June 5, 2025
4:30pm-6:00pm
cocktail hour
6:00pm
dinner & program
Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago
9300 W BRYN MAWR AVE
Rosemont, IL
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Company Awards
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Architecture Firm of the Year
Chipman Design Architecture
☆ WINNER! DesignBridge, Ltd.
Whitney Architects
Wright Heerema Architects
zpd+a
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Brokerage Firm of the Year - Full Service National
Avison Young
☆ WINNER! Colliers
Lee & Associates of Illinois
Lincoln Property Company
NAI Hiffman
Stream Realty Partners
Transwestern Real Estate Services
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Brokerage Firm of the Year - Full Service Regional
CRE Advising
☆ WINNER! The Apartment Source
Willard Jones Real Estate
Tenant Advisory Group
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Brokerage Firm of the Year - Investment Sales
☆ WINNER! Marcus & Millichap
Quantum Real Estate Advisors, Inc.
Kiser Group
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Building Service Company of the Year
Bee Line
Bevara Building Services
☆ WINNER! Beverly Companies
Crescent Cleaning Company
Outworx Group
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City / County of the Year
East Peoria, Tazewell County
Joliet, Will County
Village of Elk Grove
Village of Hoffman Estates
Village of Oswego
☆ WINNER! Village of Plainfield, IL
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Developer of the Year
Becknell Industrial
☆ WINNER! Farpoint Development
Flaherty & Collins
Inspired by Somerset Development
Logistics Property Company
Mavrek
Related Midwest
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Engineering Firm of the Year
☆ WINNER! IMEG
Jacob and Hefner Associates
Pinnacle Engineering Group
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
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General Contractor of the Year - Commercial
Alston Construction Company
ARCO/Murray
Clayco Inc.
☆ WINNER! Keeley Construction
Meridian Design Build
Morgan / Harbour Construction
Pepper Construction
PREMIER Design + Build Group
Ryan Companies
W.E. O’Neil Construction Company
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General Contractor of the Year - Multifamily
☆ WINNER! Leopardo Construction
LG Builders
McShane Construction Company
Path Construction
UJAMAA Construction
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General Contractor of the Year - Tenant Improvement
BIG Construction
Development Solutions, Inc. (DSI Group)
☆ WINNER! Executive Construction Inc.
J.C. Anderson
Skender
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Lender of the Year
Mesirow
☆ WINNER! PACE Equity
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Professional Service Company of the Year
BOS
☆ WINNER! Hiffman National Project Services
Luxury Living
Rose Paving
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Property Management Company of the Year - Commercial
C&W Property Management Firm of the Year
Cawley
☆ WINNER! Colliers
Farbman Group
Hiffman National
Transwestern
Xroads Real Estate Advisors, Inc.
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Property Management Company of the Year - Multifamily
Daniel Management Group
Drexel Properties
Flaherty & Collins Properties
Peak Properties
☆ WINNER! RMK Management Corp.
Westward360
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Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
☆ WINNER! Clark Hill
Polsinelli
Ginsberg Jacobs LLC
Honigman LLP
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Moorhead Law Group, LLC
Taft
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Sub-Contractor of the Year
Chicago Voice and Data Authority
☆ WINNER! Curran Contracting Company
Siteline Inc.
People Awards
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Architect of the Year
Adam Wilmot, zpd+a
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, DesignBridge, Ltd.
☆ WINNER! Kimberly Dowdell, HOK
Lauren Chipman, Chipman Design Architecture
Scott Rubel, Wright Heerema Architects
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Broker of the Year Individual - Female
Kathleen Bertrand, Transwestern
Kelsey Gross, Brookline Real Estate
☆ WINNER! Meredith O’Connor, JLL
Yolanda Jeffries, Lux Life Realty
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Broker of the Year Individual - Male
Dominic Sulo, Marcus & Millichap
Kyle Robbins Transwestern, Transwestern Real Estate Services
☆ WINNER! Steve Horvath, CRE Advising
Terry Herlihy, NAI Hiffman
Bill Himmelstein, Tenant Advisory Group
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Broker TEAM of the Year - Investment
Tom Sitz, Cody Hundertmark, Dan Deuter, ☆ WINNER! Cushman & Wakefield
Michael Pagliari, Bryan Rosenberg, David Caprile, Donald Kelly, Eastdil Secured, L.L.C.
