Boston– The Commercial Brokers Association announced the finalists for the annual CBA Achievement Awards, which will recognize the Greater Boston area’s most significant real estate deals of 2016 and honor local industry professionals who have distinguished themselves among their peers.
At the awards dinner on March 16, 2017 at the InterContinental Boston, Deal of the Year Awards will be presented for Office (Boston, Greater Cambridge and Suburban), Retail, Industrial, Life Science and Most Creative deals, as well as the Investment Sale of the Year and the Community Impact Award, recognizing a transaction that had a significantly positive effect on the community. In addition, Special Recognition Awards will be presented to individuals for the Broker of the Year Leadership Award and Landlord, Rising Star, and Collaborating Professional of the Year.
Deal of the Year Finalists are:
Office – Boston
Boston Consulting Group (lease)
Publicis Groupe’s Boston Agencies (lease)
Putnam Investments Headquarters (lease)
Office – Greater Cambridge
Akamai Technologies (lease)
Office – Suburban
Demandware/Salesforce, Burlington, MA (lease)
Kronos at CrossPoint, Lowell, MA (lease)
Oracle at Network Drive, Burlington, MA (lease)
Retail
Eataly, Boston, MA (lease)
Industrial
18 Independence Drive, Devens, MA (sale)
J.C. Cannistraro/EDIC, Boston, MA (lease)
Repositioning of 150 Blackstone River Road, Worcester, MA (lease)
Life Science
Moderna Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA (lease)
Moderna Therapeutics, Norwood, MA (lease)
Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Cambridge, MA (lease)
Most Creative
Boston Landing Welcomes Boston Celtics, Brighton, MA (lease)
The Crosby Center/Casenet, Bedford, MA (lease)
Investment Sale
101 Seaport, Boston, MA
245 First Street, Cambridge, MA
One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
Community Impact
Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA (sale)
Boston Ballet at Newton Nexus, Newton, MA (lease)
Mount Auburn Hospital Renewal/Expansion, Cambridge, MA (lease)
Special Recognition Awards finalists are:
Broker of the Year Leadership Award
Bill Anderson – Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Kristin Blount – Colliers International
Joe Flaherty – JLL
Michael Frisoli – Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Debra Gould – Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Michael Joyce – Transwestern
Mark Winters — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Landlord of the Year
Anchor Line Partners
Boston Properties
Campanelli Companies
Millennium Parters
NB Development Group
Oxford Properties
Related Beal
RJ Kelly
Rockpoint
Synergy Investments
TH Real Estate
Rising Star of the Year
Perry Beal – Transwestern
Kevin Brawley – Colliers International
Suzanne Brown – CBRE | NE
PJ Foster – Colliers International
Michael Goodwin – McCall & Almy
Ryan Healy – Colliers International
Bobby Jangro – JLL
Tyler McGrail – Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Blake McLaughlin – Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Kevin McNamara – Cushman & Wakefield
Brian Pinch – JLL
Collaborating Professional of the Year
Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner P.C.
Dyer Brown
Gilbane Building Company
Timberline Construction
Visnick & Caulfield.
