Previous Winners

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The years noted below indicate the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

NEW CONSTRUCTION /DEVELOPMENT:

2020-2021

Be Well Orange Campus // Darci Hernandez, Principal, Boulder Associates; Marshall Moncrief, CEO, Boulder Associates; Chad Divine, Project Manager, Snyder Langston; Jo-E Lopez, Vice President Business Development, Snyder Langston

2019

FLIGHT at Tustin Legacy // Parke Miller, Executive Vice President, Lincoln Property Trust; Mark Motonaga, Creative Director, RCH Studios; David Hollister, Principal, House & Robertson Architects; David Byrd, Principal, Byrd Construction Management; Kenny Ellis, Project Executive, Suffolk Construction; John Bishop, President, JB3D

2018

Orange County Great Park Sports Complex // Joel Stensby, KPRS Construction Services, Inc.; Lynn Jochim, FivePoint Holdings, LLC; Andrzej Czech, NBBJ

2017

Potter’s Lane // Milo Peinemann, CEO, American Family Housing

2016

Musco Center of the Performing Arts // Chapman University

2015

Outlets at San Clemente // Steve Craig of Craig Realty Group

2014

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) // Dave Burrus, Clark Construction Group – CA, LP; Samuel Sims, Parsons Brinkerhoff

2013

Bill Holmes Tower @ CHOC Children’s Hospital // Waldo Romero – CHOC; Max Burcham – McCarthy Building Companies, Gary Owens – FKP Architects, Inc., Michael Swain – WBSA Construction Admin & Associate Architect, Hassan Hallak – Jacobs – Construction Mgmt.

2012

Eastside Christian Church // Anaheim Fred Wallitsch, Jonathan Bagnall and Gale Coffman, Synder Langston, LP

2011

UCI Medical Center Expansion // Rod Hammett, Hensel Phelps Construction

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

BUILDING RENOVATION:

2020-2021

The Pegasus School New Science & Technology Center // Anjana Bhowmik, Senior Director, Production, Oltmans Construction Co.; Diego Matzkin, Principal, Perkins Eastman; Josh Westling, President, Owner’s Representative, Westling & Associates Construction Management; Kevan McLaughlan, Project Manager, Stantec; Jason Lopez, Head of School, The Pegasus School

2019

Christ Cathedral // Johnson Fain, Architect, Snyder Langston; Joe Novoa, Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

2018

Imagine More // Sharon Taylor, St. Mary’s School; Terry Moore, St. Mary’s School; Josh Westling, Westling & Associates Construction Management; Kevin Ivey, KPRS; Christy Thordsen, KPRS; Michael Fabian, KPRS; Chris Savage, RGA Architects; Erin Thrash, RGA Architects

2017

Edwards Lifesciences Starr Atrium // Rick D’Amato – LPA, Inc.; Dan Boos – AV Design Engineer; Sue Pursche – Tangram Interiors; Dave Seastrom and Scott Fitzsimmons – DPR Construction; Edwards Lifesciences – Tom Porter

2016

TRADE Marketplace and Food Hall // Lincoln Property

2015

Harbor Distributing // James Young, Anne Bretana, Mark McManus and Jaimelynn Shah – Gensler; Tommy Reyes – Harbor Distributing; Tom Strickland – ARCO National Construction Company

2014

Christ Cathedral Tower of Hope // LPA Inc., JLC Associates, MATT Construction, Saunders Commercial Seismic Retrofit, Lamprecht ArchiTEXTural

2013

Park Place – LBA Realty, Irvine // Karen Penhall and Tracey Hagadorn of LBA Realty

2012

Foxhead, Inc., Irvine // Lonnie Nadel and Bill Shubin of Shubin Nadal Realty Investors

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

TENANT IMPROVEMENTS:

2020-2021

Caló Kitchen + Tequila // Gary Mason, CEO/President, Coastal Pacific Construction; Dave Ehlow, Senior Project Manager, Coastal Pacific Construction; Jaclyn Mason, Director of Marketing, Coastal Pacific Construction; Christine van Rooy, Principal, VANROOY Design; Todd Voelker, Principal, T.S. Voelker Architecture

