From the Dallas Business Journal by Paul O’Donnell
The Dallas Business Journal’s 23rd annual Best Real Estate Deals of the Year awards program is in the record books. And here is your guide to this year’s winners and finalists by category, as well as brokers of the year:
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Toyota North America’s headquarters move from California to Plano
Toyota’s CEO discusses reasons for the HQ relocation (Video)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Meet the man who helped bring ExxonMobil and Toyota to DFW
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEAL
Winner: Dallas Design District
COMMUNITY IMPACT DEAL
Finalists: Dallas Arboretum and Charles A. Sammons tower
HEADQUARTERS/CAMPUS DEAL
Winner: Toyota North American HQ
Finalists: Active Network/Lanyon and FedEx Office
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Winner: Wildlife Commerce Park
Finalists: Alliance Center North and Logistics Center I & II
INDUSTRIAL TRANSACTION
Winner: Procter & Gamble distribution center
Finalists: MI Windows & Doors, Texas Crossing and UPS
MEDICAL DEAL
Winner: Charles A. Sammons Trauma and Critical Care Tower
Finalists: William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
URBAN MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
Winner: Crescent’s McKinney & Olive tower
SUBURBAN MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
Finalist: Preston Hollow Village
MOST CREATIVE FINANCING DEAL
Finalist: Statler Hilton and Old Dallas Library
REHAB/REUSE DEAL
Winner: Statler Hilton and Old Dallas Library
Finalists: Deep Ellum Crossroads and Trunk Club Inc.
RETAIL/RESTAURANT DEAL
SINGLE-FAMILY/PLANNED COMMUNITY DEAL
Finalists: Chisholm Trail Ranch and Union Park
MULTIFAMILY DEAL
Finalists: Midtown Apartments and Alexan Arts
SUBURBAN OFFICE DEAL
Finalists: FedEx Office and Raytheon CityLine
URBAN OFFICE DEAL
Finalists: Omnitracs and Santander Consumer
LAND TRANSACTION DEAL
Finalists: Chase Bank, Craig Ranch and Toyota HQ
LEASE RENEWAL DEAL
Finalists: Norton Rose Fulbright and Pier 1 Imports
TOP BROKER, INDUSTRIAL
TOP BROKER, INVESTMENT SALES
Winner: CBRE’s Dirk Goris and Ryan Reid
TOP BROKER, LAND TRANSACTIONS
Winner: Venture Commercial’s David Davidson Jr.
TOP BROKER, MULTIFAMILY
Winner: ARA Newmark’s Brian O’Boyle Sr.
TOP BROKER, OFFICE
TOP BROKER, RETAIL