June 4, 2026
4:30pm
Cocktail Hour
6:00pm
Dinner & Awards Program
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The Westin O’Hare
6100 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
NEW VENUE!
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Mark Menzies
312-933-8559
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248-670-2691
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IREJ 2026 Award Categories
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2026 Project Awards
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Affordable Housing
Albany Terrace and Irene McCoy Gaines
Encuentro Square
Roosevelt Square 3B
Thrive Englewood
United Yards 1A
Westhaven Park Station
Thrive Exchange
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Education / Daycare
Heartland Community College Net Zero Agriculture Complex
Lockport Township High School District 205
Northwestern Deering Library Renovations
Seeds of Discovery
The Field School
Waubonsee Community College Technical Education Center
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Government / Community Facility
Bramsen Tropical Forests at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
Harmony Square - The Village of Tinley Park
Highland Park Senior Center
Jerseyville Public Library
Metra Lower South Water Street Entrance at Millennium Station
Oswegoland Park District Operations Building
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Green / LEED Development of the Year
Heartland Community College Net Zero Agriculture Complex
Hyde Park Labs
The Pierce
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Industrial - Far West
GE Appliances – 1.2M SF Rail Served BTS
viaPhoton
Amano Enzyme
KORUS Logistics Infra EW
Silesia Flavors, Inc.
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Industrial - Near West
SMART Local 265
2700 York Road
IFrost Cold Storage
Frain Industries Campus Expansion
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Industrial - North
Valent BioSciences - Greenhouse Addition
56-Acre Truck Parking & Maintenance Facility
424 Howard Avenue
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Industrial - South / South West
Eurofins
Stockyards Cold
SUL4R-PLUS
BC Foods Tenant Improvement
Kurv I-55 Commerce Center
LogistiCenter at Romeoville
Cherry Hill 21
University Park Logistics Center
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Interior Design
Albany Terrace and Irene McCoy Gaines Apartments
Boston Consulting Group Chicago Office
Brunch City Cafe
Egg Republic
Medline, Northbrook
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Medical Property
Advocate Health’s Ambulatory Outpatient Center (AOC)
CCRM Fertility of Chicago
Endeavor Health Cardiovascular Institute
Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center
Lurie Children’s Schaumburg Outpatient and Infusion Center
Thresholds - Center for Health and Mental Wellbeing
939 W. North Avenue
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Multifamily / Senior
Albany Terrace and Irene McCoy Gaines
Encuentro Square
Lucca Fox Valley
The Pierce at 7 Van Buren
The View at Rock Run Collection
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Office - Chicago
191 N. Wacker Amenity Program
Adyen Chicago
Wilson Elser
State of Illinois Improvements
HOK Chicago Office
Invenergy
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Office - Suburban
Medline, Northbrook
Wheels Chicagoland Campus
Power Home Remodeling Group
Southland Care Coordination Partners
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Redevelopment - Chicago
Advocate Aurora Health – Chicago Webster Ambulatory Outpatient and Surgery Center
Queen B Cafe
The Atrium Club
The Field School
CircEsteem
Forty Acres Fresh Market
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Redevelopment - Suburban
Old Joliet Prison
East Court Village
56-Acre Truck Parking & Maintenance Facility
VNA Health Care - Weston
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Retail - Chicago
A. Lange & Söhne Boutique Chicago
Electric Shuffle Chicago
Queen B Cafe
Wolf & Co.
Trump Hotel Ballroom & Conference Center
Source International Showroom
Akris
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Retail - Suburban
Blufish Sushi
Brunch City Cafe
Egg Republic
EXP
Fox Haven Square
New Lenox Sports Complex Phase 1
Old Monroe Distilling Co. Wedding & Tasting Venue
Puttshack Skokie
The James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
2026 Company Awards
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Brokerage Firm of the Year - National
Colliers
JLL Capital Markets
Lee & Associates of Illinois
Marcus & Millichap
Matthews™
NAI Hiffman
Northmarq
Savills
Transwestern
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Brokerage Firm of the Year - Regional
CENTURY 21 Circle
CRE Advising
Cross Street
Interra Realty
Madison Rose
The Apartment Source
Tenant Advisory Group LLC
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Broker TEAM of the Year - Investment
Cushman & Wakefield
Eastdil Secured, L.L.C.
