NAIOP Award Winners for 2018

The NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Northeast Florida Chapter presented its 2018 awards Thursday, March 7, 2019 to honor excellence in the commercial real estate industry. The event was held at the Prime Osborn Convention Center Grand Lobby with Brent Martineau as the Master of Ceremonies. The winners include:

Chapter Merit Award: Ross Chafin, attorney, Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball, P.A.

Distinguished Service Award: Trey Wilson, attorney, Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow, PLLC

Developer/Owner of the Year: VanTrust Real Estate LLC.

Office Broker of the Year: Chuck Diebel, executive director, Colliers International Northeast Florida

Industrial Broker of the Year: Guy Preston, senior director, Colliers International Northeast Florida

Office Lease/Sale of the Year: SunTrust Tower, Colliers International Northeast Florida, Chuck Diebel, executive director

Industrial Lease/Sale of the Year: Wayfair Inc., CBRE, Gary Marcy, first vice president

Construction Project less than $10 million: Fidelity Investments, Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Construction Project more than $10 million: Town Center One, Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Land Sale of the Year: Cordova Palms, St. Augustine, Colliers International, Northeast Florida, Guy Preston, senior director

Design of the Year: Availity LLC, Perdue Office Interiors

Developing Leader of the Year: Allison Brown, sales representative, KI

Lifetime Achievement Award: Buddy Register and the late Bob Retherford, Cushman & Wakefield

The Jesse B. Smith Community Service Award: William Killingsworth, director, Jacksonville Planning and Development Department

The Klechak Award: Presented by DIA to Aundra Wallace, president JAXUSA Partnership of the JAX Chamber, former CEO, Downtown Investment Authority