulz | Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.; Hamang Patel | Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP
LENDER: Bryan Johnsen, Ivan Gamboa | Tri City National Bank
OTHER: Forward Community Investments, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Whole Health Clinical Group, Milwaukee Center for Independence
Development Deals
Winner - The Corners of Brookfield
LOCATION: Town of Brookfield
LENDER: Town of Brookfield (TIF)
BROKER(S): Bruce Westling | NAI MLG Commercial
OWNER: IM Properties, Bradford Real Estate, The Marcus Corporation
DEVELOPER: Katie Falvey | The Marcus Corporation
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: Tri-North Builders, Pepper Construction
ARCHITECT: DDG, InPlace Design, Eppstein Uhen Architects
ENGINEER: Pierce Engineers
ATTORNEY: Foley & Lardner LLP (for Marcus), Quarles & Brady LLP (for Town of Brookfield)
Finalist - 84 South
LOCATION: Greenfield
BROKER(S): Scott Satula, Dan Rosenfeld | Mid-America Real Estate – WI, LLC
BROKER (OTHER SIDE OF DEAL): Dan Cohen, Tony Colvin, Adam Dreier | Mid-America Real Estate – WI, LLC, Peter Glaser, Sandy Golden | CBRE, Inc., Nick Tice | Commercial Property Associates, Inc., Yoni Zvi | EDG 18 Commercial Real Estate Group (all represented various retailers)
OWNER: Greenfield Development Partners Holdings, LLC
DEVELOPER: Cobalt Partners, LLC
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: C.W. Purpero, Inc., Innovative Construction Solutions, Inc.
ARCHITECT: Rinka Chung Architecture
ENGINEER: JSD Professional Services, Inc.
ATTORNEY: Brad Dallet | Husch Blackwell LLP
LENDER: Adam Newman | Landmark Credit Union
Industrial Deals
Winner- Athea – 1700 W. Cornell St.
LOCATION: Milwaukee
BROKER(S): James M. Young, MBA, James T. Barry III, JD, CCIM | The Barry Company
BROKER (OTHER SIDE OF DEAL): Sam Dickman, Zach Hansen | The Dickman Company
Finalist - Goodwill Manufacturing, Inc. Industrial Facility
LOCATION: Mount Pleasant, WI
BROKER(S): Michael Kleber & Chad Navis | Zilber Property Group
BROKER (OTHER SIDE OF DEAL): Sergio Chapa, SIOR & Mike Prost | Newmark Knight Frank – Chicago represented Land & Lakes Development Co.
OWNER: Zilber Property Group
DEVELOPER: Zilber Property Group
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: Riley Construction Company, Inc.
ARCHITECT: Stephen Perry Smith Architects, Inc.
ENGINEER: Pinnacle Engineering Group
Investment Deals
Winner - Master Lock Company Headquarters
LOCATION: Oak Creek
BROKER(S): Tom Shepherd, CCIM, Jennifer Huber-Bullock | Colliers International
LEASE DEAL (CO-BROKER): Bill Bonifas, Matt Cariello | CBRE, Inc.
OWNER/INVESTOR: W.P. Carey, Inc.
LEASE TRANSACTION (TENANT REP.): CBRE, Inc.
LEASE TRANSACTION (LANDLORD REP.): Colliers International
Finalist - Bentley World Packaging Sale Leaseback
LOCATION: Glendale
BROKER(S): Kevin C. Barry, CCIM, Kurt Van Dyke, CCIM, SIOR & James T. Barry III, JD, CCIM | The Barry Company
OTHER: LCM Funds LLC (Buyer)
Office Deals
Winner - InSinkErator World Headquarters Site
LOCATION: Mount Pleasant
BROKER(S): Kevin C. Barry, CCIM & David L. Barry, CCIM, SIOR | The Barry Company
BROKER (OTHER SIDE OF DEAL): Jones Lang LaSalle
OWNER: HSA Development
ARCHITECT: Fox Architects
Finalist - Badger Liquor at Schlitz Park
LOCATION: Milwaukee
BROKER(S): Jenna Maguire, Ned Purtell, CCIM, SIOR | Founders 3
BROKER (OTHER SIDE OF DEAL): Sam Dickman, Zach Noble | The Dickman Company
OWNER: The Brewery Works, Inc., Gary Grunau, Scott Sampson and families
DEVELOPER: The Brewery Works, Inc., Gary Grunau, Scott Sampson and families
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: Jay Campbell | Campbell Construction
ARCHITECT: Jeff Kopecky, Eric Gebhardt | Eppstein Uhen Architects
ATTORNEY: Joe Balistreri | Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
OTHER: John Grunau | The Brewery Works, Inc., Construction Management, Sam Denny, The Brewery Works, Inc., Executive Vice President and Property Manager
Retail Deals
Winner - IKEA
LOCATION: Milwaukee
BROKER(S): Max Rasansky | CBRE, Inc.
