No one can deny that 2020 was a difficult year in the commercial real estate industry. But not even the COVID-19 pandemic could keep people from closing real estate deals and developing new buildings.
And on July 29, Minnesota Real Estate Journal honored the men and women who overcame the odds and thrived during even the worst days of the pandemic. The magazine held its 2021 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Awards celebration at The Depot in Minneapolis. Hundreds of the biggest names in commercial real estate filled this venue to honor the industry’s top performers.
This year’s ceremony featured 41 awards for everything from broker of the year and property manager of the year to most significant lease transaction and top urban multifamily project of the year.
Weren’t able to make the big event? You can see photos of the ceremony here.
Here is the complete of the 2021 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Award winners.
Project Awards
Affordable Housing
Lake Street Dwelling
Landings of Lexington
Millberry Apartments & The Legends at Barry
Mino-bimaadiziwin Apartments (Winner)
The Redwell
Hotel/Hospitality
Omni Viking Lakes Hotel (Winner)
Industrial/Manufacturing/Science
Arbor Lakes Corporate Center
Digi-Key Electronics (Winner)
RDO Equipment
Second Harvest Heartland
Infrastructure
Panoway on Wayzata Bay (Winner)
Interior Design — Retail/Restaurant/Hospitality
Birke (Winner)
The Lynhall No. 3945
Medical – East
CityPlace III
Regions Hospital Birthing Center (Winner)
Rosemount Professional Building
Medical – West
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare – Maple Grove (Winner)
Hennepin County Behavorial Health and Wellness Clinic
Shakopee VA Clinic
Retail/Restaurant – COVID/Retrofit
HOM Furniture, Gabberts & Dock86
People’s Organic at MSP Airport (Winner)
The Cocktail Room at 18th and Central (MSP Airport)
Urban Senior Housing
Lexington Landing
The Pillars of Prospect Park (Winner)
The Winslow West St. Paul
Redevelopment/Reuse/Historic — Overall
Lloyd’s Construction Services Headquarters (Winner)
Redevelopment — Mixed-use/Office — St. Paul
550 Vandalia (Winner)
Schmidt’s Rathskeller
Redevelopment — Multifamily Housing
Board of Trade Lofts
Carlton Lofts
Cove Apartments
Emerson Union (Winner)
Suburban Seniors Housing
Founders Ridge (Winner)
Friendship Village of Bloomington
Zvago Lake Superior
Greater Minnesota
Army National Guard Readiness Center (Winner)
Bridge Plaza
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services Hospital
Gustavus Adolphus College – Nobel Hall Expansion and Renovation
Zvago Lake Superior
Interior Design — Urban Office/HQ
Butler Square (Winner)
Ceridian
Colliers Minneapolis
Taft
Interior Design — Suburban Office/HQ
Heraeus Medical Components Office Relocation (Winner)
Nerdery
PA Manufacturing Renovation of the Litho Building
Urban Multifamily — Minneapolis Core
Marquee Apartments
Second + Second
Sora Apartments
Vesi North Loop Apartments (Winner)
Urban Multifamily — Minneapolis Neighborhood
Everlake (FKA “Midtown Corner”) (Winner)
Kolo
MN46
Odie Apartments
The Asher Apartments
Urban Multifamily — St. Paul
Five90
The Donegan Apartments (Winner)
Greater Minnesota Multifamily
Board of Trade Lofts
Carlton Lofts
The Berkman (Winner)
the HUE
Suburban Multifamily
Beacon Ridge (Winner)
Birke
Elmwood Apartments
Redevelopment — Mixed-use/Office — Minneapolis
117 Washington
Butler Square
Foundry 19
The Bakken Museum Remodel
The Dayton’s Project (Winner)
Two22
Company/City Awards
City of the Year
City of Fridley (Winner)
City of Watkins
Developer of the Year
Ackerberg
Reuter Walton Development
Schafer Richardson (Winner)
Most Significant Investment Sale Transaction in 2020
CSM Portfolio Sale (Winner)
Davis Medical Office Buildings Fund
Holly Center
Live Active Apartments
West End Office Park
General Contractor of the Year
Amcon Construction
Crawford Merz
Doran Companies
Ironmark Building Company (Winner)
Knutson Construction
M.A. Mortenson Company
Most Significant Lease Transaction in 2020
10 West End
RBC Plaza (Winner)
Vivacity Tech
Property Management Firm of the Year
Colliers Real Estate Management Services
Cushman & Wakefield
Davis Property Management
Ebenezer Managment Services
Transwestern
Zeller (Winner)
Best COVID Plan
Ackerberg (Winner)
Crawford Merz
People Awards
Broker Pivot of the Year
Michael Gelfman, Colliers International (Winner)
Emerging Leader of the Year
Genevieve Galligan, Cushman & Wakefield
Connor McCarthy, United Properties (Winner)
2020 Superstar
Lauren Dahlke, Zeller (Winner)
Tim Jackson, Colliers International
Jackie Knight, Ackerberg
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Phil Colton, Winthrop & Weinstine (Winner)
Jason Thomas, Frauenshuh
Architect of the Year
Dean Dovolis, DJR Architecture (Winner)
Patrick Giordana, Synergy Architecture
Executive of the Year
Mark L. Evenson, Avison Young
Steve Herron, Zeller (Winner)
Jackie Knight, Ackerberg
Jean Kane, Colliers International
Jon Lundberg, Ebenezer
Kelly Lindquist, Artspace
Peter Mork, Capital Partners
Broker of the Year — Investment Sales
Mark Kolsrud, Colliers International (Winner)
Keith Sturm, Upland
Josh Talberg, JLL
Broker of the Year — Leasing
Lisa Christianson, Christianson & Company (Winner)
Tom DeSautel, Cushman & Wakefield
Brent Erickson, Newmark
Property Manager of the Year — Female
Stephanie Balynas, Colliers International
Lynette Muhuch, JLL
Jen Nergard, Shafer Richardson (Winner)
Angela Richter, Ackerberg
Heather Shultz, Cushman & Wakefield
Amy Wimmer, Hines
Property Manager of the Year — Male
Kevin Connolly, Zeller
Jim Durda, Ryan Companies (Winner)
Mel Schultz, Clarity Commercial
Woman of the Year — Industry Executive
Beth Duyvejonck, The Opus Group (Winner)
Meghan Huber, Welsh Construction
Jackie Knight, Ackerberg
Lynnette Muhich, JLL
Woman of the Year — Brokerage
Sonja Dusil, CBRE (Winner)
Ra’eesa Motala, Rokos Advisors
Jill K. Rasmussen, Davis
2021 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Gary S. Holmes Lifetime Achievement Recipient
Sid Bader, Chief Executive Officer/Shareholder
Bader Development