2019

SAP Innovation Center & HanaHaus // Jennifer Walton, Principal/Architect, H. Hendy Associates; Jeep Pringsulaka, Senior Designer, H. Hendy Associates; Dwain Christensen, Director Global Real Estate and Facilities, SAP; Sue Pursche, Corporate Business Manager, Tangram; Adam Herig, Project Executive, Howard Building Corporation; Waleed Jouzy, Senior Program Manager, CBRE; Sam Grimm, Principal, Grimm & Chen Structural Engineering; Daryl Garnier, Director, tk1sc

2018

Easterseals Southern California Headquarters // Sonaly Dudheker and Todd Shumaker, H. Hendy Associates

2017

Vans HQ // Howard Building Corporation – Adam Herig; RAPT Studio – Keith Muller; Vans – Michael Szekley

2016

Kawasaki Motor Corp // H. Hendy Associates

2015

ASICS North // Dennis Potts McKinney Advisory Group of America HQs DPPM Project Management; Charlie Copelan and Jamie Lee Keller of McKinney Advisory Group; Rick D’Amato of LPA; John Gunther and Jo-E Immel of Snyder Langston/Optym

2014

Lionakis’ Newport Beach Office Tenant Improvement // Lionakis, Thorpe Construction, Savills Studley, Anderson Audio/Visual, Emmes Realty Services of CA

2013 – Tie –

1st Recipient: Goodman Birtcher North America // Gary Mason & Kevin Eddy of Coastal Pacific Construction

2nd Recipient: Goodman Birtcher North America // Heidi Hendy and Felicia Hyde of H. Hendy Associates

2012

Category Did Not Exist

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

SALE:

2020-2021

Joule La Floresta // Brian Eby, Managing Director, Nuveen Real Estate; Nikita Rao, Managing Director, Nuveen Real Estate; Shilp Shah, Director, Nuveen Real Estate; Becky Dunne, Associate, Nuveen Real Estate; Justin Felix, Analyst, Nuveen Real Estate

2019

Banc Hotel // Ross Bourne, Senior Vice President, CBRE

2018

Anaheim GardenWalk // Philip D. Voorhess and Jimmy Slusher, CBRE

2017

Chapman Grand // Chapman University; CBRE – Alex Hayden

2016

Savi Tech Center // Cushman & Wakefield

2015

MetroCenter at South Coast // Tom McCarthy and Ed Cook of McCarthy Cook

2014

Bank of America Campus Sale // Cushman and Wakefield-The Cole Team: Jeff Cole and Ed Hernandez

2013 – Tie

1st Recipient: 5901 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach // Listing Brokers: Rick Ellison, Jeff Chiate & Randy Ellison of Cushman & Wakefield

2nd Recipient: 5901 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach // Buyer’s Representative: Michael Hartel, Voit Real Estate Services

2012

Crystal Cathedral // Maria Rullo Schinderle and Joe Novoa, Diocese of Orange; Timothy R. Busch, Sheila M. Muldoon, the Busch Firm; and Alan H. Martin, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

2011

2600 Michelson, Irvine // Kevin Shannon, Bob Smith, Paul Jones, Karen Scholte and Todd Tydlaska, CBRE, Inc.

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed. 

LEASE:

2020-2021

No winner chosen

2019

Hoag Health Center, Foothill Ranch // Matt Hammond, Senior Vice President, Coreland Companies; Ben Terry, Vice President, Coreland Companies; Chris Premac, Associate, Coreland Companies

2018

Metagenics And Carrington Mortgage Lease Transactions // Allison Kelly and Carol Trapani, CBRE

2017

Cylance World Headquarters // Savills Studley – Jeff Manley, Taylor Wood and Kyle Pringle

2016

Autogravity // Cushman & Wakefield

2015

Mazda North America Operations // Chon Kantikovit and Rick Kaplan of Cushman & Wakefield; Rumi Walsh of Mazda USA

2014

Orange County Transportation Authority // Peter Andrich, Rick Warner and Matt Osborn of CBRE

