NAI Hiffman Associate Wins AIRE Mahoney Award

March 22, 2012

As seen in CoStar

On March 14, the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers recognized Kelly Disser III, a senior associate with NAI Hiffman’s Industrial Services Group, with the Frank Mahoney Award of Excellence. The event was held at the Rosewood Restaurant in Rosemont, IL.

The organization, which is one of the largest real estate brokerage associations in the state, is comprised of more than 425 industry professionals who command more than 90 percent of all Illinois industrial brokerage transactions. The winner of this award is nominated by their peers, with a focus on their ability to not only excel in transaction volume, but serve their clients and the commercial real estate community.

Disser has been with NAI Hiffman since 2008, winning the “Fast Track” award for his contributions in his first year. In addition to his AIRE membership, Disser serves on the 2012 AIRE Program Committee and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member candidate.

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Best in Chicago commercial real estate receive honors

March 8, 2012

As seen in The Chicago Sun Times
Also mentioned in GlobeSt
Also mentioned in Chicago Real Estate Daily
Also mentioned in CoStar
Also mentioned in the Chicagoland Real Estate Forum

The annual Chicago Real Estate Awards met the challenge Thursday night of finding worthwhile projects to honor in a time of little commercial development.

Projects that won accolades for work in 2011 included the new North American home for the pharmaceutical company Astellas in Glenview, the $90 million Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and the renovation of the Presidential Towers complex in the West Loop.

The firm Bridge Developments Partners was named developer of the year for completing two projects in a tough economy: an office building in Lincolnshire and a two-building industrial complex in Woodridge.

The awards, the Oscars of local real estate, were announced at an annual dinner that raises money for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Organizers said the event at the Hyatt Regency Chicago raised about $875,000.

The Astellas development was named build-to-suit project of the year. MB Real Estate and GlenStar Properties LLC handled the work.

Rivers Casino and partners Development Management Associates and Pepper Construction won for special achievement of the year. It covers 20 acres.

The Presidential Towers work by U.S. Equities Realty and Waterton Residential was named redevelopment of the year. The $22 million alteration to a retail concourse reoriented the stores’ entrances to the street and added a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market.

An award for innovative deal of the year went to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. and Prime Group Realty Trust for lease negotiations that brought the American Medical Association to the landmark 330 N. Wabash building, formerly the IBM Plaza. AMA will take at least 275,000 square feet and the building will be renamed AMA Plaza.

The Sun-Times founded the awards, now in their 24th year. Current sponsors are Crain’s Chicago Business and Associated Bank. An industry panel picks nominees and winners are decided by a secret vote of the dinner’s ticket buyers.

Other awards went to:

Industrial broker of the year: Daniel Leahy of NAI Hiffman.

Interior contractor of the year: Leopardo Cos. Inc.

Interior design firm of the year: Partners by Design Inc.

Investment sales broker of the year: Nooshin Felsenthal, Bruce Miller, Jim Postweiler and Jascint Vukelich of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Mortgage broker of the year: David Knapp, Chang Lee, Stephen Livaditis and Michael Pagliari of Eastdil Secured LLC.

Office broker of the year: Joe Learner and Robert Sevim of Studley Inc.

Office property representative of the year: Mark Baby, Jack McKinney Jr., Matt Pistorio and Brian Whiting of J.F. McKinney & Associates Ltd.

Project manager of the year: MB Real Estate.

Property management company of the year: CBRE Inc.

Retail broker of the year: Joseph Parrott and Jim Sakanich, CB Richard Ellis.

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NAIOP Award winners announced

November 19, 2010

NAI Hiffman took home two awards at the NAIOP Awards in Chicago last night.

The firm received the Property Management Firm of the Year and the Industrial Transaction of the Year for a deal between True Value Company and Mirvac Industrial Trust in Harvey, Ill. The deal, negotiated by John Cash and David Haigh, was for a 10-year lease renewal for the full 1,194,650-square-feet of space at 308 S. Division Street. e tenant with a transaction value of $26 million. The deal was valued at $26 million.

The other multiple winner on the night was Hines. The developer received Office Development of the Year for 300 N. LaSalle and Green Development of the Year for the same project.

