About the CARW CRE Awards:
The Commercial Association of REALTORS Wisconsin is proud to present the 2017 CARW CRE Awards. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in the Grain Exchange from 4:00-6:30PM. Register HERE.
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 will be selected in the following categories: OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL, RETAIL, DEVELOPMENT and INVESTMENT.
In addition, as this is our 25th anniversary, we will hold a special commemorative event highlighting the recent history of commercial real estate in our region and the leaders who have helped on this path.
2017 Finalists:
BANK LOAN DEALS
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
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
84South
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
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)
INDUSTRIAL DEALS
Athea – 1700 W. Cornell St.
LOCATION: Milwaukee
BROKER(S): James M. Young, MBA, James T. Barry III, JD, CCIM | The Barry Company
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
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)
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
OFFICE DEALS
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
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
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.
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.