ATTORNEY: Jerry Janzer-Debbie Tomczyk | Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
OWNER: Northwestern Mutual
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: GreenbergFarrow
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Pepper Construction
ARCHITECT/STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING DESIGN: WD Partners
CIVIL ENGINEER: GRAEF
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: Stantec
OTHER: Former City of Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi, Current City of Oak Creek Mayor Mayor Dan Bukiewicz, City of Oak Creek Plan Commission, Common Council, Planning Staff, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, and Milwaukee County Parks Director John Dargle, Jr.
Finalist - Von Maur at The Corners of Brookfield
LOCATION: Town of Brookfield
BROKER(S): Bruce Westling | NAI MLG Commercial
OWNER: Von Maur
DEVELOPER: Katie Falvey | The Marcus Corporation
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: Tri-North Builders, Pepper Construction
ARCHITECT: DDG, InPlace Design, Eppstein Uhen Architects
ENGINEER: Pierce Engineers
ATTORNEY: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Judge's Choice Award
Winer - 84 South
LOCATION: Greenfield
BROKER(S): Scott Satula, Dan Rosenfeld | Mid-America Real Estate – WI, LLC
BROKER (OTHER SIDE OF DEAL): Dan Cohen, Tony Colvin, Adam Dreier | Mid-America Real Estate – WI, LLC, Peter Glaser, Sandy Golden | CBRE, Inc., Nick Tice | Commercial Property Associates, Inc., Yoni Zvi | EDG 18 Commercial Real Estate Group (all represented various retailers)
OWNER: Greenfield Development Partners Holdings, LLC
DEVELOPER: Cobalt Partners, LLC
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION: C.W. Purpero, Inc., Innovative Construction Solutions, Inc.
ARCHITECT: Rinka Chung Architecture
ENGINEER: JSD Professional Services, Inc.
ATTORNEY: Brad Dallet | Husch Blackwell LLP
LENDER: Adam Newman | Landmark Credit Union
Individual Awards
Affiliate of the Year
Heather Turner Loth, EUA
With over 20 years of experience, Heather Turner Loth’s dedication to collaboration and communication allows her to create a trust and camaraderie with not only her clients, but everyone she comes in contact with. Her expansive background includes experience in construction management, as well as Senior Manager of Pre-Development at Kohl’s Corporate. Currently, Heather is responsible for new business and relationship development, project leadership and strategy for the Workplace Environments studio at Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA).
Friend of CARW
Dale Shaver, Waukesha County
Dale serves as the Director of the Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use. As Director, Dale is responsible for a comprehensive range of county-wide services and functions in the areas of economic and community development, land information systems, restaurant licensing, land use planning and zoning, recycling and a county-wide park system. Dale serves as a cabinet level advisor to the County Executive. He has served on a number of volunteer and professional boards and committees including Vice President of the Waukesha County Center for Growth, the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington Workforce Development Committee, the Waukesha Rotary Club and the Paxton Andrews (childhood cancer) Foundation. Dale holds a Master’s Degree in Land Use and Environmental Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Dale enjoys fitness, golf and soccer.
Commercial Real Estate Impact Award
Mark Hogan, WEDC
Mark’s work experience includes almost four decades at M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank and BMO Harris Bank. He retired in 2010 as M&I’s executive vice president and chief credit officer before signing on to serve as senior adviser to BMO Harris in 2011. Mark served in this role until being appointed by Governor Scott Walker to his current position in September 2015. A Green Bay native, Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame and received his MBA from Marquette University. Mark currently serves on the boards of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee, as well as the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Finance Council. He has also served on the boards of the Children’s Hospital and Health System, the Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, the Milwaukee County Historical Society, Marquette University High School and Mount Mary University, among others.
REALTOR® of the Year
Jeff Hoffman, SIOR, CCIM, Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Jeff Hoffman specializes in developing and executing real estate strategies for occupiers and landlords of industrial real estate. Acquiring both the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) designations, Hoffman is an integral part of The Boerke Company’s Industrial Team and Principal leadership group. Hoffman has been in commercial real estate services since 2000, and joined the Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke firm in 2014 as a Partner where he and Chad Vande Zande co-chair the Industrial Services practice. His community leadership roles have included: Waukesha County Business Alliance Board Member & Policy Board Chair, Chair of the Commercial Association of REALTORS® (CARW), SIOR & CCIM Boards, President of the New Berlin Rotary Club, President of the Independent Business Association – Wisconsin, National Association of REALTORS® – Legislative Affairs Board, and a Junior Achievement volunteer. He most recently joined the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association Executive Committee. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.