A big crowd gathered at The Community House in Birmingham, Michigan, Jan. 30 to honor the top-performing Detroit-area commercial real estate professionals.
During the Detroit Commercial Real Estate Forecast and Awards Gala held by Michigan Real Estate Journal, industry professionals shared their thoughts on the future of the CRE in the Detroit area.
A highlight of the event, though, followed the forecast. Michigan Real Estate Journal also presided over the Detroit Commercial Real Estate Awards ceremony, an event in which industry professionals recognized the hard work turned in and deals closed by their peers.
Awards were given in a wide variety of categories, including for the area’s top brokerage, architecture firm, development company, property management company, contractor and law firm. The event also honored the broker of the year, executive of the year, woman of the year, property manager of the year and real estate lawyer of the year.
This year’s winners included:
Executive of the year: Andy Gutman, president of Farbman Group
Broker of the Year, Investment: Barry Swatsenbarg, Colliers
Property Manager of the Year: Katie Vohwinkle, Oxford Companies
Emerging Leader of the Year: Luke Timmis, Signature Associates
Brokerage Firm of the Year, Investment: Income Property Organization
Developer of the Year: Renovare Development
Woman of the Year: Shannon Selby, VP of Real Estate Services, Detroit Regional Partnership
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year: Steve Sallen, Maddin Hauser (Award accepted by Andrew Harris.)
Property Management Firm of the Year: Friedman Real Estate
Broker of the Year, Leasing: John Fricke, Colliers
General Contractor of the Year: Sachse Construction
Brokerage Firm of the Year, Full Service: Colliers
Additional winners who are not pictured:
- Architecture Firm of the Year- Hobbs+Black Architects
- Real Estate Law Firm of the Year- Honigman
