August 6, 2026
4:00pm
Cocktail Hour
6:00pm
Dinner & Awards Program
JW MARRIOTT HOUSTON BY THE GALLERIA
5150 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX
Texas Houston 2026 Award Categories
2026 Project Awards
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Government / Community Facility
Children's Assessment Center (CAC) Rainbow Room
Children's Safe Harbor
Community Plaza
☆ WINNER! Port Houston Authority at East River
The Houston Alumni and Youth Center
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Industrial / Manufacturing / Science
Blue Ridge Commerce Center
☆ WINNER! Empire West Business Park - Building 10
Imperial Valley
Mosielee Commerce Park
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Interior Design
2811 Maple
☆ WINNER! BCG Houston
De Fortune
Haii Keii
Kirkwood
Zaranda
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Multifamily
1 Riva Row
Gated Rentals - Crosby Heights
London House
Rone Residences
Territory at Missouri City
The Henry at New Forest
Warehouse District
☆ WINNER! Westgrove
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Office
Galleria Park
☆ WINNER! HeightsMED
Mayer Law
Modisoft Headquarters
Texas Instruments Redevelopment
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Retail / Restaurant / Hotel / Hospitality
Extra Space Storage
FUSE Workspace
Galleria Park
☆ WINNER! Texas Instruments Redevelopment
The QUAD at Brittmoore
2026 Company Awards
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Architecture / Engineering Firm of the Year
Heights Venture
☆ WINNER! Pape-Dawson
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Brokerage Firm of the Year
Junction
Lee & Associates
Marcus & Millichap
Oxford Partners
☆ WINNER! Stream Realty Partners
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Broker TEAM of the Year
Avison Young
Junction
Lee & Associates
☆ WINNER! Marcus & Millichap
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Contractor of the Year
☆ WINNER! Alston Construction
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
Corvus Construction Company
DPEG Construction, LLC
E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.
Skyline Development
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Developer of the Year
Dhanani Private Equity Group
Junction
☆ WINNER! Pagewood
Stream Realty Partners
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Lender of the Year
First Continental
☆ WINNER! Webster Lending
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Owner / Landlord
☆ WINNER! Dhanani Private Equity Group
XAG Group
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Professional Service Company of the Year
Hiffman National Project Services
☆ WINNER! Lane Property Tax Advocates
PureShield Insurance
REVS Refuel Electric Vehicle Services
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Property Management Company of the Year
Dhanani Private Equity Group
☆ WINNER! Hiffman National
Lee & Associates
Stream Realty Partners
Transwestern
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Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
☆ WINNER! Porter Law Firm
Sultanali Law, PLLC
2026 people Awards
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Broker of the Year
Garret Geaccone, Stream Realty Partners
Gus Lagos, Marcus & Millichap
John Erck, Junction
☆ WINNER! Justin Tunnell, Lee & Associates
Matt Asvestas, Stream Realty Partners
Noah Kruger, Savills
Riley Sharman, Northmarq
Ryan J. Hartsell, Oxford Partners
Stefan Galagaza, Junction
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Emerging Leader of the Year
Ali Wadhwani, Dhanani Private Equity Group
Andrew McGuire, Lee & Associates
Brianna Drisdale, NewQuest Properties
Brianna Kushner, Hiffman National
Everett Featherston, Pagewood
Hayden Harrington, Momentum Multifamily
Jacob Kardani, Pagewood
Jay Magness, Newmark
☆ WINNER! Nikhil Dhanani, Dhanani Private Equity Group
Shawn Anderson, E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.
Troy Rucker, Junction
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Executive of the Year
Ash Shah, Impex Capital Group
☆ WINNER! Chris Lewis, Lee & Associates
Jack Polatsek, Interra Capital
Jimmy Hinton, Newmark
Keith Clipp, Wan Bridge Group
Nick Dhanani, Dhanani Private Equity Group
Nikhil Dhanani, DPEG
Reed Vestal, Junction
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Mortgage Broker / Banker of the Year
☆ WINNER! Drew Nelson, Legacy 25 Capital
Purvesh Gosalia, Newmark
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Project Manager of the Year
☆ WINNER! Brent Kamin, Wan Bridge Group
Patrick Miller, Savills
Preston Luster, Pagewood
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Property Manager of the Year
Brianna Drisdale, NewQuest Properties
☆ WINNER! Chase Crawford, Lee & Associates
Jason Nguyen, Hines
Kim Olivares, Wan Bridge Group
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Real Estate Appraiser of the Year
☆ WINNER! Bryan Miller, National Appraisal Partners
Joshua Wood, Valbridge Property Advisors
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Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Rahila Sultanali, Sultanali Law, PLLC
☆ WINNER! Shane Waddell, Porter Law Firm
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Social Media Influencer of the Year
☆ WINNER! Elke Laughlin, Laughlin Consulting Group
Samy Soussan, Madison Title
Scott Carson, WeCloseNotes.com Inc
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Woman of the Year
☆ WINNER! Becky Dubner, Pagewood
Crissy Nolen, CREVA Collective
Dawn Arcieri, Sparrow Studio
Monica Laisatrukli, Lee & Associates
Nisha Smith, Impex Capital Group
Rahila Sultanali, Sultanali Law, PLLC and Powerhouse Title, LLC
Shelby Zarei, AtoZ Maintenance Solutions
Gold Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Table Sponsors
OUR JUDGES
Jarrod Foerster
Managing Principal
Flagship Capital Partners
Jim Autenreith
Brokerage Professional
KBC Advisors
Ed Ryland
President & CEO
ARVO Realty Advisors
Dawn Brewer
Principal
Strongtower Commercial
