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Congrats to our 2026 Awards for Excellence Winners!

11.04.26

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for our 39th Annual Awards for Excellence! We’re excited to recognize the outstanding projects and people shaping Chicago’s commercial real estate community.

Congratulations to the 2026 CREDA Chicago Award Winners, announced on November 5, 2026, at our 39th Annual Awards for Excellence!

Developer of the Year

Industrial Build-to-Suit Development of the Year

Industrial Speculative Development of the Year – Large Scale
TIE

Industrial Speculative Development of the Year – Small Scale

Special-Use Development of the Year

Broker Transaction | Downtown Office

  • Mars Snacking at 400 N. Aberdeen
    • Landlord/Seller Broker: Dan Lyne, JLL, (formerly CBRE)
    • Tenant/Buyer Brokers: Mitch Adams, Tony Coglianese, Todd Copeland, Todd Lippman & Brady Wolfe, CBRE

Broker Transaction | Suburban Office

Broker Transaction | Industrial

  • Hyundai Translead in Joliet
    • Landlord/Seller Brokers: Jerry Sullivan & Ed Wabick, Darwin;
      Jason West, Cushman & Wakefield
    • Tenant/Buyer Brokers: Shamus Conneely & Cory Ramey, John Greene Commercial Real Estate

Broker Transaction | Office Investment Sale

Broker Transaction | Industrial Investment Sale

Broker Transaction | Multifamily Investment Sale

Architecture Firm of the Year

Engineering Firm of the Year

Contractor of the Year

Property Management Firm of the Year


2026-27 Matthew T. Robertson Future Leaders Scholarship Recipients
  • Corin Campbell | University of Chicago
  • Maximo Castillo | DePaul University
  • Sakina Electricwala | DePaul University
  • Joshua Keaton | Chicago State University
  • Isabella Lucaccioni | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  • Michelle Murias | Marquette University
  • Tyler Parbs | Northwestern University
  • Caitlyn Thomas | Roosevelt University
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