The winners of NAIOP Chicago’s 2012 Awards for Excellence were announced last night in Chicago. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in industrial and office real estate in the Chicago area.
NAI Hiffman’s Dan Leahy and Adam Roth were awarded Industrial Broker Transaction of the Year for The Home Depot Distribution Center at CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Joliet.

Transaction Value: $86,000,000

Square Footage: 1,618,048 SF

In May 2012, Home Depot signed a lease for 1.6 million s.f. at CenterPoint
Intermodal Center, making it their second distribution center at the
intermodal development in Joliet, Will County, IL. This build-to-suit
facility will serve as Home Depot’s Stocking Distribution Center (SDC) and,
upon completion in June 2013, will be the largest building ever constructed
in Joliet, IL. Home Depot has chosen this site due to the transportation
savings and proximity to intermodal operations.

Developer: CenterPoint Properties; Architect: MacGregor and Associates Architects; General Contractor: FCL Builders.

The 2012 winners are:

2012 Award for Excellence Honoree
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Office Redevelopment of the Year
Sara Lee Corporation & Hillshire Brands Headquarters, 400 S. Jefferson St., Chicago
Developer: Sterling Bay Companies

Industrial Development of the Year
The Home Depot Stocking Distribution Center, 2550 CenterPoint Way, Joliet
Developer: CenterPoint Properties

Industrial Redevelopment of the Year
Prologis Internationale Distribution Centre #10, 2401 Internationale Parkway, Woodridge
Developer: Prologis, Inc.

Innovative Deal of the Year
Chicago Naperville Marriott Hotel, 1801 N. Naper Boulevard, Naperville
Developer: Janko Group

Broker Transaction of the Year – Downtown Office
Sara Lee Corporation & Hillshire Brands Headquarters at 400 S. Jefferson, Chicago
Tenant/Buyer Brokers: Bob Chodos, Steve Levitas, Colliers International
Landlord/Seller Brokers: Christopher Cassata, Chloe Reaumond, CBRE, Inc.

Broker Transaction of the Year – Suburban Office
ACCO Brands at Kemper Lakes Business Center, Long Grove
Tenant/Buyer Broker: Lou Hall, Cushman & Wakefield
Landlord/Seller Brokers: David Florent, Steven Kling, Francis Prock, Colliers International

Broker Transaction of the Year – Industrial
The Home Depot Stocking Distribution Center at CenterPoint Intermodal Center, 2550 CenterPoint Way, Joliet
Tenant/Buyer Brokers: Jeffrey Kahan (posthumously), Steven Kohn, Colliers International
Landlord/Seller Brokers: Daniel Leahy, Adam Roth, NAI Hiffman

Broker Transaction of the Year – Office Investment
Chicago Board of Trade Complex, 141 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago
Brokers: Nooshin Felsenthal, Bruce Miller, Jim Postweiler, Jones Lang LaSalle

Broker Transaction of the Year – Industrial Investment 
Panattoni Chicago Portfolio, Romeoville/Bolingbrook
Brokers: Jeffrey Devine, Steven Disse, Jeffrey Kahan (posthumously), Colliers International

Architectural/Engineering Firm of the Year
Ware Malcomb

General Contractor of the Year
Peak Construction Corporation

Developer of the Year
CenterPoint Properties

Sources: REJournals, NAIOP