CREBA Honors D.C. Region's Top Brokers At Annual Awards Dinner
Hundreds of D.C.'s top commercial real estate professionals gathered at The Ritz-Carlton Monday evening to celebrate the annual CREBA Awards, recognizing the highest-performing and most influential brokers in the industry for 2018. Here are the big winners:
Joseph Stettinius Jr. Leadership Award:
Boston Properties Senior Executive Vice President Ray Ritchey
Ritchey, who joined Boston Properties nearly 40 years ago, has led the development firm's D.C. office to a series of major leasing wins over the last two years. After receiving his award from last year's winner, Linda Rabbitt, he said it is special to see brokers who compete with each other during the day come together to celebrate the year's achievements, something he doesn't see happen in other industries.
"Only in the brokerage community do we come together with mutual respect and affection for everybody in this room," Ritchey said. "I am with a development company, but I consider myself first and foremost a Washington, D.C., real estate broker, and I'm so incredibly proud of that designation. On my tomb stone it will be 'Ray Ritchey, Boston Properties, Street Broker.'"
Brendan McCarthy Memorial Award:
Brandywine Realty Trust Senior Vice President Janet Davis
Davis began her D.C. commercial real estate career as a leasing agent for Trammell Crow Co. in 1981, before joining Prentiss Properties in 1985 and Brandywine Realty Trust in 2006. She is also a co-chair of the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Breast Cancer Research Fund.
James L. Eichberg Broker Of The Year Award:
Savills Vice Chairman David Lipson
Top Leasing Agent Of The Year, D.C.:
Cushman & Wakefield Vice Chairman Laurie McMahon
Top Leasing Agent Of The Year, Maryland:
JLL Managing Director Amanda Davis
Top Leasing Agent Of The Year, Virginia (co-winner):
Cushman & Wakefield Executive Managing Director Art Santry
Top Leasing Agent Of The Year, Virginia (co-winner):
Cushman & Wakefield Executive Managing Director Kurt Richter
JLL Vice President Kristen Mathis
Top 35 And Under Regional Leasing Agent:
Cushman & Wakefield Director Ned Goodwin
Top Regional GSA Leasing Agent:
FD Stonewater Managing Director Chad Habeeb
CBRE Vice Chairman Bill Roohan
CBRE Vice Chairman David Webb
CBRE Senior Vice President Michael Zacharia
The Meridian Group Senior Vice President Katie Yanushonis
Amazon HQ2
Leasing Transaction Of The Year, D.C.:
Whittle School & Studios
Leasing Transaction Of The Year, Maryland:
Leidos Gaithersburg, Two Washington Center
Leasing Transaction Of The Year, Virginia:
Fannie Mae At Reston Town Center Next
Leasing Transaction Of The Year, 15K to 75K SF:
Fox 5 at The Wilson
Retail Transaction Of The Year, Regional:
Wegmans at Halley Rise
Finance Transaction Of The Year, Regional:
200 Stovall in Alexandria
Sales Transaction Of The Year, Regional:
Marriott International Headquarters
Cushman & Wakefield
Sales/ Financing Firm Of The Year:
Cushman & Wakefield
Architecture: Fox Architects
Moving Company: Fitzgerald Commercial Movers
Flexible Office Space Provider: Space+ by WashREIT
Furniture Company: Washington Workplace
Construction Contractor: DFS Construction
Developer: Carr Properties
Project Of The Year: Capital One Headquarters
Law Firm: Cooley LLP
