Past REAL Winners

2021

Award Recipient Company
Project of the Year (Under 60,000 RSF) Omega Yeast Valerio Dewalt Train
Project of the Year (60,000 RSF and Over) Kornberg Center - Promega Corp. SmithGroup
Young Leader of the Year Samantha Davidson ESD
Innovation – Sustainability & Wellness ESD
Innovation – Diversity and Inclusion Taft Cleveland SmithGroup
Innovation – Diversity and Inclusion PopCourts Lamar Johnson Collaborative

2020

Award Recipient Company
CRE Executive of the Year Paul Jaskowiak Kantar, LLC
Service Provider of the Year Carrie Ehrlich CBRE
Young Leader of the Year Jillian Brown Avison Young
Innovation – Community Outreach SmithGroup and Uptown United  
Innovation – Construction ACCEND Construction  
Innovation – Diversity and Inclusion Kimberly Dowdell HOK
Innovation – Healthcare Stantec Architecture  
Innovation – Industrial Design Monaco & Company  
Innovation – Property Management ESD  
Innovation – Workplace HOK  

2019

Award Recipient Company
Distinguished Leader of the Year Deborah Framarin Central Garden & Pet
Young Leader of the Year Constance Bowen Northern Trust Corporation
Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year Daniel O'Bannon Health Care Service Corporation/Blue Cross Blue Shield
Service Provider of the Year Tony Smaniotto Pepper Construction
Sustainable Leadership Award Net-Zero Trailer Pepper Construction
Project of the Year (Under 60,000 RSF) Chicago Public Library – West Loop Branch  
Project of the Year (60,000 RSF and Over) Kentucky International Convention Center  

2018

Award Recipient Company
CRE of the Year Kevin Lennon CME Group
Service Provider of the Year Renae Bradshaw Savills Studley
Young Leader of the Year Molly Ellingsen Herman Miller
Sustainable Leadership Award Helee Lev Goby
Distinguished Leader Award Rick Page U.S. Bank
Project of the Year Award (Under 60,000 RSF) Tribune Media & WGN Radio  
Project of the Year Award (60,000 RSF and Over) McDonalds HQ  

2017

Award Recipient Company
CRE of the Year Martin Clarke Northern Trust
Service Provider of the Year Adriana Calderon JLL
Young Leader of the Year Jonathan Zeitler Transwestern
Sustainable Leadership Award Martignetti Companies Ware Malcomb
Project of the Year Award Zurich North America  
Judges Award for Special Recognition Chicago Connectory by Bosch and 1871  

2016

Award Recipient Company
CRE of the Year Scott Phillips McDonald's Corporation
Service Provider of the Year Dan Ulbricht Leopardo Companies, Inc.
Young Leader of the Year Nick Bassing Project Management Advisors, Inc.
Project of the Year Award Salvation Army Major Cheryl Lawry with Wright Heerema Architects
Sustainable Leadership Award Google With Team Partners: Interior Investments, Herman Miller, CBRE, VOA, Skender and ESD

2015

Award Recipient Company
CRE of the Year Michelle Myer Oracle
Service Provider of the Year David Burden Colliers International
Young Leader of the Year Emma Cox McDonalds Corporation
Project of the Year Award UL Labs, Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute JLL/SOM/Clune
Sustainable Leadership Award Cushman & Wakefield - Energy & Sustainability Team  
University Alliance Scholarship Winner Carolina Tencer  

2014

Award Recipient Company
CRE of the Year William H. Alexander Harsco Corporation
Service Provider of the Year John Wichman DTZ
Young Leader of the Year Kelly Hackett Cushman & Wakefield, Inc
Project of the Year Award CBRE / ESD / Gensler / Skender Motorola Mobility Chicago Headquarters Relocation
Sustainable Leadership Award Darrel Carter, Sprint Corporation  
University Alliance Scholarship Winner Carolina Avila (Roosevelt University)  

2013

Award Recipient Company
CRE Executive of the Year Richard D. Wagner AT&T Services, Inc.
Service Provider of the Year Pat Turnbull Kayhan International
Young Leader of the Year Tim Moran Gensler


Submissions were judged by a panel of corporate real estate executives with global responsibilities and decades of experience in the industry.