PERSON OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS
The Commercial Real Estate Council of Metro Little Rock’s Person of the Year Award recognizes a person who has had a noteworthy and significant impact on the industry in a single year. Candidates for the CREC MLR Real Estate Person of the Year must have completed a significant project or provided a significant service in the past year. Nominations will be judged on the impact of the person’s project or service on the community, civic organizations, as well as partnerships, creativity and leadership displayed. The following areas will be considered in determining the Real Estate Person of the Year award.
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Quality of projects and services
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Financial consistency and stability
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Ability to adapt to market conditions
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Support of the commercial real estate industry
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Support of the community
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Sustainability
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Economic impact
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Innovation
2018 WINNERS
Largest Industrial Sale
Fletcher Hanson, Adam Jenkins
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners
Largest Office Sale
John Hathaway, Wes Martin
Hathaway Group
Fletcher Hanson
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners
Largest Retail Sale
Isaac Smith, Kevin Huchingson, Justin Bentley
Colliers International
Largest Multi-Unit Housing Sale
Jerry Webster
Adaptive Reuse
Chris Moses, Padgett Mangan
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners
Largest Medical Lease
Chris Moses, Padgett Mangan, Greyson Skokos
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners
Largest Office Lease
Mark Bentley
Colliers International
Largest Industrial Lease
Drew Holbert, Clark Irwin, Ted Dickey
Colliers International
Largest Retail Sale
Jeff Yates
ARK Commercial & Investment Real Estate
2018 AWARDS CEREMONY
WINNERS
2020 PERSON OF THE YEAR
George Gleason
Chairman & CEO, Bank OZK
The Commercial Real Estate Person of the Year acknowledges the significant and noteworthy impact of a person on the metro Little Rock market. Bank OZK’s investment of nearly $100 million in a new headquarters campus in Little Rock is a continuation of decisions Gleason has made over the last quarter century to base the bank's operations in Arkansas's capitol city. This newest iteration of Bank OZK's headquarters opened in 2020 and cemented the northwest Little Rock location of The Ranch as a commercial real estate submarket. Bank OZK's campus has a long-term plan for expansion and development that will compound other growth in the Highway 10 corridor of Little Rock. The 2020 completion of the nearly 250,000 sq. feet headquarters building will long be viewed as a watershed event for commercial real estate development in Little Rock.
2020 FINALISTS
Governor Asa Hutchinson
Henry C. Kelley Jr.,
Kelley Commercial Partners
ANNUAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AWARDS
Commercial Real Estate Council of Metro Little Rock recognizes the highest volume sales and lease transactions in the metro Little Rock area annually. These awards celebrate the biggest commercial real estate transactions of the year and the hard work of commercial real estate professionals in all aspects of the industry.
2020 WINNERS
Largest Industrial Sale (tie)
1475 William J. Clark, Binswanger
William Callahan, CBRE
Colonel Glenn Corporate Center
Drew Holbert & Casi Runnells, Colliers
John Hathaway & Wes Martin, Hathaway Group
Largest Land Sale
I-30 & Otter Creek
Brian Winstead, iRealty Arkansas Commercial
Largest Multi-Family Sale
Overbook Apartments
Ted Bailey III & Richard Cheek, The Multifamily Group
Largest Office Sale
1001 Technology
Casi Runnells & Mark Bentley, Colliers
Largest Retail Sale
1513 Military Road
Aaron Nicholson, Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners
Nathan Hutchins, ArkBest Realty
Largest Industrial Lease
Kimberly Clark Mid South Distribution Center
1475 William J. Clark
William Callahan, CBRE
Largest Medical Lease
CARTI, Cone Building II, 10411 W Markham
Justin Bentley & Drew Holbert, Colliers (Landlord)
James Harkins, Pixel Properties (Tenant)
Largest Office Lease
DXC Technologies, 355 Ledgelawn
William Callahan, CBRE (Tenant)
Henry C. Kelley Jr., Kelley Commercial Partners (Landlord)
Largest Retail Lease
Unique Furniture, Sherwood Retail Center
Henry C. Kelley Jr., Cynthia Lu
Flake & Kelley Commercial
Project of the Year
Pointe North Hills
Keith Richardson, Richardson Properties
Centennial Bank
Pulaski County Title
2019 WINNERS
Largest Industrial Sale
Structurlam
David Elrod
Elrod Real Estate
Largest Land Sale
Riverdale Shopping Center
Henry C. Kelley Jr., Cynthia Lu
Flake & Kelley Commercial
Dickson Flake
Colliers lnternational | Arkansas
Largest Multi-Family Sale
Ridge at Chenal Valley
Ted Bailey, Richard Cheek
The Multifamily Group
Largest Office Sale
Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
Todd Rice
Colliers International | Arkansas
Brock Martin
Orion Capital Partners
Largest Retail Sale
Markham West Shopping Center
Henry C. Kelley Jr., Cynthia Lu
Flake & Kelley Commercial
Largest Industrial Lease
1302 E 8th Street
Lauren Frederick
Haybar Real Estate
Largest Medical Lease
Midtown Medical
Jeff Yates
ARK Commercial & Investment Real Estate
Largest Office Lease
Riverfront Plaza Building 5
Isaac Smith, Mark Bentley, Kim Battle
Colliers International | Arkansas
Largest Retail Lease
Riverdale Shopping Center
Henry C. Kelley Jr., Cynthia Lu
Flake & Kelley Commercial
Project of the Year
Riverdale Shopping Center
Henry C. Kelley Jr., Cynthia Lu
Flake & Kelley Commercial
Dickson Flake
Colliers International | Arkansas
Arkansas Arts Center
C.B.M. Construction
First Service Bank
Friday, Eldredge & Clark
Johnson Architects
Kappa Realty
Lenders Title
Greg Owens
Lisa Turpin