HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) — NAIOP Houston honored the top commercial real estate professionals at its 34th Annual Broker of the Year awards ceremony, held at River Oaks Country Club on February 15, 2022. The organization recognized outstanding industry performance from 2021 with awards for Deal of the Year, Broker of the Year, and Rising Star in both the office and industrial sectors.
“NAIOP Houston proudly celebrated the most accomplished real estate professionals in the industry during its Annual Broker of the Year Awards ceremony,” said Andrew Montgomery, President of NAIOP Houston. “These honorees represent the Houston real estate community by demonstrating excellence in transactions, client service, community engagement, and mentoring the next generation of professionals.”
NAIOP Houston’s 2021 Office Broker of the Year was awarded to David Bale, Executive Vice President at JLL. His notable 2021 achievements included negotiating a 249,899-square-foot lease extension for CITGO Petroleum’s North American headquarters, restructuring a 179,789-square-foot lease for Texas Children’s Hospital, and securing a long-term extension in the West/Loop Bellaire submarket.
NAIOP Houston’s 2021 Industrial Broker of the Year was awarded to Beau Kaleel, Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield. Kaleel supports landlords with project leasing and advises corporate clients on real estate needs, leveraging deep expertise in distribution and supply chain real estate. Over his career he has completed more than 900 transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $1 billion.
The NAIOP Houston Office & Industrial Deal of the Year awards recognize brokers who closed exceptional leases or sales in their respective sectors. The Office Deal of the Year went to CBRE’s Lucian Bukowski and Kevin Saxe, together with Cushman & Wakefield’s Jim Bailey. The three completed a 124,000-square-foot lease for Coterra Energy at Three Memorial City Plaza in less than two months, meeting an aggressive timetable for the company’s new headquarters.
The Industrial Deal of the Year was awarded to Nathan Wynne of CBRE. Wynne negotiated a 750,770-square-foot industrial lease for Ferguson Enterprises to occupy all of Building 3 at Stream Realty Partners’ Empire West Business Park, a speculative industrial development in Brookshire, Texas. He closed the lease within two months; the transaction ranks among Houston’s largest speculative industrial leases and has helped drive rapid growth in the west Houston industrial market as a distribution hub.
Rising Star awards were presented to Amber Wendt of CBRE’s office occupier team and Thomas Erwin, an industrial broker with Moody Rambin.
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