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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NAI Hiffman’s Team of Leahy, Roth Wins Industrial Brokers of the Year

March 12, 2009

Industrial Brokers of the Year

On March 11, in front of 1500 commercial real estate industry executives, NAI Hiffman’s Daniel P. Leahy, SIOR and Adam D. Roth, CCIM were awarded the prestigious Industrial Brokers of the Year Award. This prestigious award was bestowed on Dan and Adam at the 21st Annual Greater Chicago Food Depository charitable banquet.

The purpose of the award is to recognize and acknowledge the most prominent Industrial Brokerage Team of the year as determined by industry peers. It should be noted that Dan has been the beneficiary of this distinct honor in the past, making him one of only a few individuals to have won more than once.

Click here to read more details from Crain’s Chicago Business.

Click here to read more details from the Sun-Times.

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