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CORFAC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 COR$TAR awards, which celebrate firms and individuals with superlative success in serving multi-market clients through network referral transactions.

The awards were announced at the CORFAC International Spring Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, on February 22, 2019. COR$TAR awards were presented for the largest member-to-member referral transactions in the office, industrial, retail and investment sectors for both volume and square footage, as well as the largest cross-border transaction and firms and individuals with the most number of referrals the prior year. 

“Congratulations to all COR$TAR award recipients and to everyone who collaborated on transactions in 2018,” said Sim Doughtie, CCIM, MCR, SIOR, SLCR, President of CORFAC International. “Our CORFAC International relationships enable us to serve our clients beyond our own markets, with local experts we know and respect. It’s what CORFAC is all about, and the COR$TAR awards recognize the people who use the network most effectively.”

The 2018 COR$TAR awards and winners include:

Largest Office Award – Dollar Value and Square Feet
Referring brokers Jerry Moore and Gerald "Chuck" Bower Jr., of Garibaldi Group/CORFAC International, Chatham, New Jersey, worked with Samuel Dickman Sr., SIOR, CRE, and Samuel Dickman Jr., SIOR, of The Dickman Company/CORFAC International, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a 468,620-square-foot lease valued at $126.4 million for an office building and adjacent build-to-suit manufacturing facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on behalf of DRS Power & Control Technologies/Leonardo DRS.

Largest Industrial Award – Dollar Value 
Jason McCart of King Industrial/CORFAC International in Atlanta, Georgia, worked with Jarrad Katz, CCIM, SIOR, Galit Kimerling-Moreau, and Hayim Mizrachi, CCIM, of MDL Group/CORFAC International in Las Vegas, Nevada, on a $15.3 million industrial lease in North Las Vegas for National Indoor RV Centers LLC.

Largest Industrial Award – Square Feet
Steve Podolsky, SIOR, of Podolsky Circle/CORFAC International in Des Plaines, Illinois, collaborated with Treat Macdonald, CCIM, SIOR, of Crump Commercial/CORFAC International in Memphis, Tennessee, to complete a 500,000-square-foot lease in Memphis on behalf of XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc. 

Largest Retail Award – Dollar Value and Square Feet
Tim Cherre of Sansone Group/CORFAC International in St. Louis, Missouri, teamed up with Dan Gostylo of Providence Real Estate Services/CORFAC International in San Antonio, Texas, to complete a $4.4 million, 41,400-square-foot retail lease in Round Rock, Texas, for La Frontera Village.

Largest Investment Award – Dollar Value and Square Feet
Steve Tick, SIOR, of Podolsky Circle/CORFAC International in Des Plaines, Illinois, worked with David Boyd, CCIM, SIOR, and David Munson of Boyd Commercial/CORFAC International in Houston, Texas, to assist CenterPoint Properties Trust in the acquisition of a Houston industrial property totaling 237,829 square feet.

Largest Cross-Border Transaction – Dollar Value and Square Feet
Peter Castleton of Voit Real Estate Services/CORFAC International in Irvine, California, worked with Ray Lyons, CCIM, MRICS, SIOR, of Realty Advisors Ltd., Brokerage/CORFAC International in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on an $8 million, 142,464-square-foot industrial lease in Milton, Ontario, on behalf of Noble House Home Furnishings LLC.

Most Referrals – Individual
Tim Cherre, CRX, CLS, of Sansone Group/CORFAC International, St. Louis, Missouri, referred 13 transactions in the network in 2018.  

Most Referrals – Firm
Sansone Group/CORFAC International, St. Louis, Missouri, led the network with 13 referrals to other member firms during 2018. 

Congratulations to all winners on their outstanding accomplishments.