It’s an industry that just doesn’t quit. Once again, D CEO received an overwhelming number of nominations in this year’s Commercial Real Estate Awards program. After three long judging sessions, editors have selected 103 projects, transactions, and dealmakers for recognition.
This year, the program’s top individual honor, the Pioneer Award, will go to Jack Matthews of Matthews Southwest. The developer and investor cracked open the southern Dallas market with projects like South Side on Lamar, Gilley’s Dallas, and the Omni Dallas Hotel. Other local projects include The Tribute, a lakeside residential community in The Colony, and restorations of historic properties like Dallas High School. Matthews recently was selected to oversee Dallas new and expanded 2.5 million-square-foot Convention Center.
Jack Matthews
D CEO editors created a special honor this year, the Industry Impact Award, to recognize the late Cushman & Wakefield broker Michael Wyatt, who died last September. Wyatt was passionate about promoting urban Dallas and led or supported endeavors such as Urban Armadillos, which created the Pegasus Urban Trail mobile app, Klyde Warren Park, and various cancer- and education-related initiatives.
This is the 13th year for D CEO’s Commercial Real Estate Awards, which launched in 2013. Various sectors and specialties are honored via categories that range from Best New Mixed-Use Project and Best Industrial Lease to Commercial Real Estate Executive of the Year. Finalists represent many of the region’s largest transactions and developments, but smaller deals that are game-changers in their industries or neighborhoods are also recognized.
Finalists will be featured in a special editorial package in the April issue of D CEO; winners will be revealed at an invitation-only event in March.
All 103 finalists in the 2024 program are listed below, in alphabetical order.
INDIVIDUALS + COMPANIES
PIONEER AWARD
Jack Matthews, Matthews Southwest
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Ran Holman, Newmark
Chad Lavender, Newmark
Steven Levin, Centennial Real Estate Management
Terry Montesi, Trademark Property Co.
Tony Ramji, Victory Real Estate Group
Mimi Tran, KA Commercial Group
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Hoopes, Cushman & Wakefield
Seth Koschak, Stream Realty Partners
Andy Leatherman, JLL
Karla Smith, SRS Real Estate Partners
Chris Teesdale, Colliers
Steve Trese, CBRE
EMERGING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
Tom Dosch, Dosch Marshall Real Estate
Garrison Efird, Newmark
Geoff Ficke, Colliers
Allison Johnston Frizzo, Hart Commercial
Ali Greenwood, Cushman & Wakefield
Summitt Hogue, Growe
Bryce Jackson, Thirty-Four Commercial
Daniel Poku, SRS Real Estate Partners
Charles Rombold, MW Builders
Andrew Shaw, Edge Realty Partners
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Chuck Dannis, National Valuation Consultants
Mike Geisler, Venture Commercial
Karyn Martin, Interprise/Southwest Interior & Space Design
Frank Mihalopolos, Corinth Properties
INDUSTRY IMPACT AWARD
Michael Wyatt, Cushman & Wakefield [posthumous]
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
Crescent Real Estate, led by Joseph Pitchford
Granite Properties, led by Will Hendrickson
Harwood International, led by Gabriel Barbier-Mueller
M2G Ventures, led by Jessica Miller Essl and Susan Gruppi Miller
Mintwood Real Estate, led by Katy Slade
Trammell Crow, led by Scott Krikorian
EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Corgan, led by Scott Ruch
Gensler, led by Deeg Snyder and Steven Upchurch
HKS, led by Dan Noble
Merriman Anderson Architects, led by Milton Anderson
EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
Andres Construction, led by Warren Andres
Beck Group, led by Fred Perpall
Pacific Builders, led by Steve French
PROJECTS + DEALS
1632 MLK Boulevard
6275 West Plano Pkwy.
American Airlines’ Skyview 6
Anna Ranch [DMRE DEAL]
Bank of America at Parkside
Boheme
CityLine
Cosm at Grandscape
Crescent Fort Worth
Crown Block
Dallas County Records Building
Depot on Main
DrinkPAK
DSV
EpicCentral
Fifield Residential Turtle Creek
Gearbox
GoodSurf
Granite Park 6
Green Meadows
Harwood No. 14
Harwood Park
Harwood Hospitality Group
Hayes Co.
HF Sinclair
ISN Software Corp.
JBB Advanced Technologies
JW Marriott Arts District
The Kessler School
The Knox Hotel
Knox Street Development
Lincoln Property Co.
Live Oak Logistics
The Loop Dallas
McLaren
Meriton/Texas Air
Mesquite Airport Logistics Center
Miyako Hybrid Hotel Plano
The Monarch at HALL Park
NOVEL Turtle Creek
The Offices at Southstone Yards
Oakhouse
The Place at Honey Springs
Popstroke at Grandscape
Presidium Cotton Mill [DMRE DEAL]
Preston Harbor
Qorvo Semiconductor
The Quad
The Quinn
The Sinclair
South Dallas Cloud Kitchen
Southport Logistics Center
Southwire
Stemmons Towers
Sylvania Industrial Park
Target at Wynnewood Village
Texas Osprey Portfolio
Thirteen Thirty-Three and River Edge
Tradepoint 45 West
The Vickery
Victory At Forney
Wells Fargo
