MEMPHIS, TN – April 29, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® Commercial Council honored the top performers in commercial real estate for 2012 at the 12th Annual Pinnacle Awards gala held April 25 at the Memphis Country Club. Coming away with the evening’s highest honors were Commercial Hall of Fame inductee Henry W. Morgan, of Boyle Investment Company; Commercial Broker of the Year Andy Cates, of Colliers International Asset Services; and International Paper, winner of the Community Impact Award.
Presidential Awards went to Jack Wohrman, Jones Lang LaSalle, and to Andy Cates. Alex Stringfellow of CB Richard Ellis Memphis received the Newcomer of the Year Award.
Awards also were handed out in eight categories as follows:
Industrial Tenant
1. Scott Pahlow, Newmark Grubb Memphis
2. Kemp Conrad, Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors
3. Patrick Burke, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
Industrial Landlord
1. Brad Kornegay, Colliers International Asset Services
2. Mark Jenkins, Commercial Advisors Asset Services
3. Tim Mashburn, Colliers International Asset Services
Investment
1. Johnny Lamberson, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
2. Brad Kornegay, Colliers International Asset Services
3. Dave Curran, Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors
Office Landlord
1. Ron Kastner, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
2. John Mercer, Highwoods Properties
3. Tony Argiro, Highwoods Properties
Office Tenant
1. Pat Gamble, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
2. Michael Morgan, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
3. Kelly Truitt, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
Multifamily
1. Blake Pera, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
2. Tommy Bronson, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
3. Steve Woodyard, Woodyard Realty Corporation
Land
1. Jim Rainer IV, Newmark Grubb Memphis
2. Joe Steffner, Newmark Grubb Memphis
3. Alex Turley, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
Retail
1. John Elkington, Elkington Real Estate Group
2. Alex Turley, CB Richard Ellis Memphis
3. Jason Polley, StoneCrest Investments
The MAAR Commercial Council is the presenting sponsor for the Pinnacle Awards. Other sponsors include Integra Realty Resources; Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP; Newmark Grubb Memphis; Lipscomb Pitts Insurance; Hart Construction; The Daily News.
A group of MAAR members started the Pinnacle Awards in 2002 as a way to honor industry leaders and encourage involvement in MAAR. In 2003, MAAR established the Commercial Council, the first local organization specifically for Memphis-area commercial real estate professionals. The Pinnacle Awards program is one of many benefits the MAAR Commercial Council provides to support its members and encourage networking among commercial practitioners.
With more than 300 members, the MAAR Commercial Council is a self-governed, free-standing division of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®. Members include commercial developers, commercial brokers and affiliate brokers, property managers, and other commercial real estate-related professionals. The Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® is one of the Mid-South’s largest real estate trade associations with 3,000 members working in all facets of the real estate industry.