Jason St. John, Danny Spitz, Brewster Hague, Jordan Multack, Greenstone Partners
Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar, Kiser Group
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Broker TEAM of the Year - Leasing
David Burden, Tom Berarducci, and Andy Gooliak, Colliers
Jason West, Sean Henrick, Michael Magliano, Doug Pilcher, and Ryan Klink, ☆ WINNER! Cushman & Wakefield
Jeff Janda & Jeff Galante, Lee & Associates
Dan Leahy, Adam Roth, NAI Hiffman
Joe Learner and Robert Sevim, Savills North America
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Champion of Diversity
Anuja Gupta, Aman Living
☆ WINNER! Elbert Walters, Powering Chicago
Lisa Latronico, Skender
Sandya Dandamudi, GI Stone
Scott McKibben, Matterhorn Venture Partners
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Emerging Leader of the Year - Female
Carolina Avila, Universal Health Realty Income Trust
Jennifer Stanton, Leopardo Construction
Jessica Simons, Sterling Bay
Laura Pisula, Newmark
Lauren Evett, Daniel Management Group
Margarita Slabada, Alymar Media
☆ WINNER! Paige Krueger, Cushman & Wakefield
Risa J Weiss, Kale Realty
Taylor Ollry, Transwestern
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Emerging Leader of the Year - Male
Alan Tipei, Peak Properties
Jack Brennan, NAI Hiffman
☆ WINNER! Joe Mautino, Whitney Architects
Joshua Bluestein, Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
Miles Brugh, Equinix
Yonah Sturmwind, Alliant Credit Union
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Executive of the Year
Andy Farbman, Farbman Group
Jeff Baker, Illinois REALTORS®
Jimmy Akintonde, UJAMAA Construction
Julie Northcutt-Dunn, Collliers
Margarita Slabada, Alymar Media
☆ WINNER! Regina Stilp, Farpoint Development LLC
Shane Rachman, Cross Street
Shannon Cox, Development Solutions, Inc. (DSI Group)
Vicki Noonan, Cushman & Wakefield
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Project Manager of the Year
Ariadne Kerekes, Hiffman National
Luke Michalczuk, Construction Cleaning Company
McKinley Geiger, McShane Construction Company
☆ WINNER! Shaylyn Cullen, Cullen Construction Management
Shiuwah Lam, Transwestern Real Estate Services
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Property Manager of the Year - Female
Almina Sehic, Westward360
Amanda Moore, Brennan Investment Group
Amber Redding, Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Angela Mays, Peak Properties
☆ WINNER! Cate McCormack, Transwestern
Courtney Rosen, Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Dana Rosenblum, Sterling Bay Property Management
Laura Pisula, Newmark
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Property Manager of the Year - Male
Dave Clarkson, Farbman Group
☆ WINNER! Jeff Weinberg, Drexel Properties
Michael Lechowski, Cushman & Wakefield
Nick Roundtree, Daniel Management Group
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Real Estate Appraiser of the Year
Alex Adams, Xandra LLC
☆ WINNER! Randal Dawson, CBRE, Inc.
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Real Estate Lawyer of the Year - Female
Carole Jurkash, Boodell & Domanskis, LLC.
Jessica Simons, Sterling Bay
Kathryn Kovitz Arnold, Taft
☆ WINNER! Kelly Greco, Polsinelli PC
Kristen Boike, Honigman LLP
Marcia Owens, Honigman LLP
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Real Estate Lawyer of the Year - Male
Benjamin Kirschner, Honigman LLP
Brian Liston Esq., Liston & Tsantilis
☆ WINNER! Chad Poznansky, Clark Hill, PLC.
David N. Tanner, Polsinelli
Howard Jeruchimowitz, Greenberg Traurig
James Moorhead, Moorhead Law Group, LLC
Jared Rothkopf, Polsinelli PC
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Social Media Influencer of the Year
Adam Roth, NAI Hiffman
Ewelina Rafael, Coldwell Banker
☆ WINNER! Kevin ”K-Roc” Rocio, ROC Advisory Group - @properties Commercial
Margarita Slabada, Alymar Media
Yolanda Jeffries, Lux Life Realty
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Union/Trade Association Member
Elbert Walters, Powering Chicago
☆ WINNER! Hector Arellano, Administrative District Council 1 of illinois
Phil Koth, Transwestern Real Estate Services
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Woman of the Year - Commercial
Allison Malzone, Cawley Commercial Real Estate
Bonnie Boden, Transwestern
Carrie Szarzynski, Hiffman National
Jessica Brown, Sterling Bay
Jessica Simons, Sterling Bay
☆ WINNER! Karen Kulczycki, SVN Chicago Commercial
Skylar Powers, Eastdil Secured
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Woman of the Year - Multifamily
☆ WINNER! Amy Galvin, Luxury Living
Amy M. Rubenstein, Clear Investment Group
Anuja Gupta, Aman Living
Kenia Rivera, Daniel Management Group
Liz Ballman, Mavrek
Maggie Zach, Peak Properties
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Woman of the Year - Professional Service Provider
Courtney Gordon, Beverly Companies
Karie Vagedes, Huntsman Architectural Group
Kim Dzadon, Wright Heerema Architects
Lauren Chipman, Chipman Design Architecture
☆ WINNER! Michelle Palys, Graycor
Project Awards
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Affordable Housing - North
Canvas at Leland Plaza
Apartments
Encuentro Square
☆ WINNER! Lawson House
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Affordable Housing - West
Bellwood Gateway Apartments
☆ WINNER! Fifth City Commons
Pedro Albizu Campos Apartments
The Foglia Residences
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Government / Community Facility - Suburban
Buffalo Grove Public Works
Downers Grove Civic Center
La Grange Park Public Library
Ottawa YMCA
☆ WINNER! Rockford Public Library
VASA Fitness
Waukegan Carnegie Library
Sawmill Sports Hub
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Government / Community Facility - Urban
☆ WINNER! Comer XChange Grand Crossing
The Ark Chicago
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Green / LEED Development of the Year
☆ WINNER! 360 N Green
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Industrial - Far West
