Commercial real estate’s leading annual awards ceremony, the Best of NAIOP, celebrated 30 years of recognizing the top-performing people, companies, and projects of 2024 on May 1 at the Arizona Financial Theatre in Downtown Phoenix.
The Arizona Chapter of NAIOP bestowed awards in 36 categories before a crowd of 1,030 commercial real estate professionals.
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“I want to extend heartfelt congratulations to all of this year’s BON30 award winners, and sincere thanks to every nominee for your outstanding submittals. Your hard work not only strengthens NAIOP as an organization but also plays a vital role in shaping the future of our communities,” said Best of NAIOP Chairman Korey Wilkes of Butler Design Group. “A special thank you to the NAIOP Board of Directors, our dedicated committee, tireless volunteers, and the entire NAIOP membership for making this celebration possible. With a new venue, a reimagined format, and a unique culinary experience – all firsts for the event – we embraced something bold and different. From the live music to the unforgettable skits, the energy in the room spoke for itself. It was truly an amazing evening.”
NAIOP Arizona kicked off the evening with the prestigious Award of Excellence. This year’s recipient was Mike Haenel, an Executive Vice Chair with Cushman & Wakefield. Haenel, a former NAIOP Arizona Chair, possesses more than 40 years of experience in the sale and leasing of industrial/back-office buildings and land throughout Arizona.
Company winners were ViaWest Group, Firm of the Year; Prologis, Industrial Owner/Developer of the Year; Lincoln Property Company, Office Owner/Developer of the Year; High Street Residential/Trammell Crow Company, Multifamily Owner/Developer of the Year for the second straight year; Layton Construction, General Contractor of the Year; Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc., Tenant Improvement Contractor of the Year; Deutsch Architecture Group, Architect of the Year; Phoenix Design One, Inc., Interior Architect of the Year for the second straight year; and Suntec Concrete, Subcontractor of the Year, also for the second year in a row.
In the brokerage awards, CBRE was Brokerage Firm of the Year with four individual/team winners; Cushman & Wakefield had two individual/team winners.
In the project awards, Transaction of the Year went to The Beam, Newmark; Economic Impact went to Child Crisis Arizona, Chasse Building Team; Redevelopment Project of the Year went to Arizona Biltmore Golf Club Renovations, Sundt Construction; Retail Project of the Year went to The Trailhead, Butler Design Group; and Large Spec Industrial of the Year went to C|303 Phase I, Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc.
“Best of NAIOP’s 30th anniversary event was a special evening celebrating our industry’s finest. NAIOP is privileged to honor our Award of Excellence Winner Mike Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield, and all of our winners and nominees,” said 2025 NAIOP Arizona Board Chair Phil Breidenbach with Colliers. “Korey and his committee produced a lively and entertaining show that us all in stitches. We can’t wait until next year.
Award of Excellence
Mike Haenel, Cushman & Wakefield
Company Awards
Architect of the Year: Deutsch Architecture Group
Brokerage Firm of the Year: CBRE
Firm of the Year: ViaWest Group
General Contractor of the Year: Layton Construction
Industrial Owner/Developer of the Year: Prologis
Interior Architect of the Year: Phoenix Design One
Multifamily Owner/Developer of the Year: High Street Residential/Trammell Crow Company
Office Owner/Developer of the Year: Lincoln Property Company
Retail Owner/Developer of the Year: Barclay Group
Subcontractor/Vendor Firm of the Year: Suntec Concrete
Tenant Improvement Contractor of the Year: Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc.
Title/Escrow Firm of the Year: Chicago Title Arizona
Individual/Team Awards
Developing Leader of the Year: Lauren Lovell, CBRE
Emerging Broker of the Year: Jonathan Teeter, CBRE
Healthcare Broker of the Year: Kidder Mathews Healthcare Advisory Services, Kidder Mathews
Industrial Broker of the Year: Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel, Cushman & Wakefield
Investment Broker of the Year: Will Strong, Cushman & Wakefield
Multifamily Broker of the Year: Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch, Sean Cunningham and Austin Groen, CBRE
Office Broker of the Year: Williams, Medley, Corney, Robinson, Setnar Team, JLL Phoenix
Retail Broker of the Year: Neil Board, Western Retail Advisors
Tenant Representative Broker of the Year: Chuck Nixon, Dave Barrett, Mike Ragland and Michael Sokol, CBRE
Project Awards
Economic Impact Project of the Year: Child Crisis Arizona, Chasse Building Team
Industrial Build-to-Suit Project of the Year <500,000: Pima DC 1, Prologis
Industrial Build-to-Suit Project of the Year >500,000: Sub-Zero, ViaWest Group
Industrial Tenant Improvement Project of the Year: Parts Town @ C|303, Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc.
Medical Office Project of the Year: One Scottsdale Medical, Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Multifamily Project of the Year: Skye on 6th, Clayco
Office Build-to-Suit Project of the Year: Tempe Vale, Butler Design Group
Office Tenant Improvement Project of the Year <50,000 SF: SmithGroup Phoenix, SmithGroup
Office Tenant Improvement Project of the Year >50,000 SF: Union Building 1 Amenity, Lincoln Property Company
Redevelopment Project of the Year: Arizona Biltmore Golf Club Renovations, Sundt Construction
Retail Project of the Year: The Trailhead, Butler Design Group
Spec Industrial Project of the Year <500,000 SF: Caliber by Greystar, Greystar
Spec Industrial Project of the Year >500,000: C|303 Phase I, Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc.
Transaction of the Year: The Beam, Newmark