2013

The New Kaleidoscope, Mission Viejo // Scott Kaplan, Erik Westedt, and Justin McMahon of CBRE

2012

Meggitt Inc., Irvine // Steve Case, Michael Bennett, Sue Lyle, Jeff Wallace, Holly McManus, Mary Spoerre, Stephanie Vannote and KarlaWynia, Irvine Co.; Ken Kramer and Ren Smith, Nossaman LLP; and Carol Meade and Greg Haly, CBRE

2011

American Sports Center Expansion // Louis J. Tomaselli, 360 Commercial Partners

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

LOAN:

2018

Category removed

2017

Reata Glen CCRC / The Orchards HC // Reata Glen Orange County CCRC LLC – Troy Bourne, Ryan Currie and Warren E. Spieker III; Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Michael Atkins, Bill Balfour III, Melissa Reynolds, Jana McKinney and Melanie Alexander; Spieker Senior Development Partners – Toby Mellows and Ned Spieker, Jr.

2016

Summerhouse Huntington Beach // Buchanan Street Partners

2015

Quintana Office Complex – Irvine // Kirk Kniss and John Lippmann of New York Life Real Estate Investors; Ray Lawler and Drew Huffmann of Hines; Kevin MacKenzie and Lee Redmond of HFF

2014

Outlets at San Clemente // Kim Surch and Ilya Voziyan of Wells Fargo, as Primary Agent and Lender; John Stephens and Brian Brown of Union Bank, as Co-Agent and Lender; Cathy Janke of US Bank as Lender

2013

Mesa Management Portfolio // Kristen Croxton & Greg Reed of Beech Street Capital; and Matt Palmer of AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC

2012

Sares Regis Group, Boardwalk Apartments, Huntington Beach // Cathy Janke, Kendall Ching and Gerlie Javier, US Bank; Jake Lehmkuhl, Stefan Junus and Kristine Price, California Bank & Trust

2011

108 loan $281.4MM Loan Portfolio // Tom Senske, Opus Bank

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

PHILANTHROPY:

2020-2021

CapRock Partners // Pat Daniels, CEO; Nicholas Ilagan, SVP, Asset Management

Kristina Lewison // Senior Director, Asset Management, Invesco

2019

Ed Hanley // President, Hanley Investment Group

2018

Patrick Donahue and Lawrence Casey // Donahue Schriber

2017

Steven T. Card // Savills Studley

2016

Snyder Langston // Supporting 40 Nonprofits

2015

Hilbert Museum of California Art, Chapman University // Mark and Jan Hilbert

2014

Women for Girls and Girls Inc. // Cathy Janke of US Bank

2013

Various Charities and Company Drives // Karl Kreutziger of Driver SPG

2012

KidWorks Community Development Corp. // Sharon Kline, CBRE Capital Markets

2011

Share Our Selves In Memoriam // Anza Vang, Hoag Memorial Hospital Bob Campbell, CT Realty Investors

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

WOMeN IN CRE:

2020-2021

Jo-E Lopez, Vice President, Business Development, Snyder Langston

2019

Rochelle Mills, President and CEO, Innovative Housing Opportunities

2018

Wendy Rogers, CEO, LPA

2017

Sharon Kline, Executive Vice President, CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Equity Finance

2016

Pat Whitaker, CEO, Innovative Housing Opportunities

2015

Laura Archuleta, President, Jamboree Housing Corp

2014

Holly Cindell, Director, McCarthy Building Companies Inc.

2013

Lydia Shen, Managing Director, Commercial Mortgage, Western Region, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors

2012

N/A

2011

Lori Sarner Smith, General Counsel and Vice President, Craig Realty Group, Inc.

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

MVP SERVICE PARTNER:

2020-2021

No winner chosen

2019

Meghana Joshi, Senior Project Manager, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

2018

Jennifer Bojorquez, Partner, Troutman Sanders

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.

EMERGING LEADER:

2020-2021

Amanda Donson, Associate, Allen Matkins

2019

Sasha Truong, Associate, BlackRock

2018

Elise Puritz, Director of Business Development, MHP Structural Engineers

The year noted indicates the year in which the project or accomplishment was completed.