Pheasant Run Industrial Park
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
☆ WINNER! RIM Logistics Global Headquarters
Venture Park 47
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Industrial - Near West
1237 W. Division
☆ WINNER! O’Hare 21 T5 Parking Garage
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Industrial - North
Nemera
Stotan Crossings O’Hare
☆ WINNER! Valent BioSciences - Biorational Research Center Expansion
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Industrial - South
Cabot Laraway
☆ WINNER! Meats by Linz
Ravago
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Interior Design
☆ WINNER! Barry-Hughes Performing Arts Center
LOT Polish Airlines Lounge
The Saint Grand
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Interior Design - Office
222 S. Riverside
Confidential AM Law 10 Firm
☆ WINNER! Illinois Science + Technology Park
The Drake Oak Brook Office Plaza
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Medical Property
Northwest Community Healthcare Outpatient Care Center
☆ WINNER! Silver Cross Medical Pavilion
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Multifamily - Suburban
☆ WINNER! Porter
Tapestry Station
Vyne on Haven
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Multifamily - Urban North
Flora
☆ WINNER! Solverre
The Leo
The Saint Grand
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Multifamily - Urban South/West
1000M
☆ WINNER! Arthur on Aberdeen
The Elizabeth
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Office - Suburban
Grumman|Butkus Associates
☆ WINNER! University of Illinois Foundation Philanthropy Center
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Office - Urban North
311 West Huron
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella P.C.
Pepper Construction Headquarters
☆ WINNER! Rightsize Facility Design Showroom & Sustainability Center
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Office - Urban South/West
☆ WINNER! 360 N Green
Curi RMB Capital
UTLX
West Randolph Offices
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Redevelopment - Suburban
Invenergy
RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center at Rush Lisle
☆ WINNER! The Varsity
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Redevelopment - Urban North
Lookingglass Theatre Lobby Renovation
☆ WINNER! Saint Clement Parish
Sonder
TAWANI Property Management’s Mission94 Firearms Education Center
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Redevelopment - Urban South/West
10 & 120 S. Riverside Redevelopment Phases I-II
☆ WINNER! 1516 W Carroll Ave
222 S. Riverside
3638 S. King Drive Restoration Project
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Retail / Restaurant
Arhaus at Old Orchard Mall
Burdeen’s Jewelry
☆ WINNER! il Carciofo
Mercedes-Benz of Romeoville
The Greggory Hearth & Tavern
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Senior Housing
☆ WINNER! Plymouth Place
Transaction Awards
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Most Significant Investment Sale Transaction in 2024
☆ WINNER! 150 N Michigan, Eastdil Secured
1529 N Fremont, CRE Advising
Ravenswood Gardens, Kiser Group
Six-Building Portfolio Sale in the Western Suburbs, Colliiers
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Most Significant Lease Transaction in 2024 - Retail
☆ WINNER! Club Studio Fitness at The Saint Grand, Mavrek Development
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Most Significant Lease Transaction in 2024 - Industrial
600 N Villa Ave, CRE Advising
☆ WINNER! University Park
Smurfit Westrock Lease in Pleasant Prairie, WI, Colliers
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Most Significant Lease Transaction in 2024 - Office
Adyen at 333 N Green, Sterling Bay
COUR Pharmaceuticals Lease at Evanston Labs, Trammell Crow Company
☆ WINNER! Medline at 2375 Waterview, Transwestern
OUR JUDGES
Shari Haefner
Immediate Past President
Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®
Alissa Adler
Senior Vice President
Colliers – Chicago | Office Capital Markets Team
Collete English Dixon
Executive Director
Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate|Roosevelt University
LaVon Johns
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Megan Abraham
CEO
The Goldie Initiative
Mason Awtry
CEO
Wurkwel
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
2025 ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT
Lee Golub
Lee Golub, Managing Principal, is a key leader at Golub & Company, where he drives the company’s pursuit of high-profile development opportunities nationwide. Under his guidance, the firm has experienced notable growth across various property sectors and geographical markets. Lee provides leadership to the development group, ensuring the quality of ground-up construction projects. Additionally, he offers valuable insights to the asset management and marketing executives, contributing to the sustained value of each property. As a member of Golub’s Executive Committee, Lee guides the company’s strategy, decision-making, and relationship-building efforts.
Outside of work, Lee is deeply involved in several notable organizations, serving on the boards of Chicago Gateway Green, Lookingglass Theatre, and the Magnificent Mile Association. He has been a dedicated cochair of the City of Hope REACH (Real Estate Action Committee) social event for many years. Lee also provides his expertise as a member of the Senior Advisory Council at the Latin School of Chicago and the Architecture and Design Committee at the Art Institute of Chicago. Lee Golub joined Golub & Company in 1987, and he currently holds the position of designated managing broker for Golub & Company of Illinois LLC.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
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312-933-8559
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Ernie Abood
773-919-8799
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Frank Biondo
248-670-2691
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