2025 Excellence Awards Finalists Announced!
TAMPA, FL – Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Tampa Bay, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 13th annual Excellence Awards event to be held on Thursday, November 13th at Armature Works. The Excellence Awards has become a premier gathering of business leaders to recognize outstanding professionals who exemplify business excellence and leadership in commercial real estate in Tampa Bay. It is an evening for ‘Celebrating Excellence’ that transforms ideas into reality.
For this year’s event, members and guests will once again have the opportunity to cast a vote in an interactive LIVE VOTING format! In advance of the live voting for industry awards, a panel of real estate leaders served as judges to narrow down the applicants and chose finalists in each category. The awards highlight the achievements completed during the period of August 15, 2024 through August 15, 2025.
Congratulations to this year's Excellence Awards Finalists!
INDUSTRY AWARDS:
Community Impact
BayCare's Commitment to Community: BayCare Health System / Lou Galdieri & Sara Seifried
Baytown Apartments: InVictus Development, LLC; Diaz Fritz Group General Contractors; Bessolo Design Group Inc.; CDS Housing; MacDonald Training Center; Florida Housing; Alliant Capital
Industrial Deal of the Year
Lakeland Central Park Building 200 Sale to Ashley Furniture: Cushman & Wakefield/Lisa Ross, Jared Bonshire, Trey Carswell, & David Perez; Parkway/Phil Marchese
LifeScience Logistics – Auburndale: Wilson & Girgenti; Baker Barrios Architects; Kimley-Horn & Associates; ABI Companies
Office Deal of the Year
Foot Locker HQ: JLL / Lee Winter & Caleb Lewis
Velera / PSCU: Strategic Property Partners/MK Michalak; Franklin Street/Matt Alexander & Chad Rupp; CBRE/Ryan Reynolds & Jackson Kilcoyne
Retail Deal of the Year
Countryside Centre: Kimco Realty/Victoria Anthony
Prenuvo at Sundial: Colliers/Ginger Gelsheimer, Kevin Klink, Juan Vega & Christina Burd
Multifamily & Mixed-Use Deal of the Year
Canvas City Homes GWX: Sight Development LLC/Michael Mincberg, Chase Moore, Carolina Zelaya & Michael Rivera
The 101 W Henry Project - City of Tampa Partnership: Alexander Goshen/Miles Alexander
Project of the Year
Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA): Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium; Willis Smith Construction; Whiting-Turner; TVS
University of Tampa Multi-Purpose Building: Baker Barrios Architects; KWJ Architects; University of Tampa; Beck Construction
Design Excellence
Central Park St Pete: Hi Hospitality Group/Natalie Levey & Blok Design Group/Stephanie Muzzey, Ken Cowart/Architect
Foley & Lardner Tampa: Gensler/Kasia Ostrowski; IMEG/David Cyr; Carastro & Associates; Inc./Cheryl Ciandella; Thornton Tomasetti/Dave Fusco; LASVIT/Jiri Vasicek; Pep Rally Tampa/Greg Bryon
CREW Deal of the Year
Crossroads East Industrial Park: EastGroup Properties/Kristen Hagen, Todd Johnson, Ben Rogers, Jon Pierce; Itasca Construction Associates/Justin Aube; Arrow Capital/Brian Wertz; Cushman & Wakefield/JT Faircloth
REPKON USA – New Office Launch: Relofant/Danielle Clark; AIC Architecture/Denisse Cuevas-Bonilla; CREATE+CO/Nicole Sayers; Integra Construction Group/Jeff Humpal; Wrk Lab/Doug Fisher; CI Group/Lindsey Stephens; Cousins/April Figoni; Newmark/Jack Hoskins; CBRE/Jimmy Garvey & Lara Sieder
MEMBER AWARDS:
Member of the Year
Angela Boggs – Commercial Design Services (CDS)
Danielle Clark – Relofant
Dana Koay – ProEdge Commercial LLC
Rising Star
Sydney Avolt – Cliggitt Valuation, Inc.
Amanda Bolli – AIC Architecture
Bre Mulkey – Wilson & Girgenti
Kelsi Sterett – Dauntless Contracting
Heart & Soul
Paula Buffa – Legacy Member
Jerri Menaul – My Favorite Art Place
Erika Thompson – Lee & Associates Tampa Bay
Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees. For more information on the event, sponsorship opportunities, and to register to attend click below.
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