Interra Realty
JLL Chicago Multi-Housing Team
Triton Realty Group
The Boulder Group
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Broker TEAM of the Year - Leasing
CBRE
Colliers
Cushman & Wakefield - Schneider Team - Leasing
Joe Bronson Team
Transwestern
Savills
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Building Service Company of the Year
Beverly Companies
Crescent Cleaning Company
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City / County of the Year
City of Pekin
Elk Grove Village
Joliet
Village of Hoffman Estates
Village of Oswego
Village of Romeoville
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Developer of the Year
Becknell Industrial
Dermody
DL3 Realty
Flaherty & Collins
Inspired by Somerset Development
Kurv Industrial
Marquee Development
Mavrek
Northern Builders
Ryan Companies
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Engineering Firm of the Year
Jacob and Hefner Associates
Pinnacle Engineering Group
V3 Companies
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General Contractor of the Year - Industrial
Alston Construction
ARCO/Murray
Clayco
Meridian Design Build
Peak Construction Corporation
Morgan / Harbour Construction
Northern Builders
PREMIER Design + Build Group
Principle Construction Corp
Keeley Construction
Becknell Industrial, LLC
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General Contractor of the Year - Commercial
Leopardo Construction
Ryan Companies
McShane Construction Company
Pepper Construction
Poettker Construction Company
Capitol Construction Solutions, Inc
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General Contractor of the Year - Tenant Improvement
Redmond
Development Solutions, Inc. (DSI)
Executive Construction Inc.
J.C. Anderson
Skender
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Lender of the Year
Byline Bank
Mesirow
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Professional Service Company of the Year
Alymar Media
Crystal Maintenance Plus
Rightsize Facility
Hiffman National Project Services
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Property Management Company of the Year
Cawley Commercial Real Estate
Colliers
Daniel Management Group
Drexel Properties
Farbman Group
Flaherty & Collins
Golub & Company
Hiffman National
Peak Properties
Sterling Bay Property Management
Transwestern
Westward360
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Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Clark Hill PLC
Ginsberg Jacobs
Gould & Ratner LLP
Honigman LLP
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Polsinelli
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Sub-Contractor of the Year
Chicago Voice and Data Authority Corp
Curran Contracting
2026 people Awards
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Architect / Engineer of the Year
Jason Cebulski, Jacob and Hefner Associates
Adam Wilmot, zpd+a
Douglas Hammen, douglasDesign+associates inc
Gabriel Ignacio Dziekiewicz, DesignBridge Ltd
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Broker of the Year - Investment
Adam Pines, Madison Rose
Alex Malzone, Northmarq
Frank Montalto, Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap
Harrison Cohen, Triton Realty Group, LLC
Joe Smazal, Interra Realty
Matt Garland, Cawley Commercial Real Estate
Sarah Jaffe, Cross Street
Yolanda Jeffries, Lux Life Realty
Matthew Fritzshall, Triton Realty Group, LLC
Mark Ahmad, CENTURY 21 Circle
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Broker of the Year - Leasing
Jason Wurtz, NAI Hiffman
Kelly Disser, NAI Hiffman
William Himmelstein, Tenant Advisory Group LLC
Matthew Stauber, Colliers
Perry Higa, NAI Hiffman
Laura Perlman, DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International
Mandy Lewandowski, DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International
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Emerging Leader of the Year - Female
Bella Campise, Aigentless
Hannah (Saed) Warren, Elrod Friedman LLP
Megan Barker, Cushman & Wakefield
Natalie Montgomery, Neuberger
Rebecca Szarzynski, Crescent Cleaning Company
Risa Weiss, Kale Realty
Samantha Ruben, Dentons
Taylor Golub, Golub & Company
Taylor Maggi, Cross Street
Taylor Ollry, Transwestern
Yolanda Jeffries, Lux Life Realty
Yasamin Enshaeian, DL3 Realty
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Emerging Leader of the Year - Male
Matthew Olsen, Mesirow
Connor Dale, NAI Hiffman
Shane Rachman, Cross Street
Nathan Zito, Interra Realty
