Winners of the 8th Annual Best of the Bay Awards
The NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area Chapter hosted its 8th Annual Best of the Bay Awards on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Over 300 members and guests gathered at The Four Season Hotel in San Francisco for the lively gala event. Back for another command performance as master of ceremonies was Luis Belmonte, along with his infamous NAIOP gong. Unique among real estate awards competitions, the Best of the Bay features live “pitches” by nominees and interactive voting with attendees selecting winners in real time. Like the 1970’s TV Gong Show, Belmonte gongs those whose pitches fail to entertain.
Dave Karol, the NAIOP SFBA Chapter President, presented the award for Developing Leader of the Year. The Developing Leader of the Year Award is selected by the chapter’s Board of Directors and recognizes a chapter leader, 35 or under, who has demonstrated professional growth and made significant contributions to both the chapter and the Bay Area commercial real estate community as a whole. This year’s recipient was Briana Harney, Vice President, Debt & Equity at NorthMarq Capital.
Best Investment Transaction — North Bay:
Belvedere Place, Mill Valley
Seller: SKB & Angelo Gordon
Buyer: GTIS
Broker: Newmark Knight Frank
Multi-Housing Deal of the Year:
Jasper, San Francisco
Seller: Crescent Heights
Investor: Northwestern Mutual Life Co
Broker: Scott Bales & Peter Yorck, JLL
Industrial Investment of the Year:
2376 Davis Avenue, Hayward
Seller: Private Individuals
Buyer: CenterPoint Properties
Brokers: Townsend Commercial - Jon Cook
Life Sciences Transaction of the Year:
The Research Park at Marina Village, Alameda
Seller: Brookfield
Buyer: DRA Advisors & Local Capital Group
Broker: CBRE
Best Investment Transaction — Peninsula:
Bridgepointe Office Park, San Mateo
Seller: New York Life
Buyer: Related Companies / Miramar Capital
Broker: Cushman & Wakefield
Best Investment Transaction — East Bay:
Tribune Tower, Oakland
Seller: Harvest Properties & True North Management
Buyer: Highbridge Equity Partners
Broker: Newmark Knight Frank
Industrial Lease of the Year:
McCarthy Ranch Creekside Phase II – Amazon
Developer: McCarthy Ranch
Brokers: CBRE - Vince Machado, Chip Sutherland
Financing Transaction of the Year:
1 De Haro, San Francisco
Developer: SKS Partners
Investor: Northwestern Mutual Life Co
Brokers: Dennis Williams, Briana Harney, NorthMarq Capital
Developing Leader of the Year:
Briana Harney
Vice President, Debt & Equity
NorthMarq Capital
Best Lease Transaction — Bay Area:
Oyster Point Phase 1 – Stripe
Landlord: Kilroy Realty
Landlord Broker: James Bennett, Kidder Mathews
Tennant Broker: Matt Hart & Steve Barker, Savills
Best Investment Transaction — San Francisco:
Levi’s Plaza
Seller: Gerson Baker & Assoicates, Jim Joseph Foundation, Dede Wilsey
Buyer: Jamestown
Broker: Eastdil Secured
Development of the Year:
Chase Center + Thrive City, San Francisco
Owner/Developer: Golden State Warriors
Retail Leasing Brokers: Kazuko Morgan, Rhonda Diaz Caldewey, Kelly Vinson, Cushman & Wakefield
