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 between July 31, 2017 and August 1, 2018. A Winner was selected in the following categories: Development, Industrial, Investment, Office, Retail and Judge’s Choice.
Development Deals:
Winner – Milwaukee Rescue Mission Redevelopment
Kevin Riordan, Nathan Powers, Kristian Sydow | Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Runner-Up – Saint Francis Borgia School | Arrabelle
David Barry, SIOR, CCIM, Kevin Barry, CCIM, James T. Barry III, JD, CCIM | The Barry Company
Finalist – Vantage on the Park
CJ Goldberg | CBRE
Nominee – A. O. Smith Research & Development Center
William Bonifas & Matthew Cariello | CBRE
Industrial Deals:
Winner – Blast Cleaning Technologies
Kevin Barry, CCIM, James T. Barry III, JD, CCIM, David Buckley, Kurt Van Dyke, CCIM, SIOR | The Barry Company
Runner-Up – WPT/CNT Spec Forward Cudahy Development
Chad Vande Zande, SIOR, Jeff Hoffman, SIOR, CCIM, Nick Unger | Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke
Finalist – QuadPackaging Expansion at Franklin Business Park
Michael Kleber, Chad Navis | Zilber Property Group
Nominee – DiscountRamps.com Headquarters
Robert Flood, Jr., SIOR | Founders 3 Real Estate Services
Nominee – Rytec—Hartford
Stephen Provancher | NAI MLG Commercial
Investment Deals:
Winner – 310 West Wisconsin Avenue
Tom Shepherd, CCIM, Dan Wroblewski, Jennifer Huber-Bullock | Colliers International
Runner-Up – ASQ Center
Pat Gallagher, Bill Bonifas, Peter Langhoff, Max Schultz | CBRE
Finalist – Caterpillar Manufacturing Campus
Tom Shepherd, CCIM, Steve Sewart, Jennifer Huber-Bullock, Sal Strehlow | Colliers International
Nominee – 10 Building Mitchell Industrial Park
Tom Shepherd, CCIM, Bill Langhoff, SIOR, CCIM, Jennifer Huber-Bullock | Colliers International
Nominee – 633 West Wisconsin Ave.
Pat Gallagher, Max Schultz, Peter Langhoff, Eric Rapp | CBRE
Winner – BMO Harris Bank – BMO Tower
Scott Welsh, Lyle Landowski, SIOR, CCIM | Colliers International
Runner-Up – FIS Relocation
Ned Purtell, SIOR, CCIM, Kate Hanson | Founders 3 Real Estate Services
Finalist – WageWorks at CityCenter
Sheldon Oppermann | Compass Properties LLC
Alyssa Geisler | CBRE
Nominee – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP—BMO Tower
Irgens Partners, Steve Palec, Mike Wanezek | Colliers International
Nominee – Schlitz Park 100% Occupancy/National General Insurance Lease
Ned Purtell, SIOR, CCIM, Jenna Maguire | Founders 3 Real Estate Services
Nominee – Spaces at 1433 North Water Street
Alyssa Geisler, John Mazza | CBRE
Retail Deals:
Winner – Green Bay Plaza – Stabilization, Investment Sale, Continued Redevelopment
Brian Vanevenhoven, Kevin Schmoldt | NAI MLG Commercial
Runner-Up – Northwestern Mutual – 7Seventy7 – The Urban Market
Max Rasansky | CBRE
Finalist – Punch Bowl Social
Max Jacobson | Mid-America Real Estate-WI, L.L.C.
Judge’s Choice:
Caterpillar Manufacturing Campus
Tom Shepherd, CCIM, Steve Sewart, Jennifer Huber-Bullock, Sal Strehlow | Colliers International
Individual Awards:
Affiliate of the Year
Jeff Hall | CJ & Associates, Inc.
Jeff Hall serves as Interior Innovations Officer at CJ & Associates, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Arts at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and has over 15 years of experience in the commercial interiors industry. Jeff has been an active and supportive member of CARW since joining in early 2017, serving as a member of the Social Events committee, 25th Anniversary event planning committee and as the CARW team’s designated pitcher at the REACH Softball Tournament. Jeff continuously adds value to the association through his contributions to CARW programs and mentorship of young professionals.
Friend of CARW
Jenny Trick | Racine County Economic Development Corporation
Jenny Trick serves as Executive Director of Racine County Economic Development Corporation. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and has more than twenty five years of experience in economic development activities, including small business financing, community development, housing development, project management, business recruitment, business growth and expansion and administration.
REALTOR® of the Year
Kevin Armstrong | CBRE
Kevin Armstrong is the Market Leader for CBRE’s Wisconsin operations. Kevin has more than 25 years of commercial real estate experience. He came to CBRE through the acquisition of Milwaukee’s leading brokerage firm, The Polacheck Company, of which Kevin was a principal. With CBRE, Kevin oversees the overall business operations including a staff of almost 90 real estate professionals in the Milwaukee, Madison and Wausau offices.
Historic King Drive BID #8
Jeremy Bengstrom
REDIComps
Tim Casey
Waukesha County Center for Growth
Matt Dorner
Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21
Andrew Hunt
Marquette University Center for Real Estate