The complete list of winners:

Office Development of the Year
300 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL
Developer: Hines

Industrial Build-to-Suit of the Year
3M Regional Distribution Center, Park 88 – 1250 Macom Drive, DeKalb, IL
Developer: Venture One Real Estate, LLC / Clayco Realty Group

Industrial Speculative Development of the Year
Crossroads 5, 801 N. Schmidt Road, Romeoville, IL
Developer: Duke Realty Corporation

Industrial Redevelopment of the Year
Alsip Distribution Center #1, 5100 W. 123rd Street, Alsip, IL
Developer: ProLogis

Office Redevelopment of the Year
Woodfield Pointe Office Center, 231 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL
Developer: Keystone Property Group

Green Development of the Year
300 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL
Developer: Hines

Broker Transaction of the Year – Downtown Office
United Airlines, Inc. at Willis Tower at 233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Tenant/Buyer Brokers: Molly Carroll, David Matthews, Hugh Murphy, Meredith O’Connor, Steve Stratton, Jones Lang LaSalle
Landlord/Seller Broker: Mike Kaz, U.S. Equities Realty

Broker Transaction of the Year – Suburban Office
Career Education Corporation at Woodfield Pointe Office Center at 231 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL
Tenant/Buyer Brokers: Chad Freese, Mark Pasquella, David Saad, James Whalen, CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
Landlord/Seller Broker: Jack Reardon, formerly with CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

Broker Transaction of the Year – Industrial
True Value Company Distribution Center at 308 S. Division Street, Harvard, IL
Landlord/Seller Brokers: John Cash, David Haigh, NAI Hiffman

Broker Transaction of the Year – Office Investment
180 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL
Brokers: Jeffrey Bramson, Jaime Fink, Kenneth Glomb, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler

Broker Transaction of the Year – Industrial Investment
IDI/JP Morgan Industrial Portfolio, 150 E. Crossroad Parkway/553 Joliet Road, Bolingbrook, IL and 1550 Central Avenue, Roselle, IL
Brokers: Jeffrey Devine, Steven Disse, Jeffrey Kahan, Colliers International

Architectural Firm of the Year
IA Interior Architects

General Contractor of the Year
McShane Construction Company

Industrial Developer of the Year
CenterPoint Properties

Property Management Firm of the Year
NAI Hiffman Asset Management, LLC

From: REJournals.com

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NAI Hiffman Wins 2009 NAI Global Company of the Year

February 11, 2010

Last week at the NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas, NAI Hiffman was recognized as the “NAI Global Company of the Year” as well as being awarded the Primary Market “Eagle Award”.

In presenting the NAI Global Company of the Year award, David Blanchard, EVP with NAI Global, noted the winner’s “quality in leadership and their participation throughout the network. This is a company that has developed and built and innovated from the inside out, and has become the dominant player in property management, in addition to building teams all throughout the Chicago region to serve their people there.”

In his acceptance speech, Michael Flynn acknowledged that there are, “a lot of great members doing great things. It is wonderful to be a part of that, and even greater to be recognized.”

Dave Petersen, COO of NAI Hiffman, acknowledged, “This is a tremendous honor and one that we take very seriously as the top recognition from NAI Global and from our peers in the network. We have raised the bar and will continue to do so.”

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Congratulations to NAI Hiffman’s Much-Connolly-Malik Team

November 9, 2009

NAI Hiffman’s nomination of KTR Capital Partners
garners NAIOP Award for Industrial Redevelopment of the Year!

Please join us in congratulating Larry Much, SIOR, Steve Connolly, SIOR and Irv Malik, whose project with KTR Capital Partners was recognized as the best in its category last night at the NAIOP 22nd Annual Awards for Excellence, held at the Sheraton Chicago. We congratulate KTR Capital Partners, Keeley Construction and Ware Malcomb and thank them for including NAI Hiffman in an amazing project that means so much to our city and to the advancement of industrial green development.

Revelopment Project Description
4404 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago

In December 2007, KTR Capital Partners purchased the 311,000 SF Dominick’s facility along with its adjacent 9.89 acres with plans to upgrade the facility and develop the land. Shortly thereafter, KTR finalized a lease for 175,000 SF Build-To-Suit to Preferred Freezer Services and began development for a state-of-the-art LEED-certified freezer/cooler facility. Concurrently, KTR began renovating the existing building and secured a lease for 167,000 SF with Gold Eagle. Thus far, KTR’s $55 million investment has provided extensive construction employment and several new jobs in the City. The project was permitted and approved through the City’s new “Green Building” planning board.

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NAI Hiffman named among “Best of the Best” by Midwest Real Estate News

July 21, 2009

NAI Hiffman is recognized as a leader in Property Management and Brokerage

NAI Hiffman, a leading full-service commercial real estate company in the Chicago area, was recently named among the ‘Best of the Best’ by Midwest Real Estate News. Providing a full-scope of commercial real estate products and services, NAI Hiffman has been recognized as a leader in two categories.

NAI Hiffman Asset Management Group, ranked No. 13 among property management firms in the Midwest. The division currently manages a 41+ million square foot portfolio of over 255 office, retail and industrial properties throughout metropolitan Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

NAI Hiffman, the largest privately-owned commercial real estate brokerage firm in the Chicago area, ranks No.17 on the Top Brokers list having closed almost 300 leases totaling nearly $370 million in 2008.

Publishing for over 20 years, Midwest Real Estate News is the regional leader in commercial real estate news coverage. The Best of the Best supplement profiles the top performers in all areas of Midwestern real estate.

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