Tony Coglianese, CBRE
Youssef Nafe, Huntington Construction
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Executive of the Year - Female
Lisa Konieczka, CBRE
Margarita Slabada, Alymar Media
Melissa Archer Wirtz, CENTURY 21 Circle
Sarah Cannella, NAI Hiffman | Hiffman National
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Executive of the Year - Male
Andy Farbman, Farbman Group
Anthony Fontanetta, Skyline Construction
Anthony Hrusovsky, Mavrek Inc
Christopher Hume, Cullen Construction Management
Erik Tario, Development Solutions, Inc. (DSI)
Jeff Baker, Illinois REALTORS(R)
Matthew Olsen, Mesirow
Peter Koch, Mavrek
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Project Manager of the Year
Andre Shakom, Peak Properties
Charlie Hasson, ARCO/Murray
Drew Heinzmann, Sterling Bay
Jeff Maniaci, Cullen Construction Management
Josh Reuter, Hiffman National
Lacey McKenzie, TW Chicago
McKinley Geiger, McShane Construction Company
Tony Bohr, Cullen Construction Management
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Property Manager of the Year - Male
AJ Markowski, Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Anthony Rodriguez, Drexel Properties
Augustus Coletti, Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Jeffrey Carr, RMK Management
Jonah Gutman, Farbman Group
Pat Dawson, Hiffman National
Sam English, Peak Properties
Enes Skretovic, Peak Properties
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Property Manager of the Year - Female
Jocelyn Bonilla, Daniel Management Group
Charlotte Geslain, Peak Properties
Venessa Menchaca Castro, Peak Properties
Julia Horan, Transwestern
Dawn Bishop, RMK Management Corp.
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Real Estate Appraiser of the Year
Alex Adams, Xandra LLC
Randal Dawson, CBRE, Inc.
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Real Estate Lawyer of the Year - Female
Elizabeth O'Brien, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Heidi Azulay, BCLP
LaVon Johns, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Lisa Sauer, Clark Hill PLC
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Real Estate Lawyer of the Year - Male
Brian Liston, Liston & Tsantilis
Howard Jeruchimowitz, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
James Moorhead, Moorhead Law Group, LLC
Jeffery Hoffenberg, Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Jim Brescoll, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP)
David Tanner, Polsinelli
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Social Media Influencer of the Year
Ewelina Rafael, Coldwell Banker Realty
Kiera Coleman, Curran Contracting Company
Marty Rinehart, REAL
Michelle Koclanis, Cullen Construction Management
Seth Eller, Beverly Companies
Yolanda Jeffries, Lux Life Realty
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Union / Trade Association Member
Agustin A. Fernandez, Administrative District Council # 1 of Illinois Training Center
Mike Hudson, Bulley & Andrews Masonry Restoration
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Volunteer of the Year
Allan Goldstein, Aerial Images Photography
Brian Chlada, Peak Properties
Jeannine Reed, Colliers
Thomas Davis, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council
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Woman of the Year - Commercial
Amy Hall, Caton Commercial Real Estate
Heidi Kushner, NAI Hiffman | Hiffman National
Megan Cantwell, Marquee Development
Melissa Archer Wirtz, CENTURY 21 Circle
Kristin Nason, Golub & Company
Amy Rubenstein, Clear Investment Group LLC
Candace Green, Caton Commercial Real Estate Group
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Woman of the Year - Professional Service
Courtney Gordon, Beverly Companies
Margarita Slabada, Alymar Media
Jessica Niehaus, Marsh McLennan Agency
Heather Amro, Cullen Construction Management
Julie Thick, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Margarita Slabada, Alymar Media
Mary Person, Clayco
Monika Talar, Crystal Maintenance Plus
2026 Transaction Awards
OUR JUDGES
Sheila Sipes
Director of Business Development and Marketing
Whitney Architects
LaVon Johns
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Alissa Adler
Ginna Ryan
Regional Director, Chicago
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For More Information or Questions, Please Contact
Mark Menzies
312-933-8559
[email protected]
Ernie Abood
773-919-8799
[email protected]
Frank Biondo
248-670-2691
[email protected]