BOSTON—Boston Real Estate Times, New England’s largest commercial real estate digital, print and video media, on Friday bestowed its Person of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Excellence Awards for 2021.
This year’s ceremony was held on a digital platform due to COVID-19 pandemic.
To view the full award ceremony and speeches, please click here or on the image below.
Here is the full list of award recipients:
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Person of the Year 2021
Adam D. Portnoy
President & CEO, The RMR Group
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Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Paul J. Ayoub
Chair, Nutter
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Architecture Firm of the Year
Bergmeyer
Mike Davis, President
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Commercial Brokerage Firm of the Year
R.W. Holmes
Garry Holmes, President & CEO
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Construction Firm of the Year
Essex Builders Corp.
Michelle O’Neil, President
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award
The Davis Companies
Tanya Mitchell, Director of Human Resources and DEI Initiatives
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Engineering Firm of the Year
Buro Happold
Julie Janiski, Partner, Boston office
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Life Sciences Design Firm of the Year
SGA
John Sullivan
Partner, Director of Architecture
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Owner and Developer of the Year
The Bulfinch Companies
Eric D. Schlager, CEO
Robert A. Schlager, President
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Non-Profit Organization of the Year
Harbor Light Community Partners
Andrew DeFranza, Executive Director
Real Estate Finance Leader of 2021
Citizens
Gary Magnuson, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance
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Commercial Real Estate Attorney of the Year
Bryan C. Connolly
Partner Co-Location Head, Boston Real Estate Practice at DLA Piper