Four hundred delegates from the business community attended the NAIOP Vancouver and Business in Vancouver Commercial Real Estate Awards of Excellence Gala, held May 17 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. The awards recognized excellence in the commercial real estate industry within the Metro Vancouver area for the 2014 and 2015 calendar years.
The event was sponsored by CBRE Limited, Fusion Project Management, MNP LLP, Omicron Canada Inc. and Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants. Rob MacDonald, owener and president of MacDonald Development Corporation emceed the event.
Ernie Hee of McMillan and Jennifer Podmore Russell of Deloitte chaired the event. The judging panel included Steve Smith of Manulife Real Estate, Stephanie Setchell of Farrell Estates Ltd., Andrew Kirkham of Kingsett Capital, Steffan Smith of GWL Realty, David Podmore of Concert Properties and Raymond Choy of Peterson.
The 2016 winners were:
Mixed Use Development
Marine Gateway
Vendor/Owner: PCI Developments Corp.
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: Perkins+Will, Triovest Realty Advisors
Industrial Lease
109 Braid Street
Vendor/Owner: British Columbia Investment Management Corp.
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: bcIMC, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP, Peter Anderson; Boughton Law, Cushman & Wakefield, Amazon
Industrial Development
Boundary Bay Industrial Park
Vendor/Owner: Dayhu Group of Companies
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: Jonathan Barnett, president and CEO, Dayhu; Paul Tilbury, COO, Dayhu; Dean Fader, vice-president, real estate, Dayhu; Tony Vigini, Wales McLelland; John Kristianson, CTA Design Group; CBRE Ltd.
Retail Development
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre
Vendor/Owner: Templeton DOC LP, a joint venture between the Vancouver Airport Authority and the McArthurGlen Group
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: YVR, McArthurGlen Group, McMillan LLP
Office Development
MNP Tower
Vendor/Owner: Oxford Properties Group and CPPIB
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: Oxford Properties Group, CPPIB, Kohn Pedersen Fox, MCM Architects, Ledcor
Investment Transaction
Greater Vancouver Apartment Portfolio
Vendor/Owner: Western Investment Properties (WIP)
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: Jim Szabo, Tony Quattrin, Lance Coulson, CBRE Capital Markets
Retail Lease
The Carlyle
Vendor/Owner: Thurlow & Alberni Project Ltd.
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: CBRE Ltd.
Tenant Improvement
LGM Financial
Vendor/Owner: Oxford Properties Group and CPPIB
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: wOxford Properties Group, Dialog Design
Office Lease
The Leckie Building
Vendor/Owner: Talia Jevan Properties Inc.
Team Members and Affiliated Companies: Colin Scarlett, Colliers; Kelvin Ng, Global Relay; Harmel Rayat, Talia Jevan Properties; Peter Tolensky, Lawson Lundell; Peter Anderson, Boughton Law
Developing Leader
Jason Kiselbach, Senior associate, CBRE Ltd.
