FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CORFAC International (Corporate Facility Advisors) announced the winners of the organization's annual COR$TAR Awards, which recognize referrals between CORFAC brokerage professionals in which two or more brokers from different firms represented a single client and company in a completed lease or sale transaction.
The COR$TAR Awards were presented at CORFAC International's recent 2013 Spring Conference in Las Vegas.
The top CORFAC brokers and referrals were:
Top Office Lease by Size and Dollar Value
- Jeffrey Garibaldi and Gerald Moore of Garibaldi Group/CORFAC International (based in Chatham, NJ) referred a leasing assignment to Adam Nachlas, SIOR of Manekin, LLC/CORFAC International (based in Baltimore, MD) who subsequently secured a 24,033-square-foot office lease on behalf of DRS Defense Solutions LLC in Rockville, MD. The lease value was $4.3 million.
Top Industrial Lease by Dollar Value
- Scott Madsen, SIOR, Capacity Commercial Group/CORFAC International (based in Portland, OR) referred a leasing assignment to Steven Tick, SIOR, Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International (based in Chicago, IL) who subsequently secured a 236,273-square-foot industrial facility on behalf of Johnstone Supply in Joliet, IL. The lease value was $7.5 million.
Top Industrial Transaction by Size
- Steven Podolsky, SIOR, Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International (based in Chicago, IL) referred a leasing assignment to Treat MacDonald, SIOR, CCIM, Crump Commercial, LLC/CORFAC International (based in Memphis, TN)who subsequently secured a 404,400-square-foot industrial facility on behalf of New Breed Logistics in Memphis, TN.
Top Land Deal
- J. Michael Boyd, SIOR, CRE, Boyd Commercial, LLC/CORFAC International (based in Houston, TX) referred a land sale requirement to Daniel Gostylo and Phil Crane of Providence Commercial RES/CORFAC International (based in San Antonio, TX) who subsequently sold 35 acres of land in San Antonio, TX on behalf of WW Rowland Trucking Company. The property sold for $1.95 million.
Top Retail Lease by Size
- Tim Cherre of Sansone Group/CORFAC International (based in St. Louis, MO) referred a leasing assignment to Daniel Gostylo of Providence Commercial RES/CORFAC International (based in San Antonio, TX)who subsequently secured a 21,530-square-foot property leased by La Frontera Village in Austin, TX.
Top Retail Lease by Value
- Scott Savacool, SIOR, CCIM of Sansone Group/CORFAC International (based in St. Louis, MO) referred a leasing assignment to Brett Zelner, Lansco Corporation/CORFAC International (based in New York, NY) who subsequently secured a 1,500-square-foot retail location in Manhattan, NY for Scottrade, Inc. The lease value was $2.24 million and it was the 274th completed lease transaction in North America that Scott Savacool has participated in on behalf of his client Scottrade.
Most Referrals by Broker and Company
- Tim Cherre of St. Louis-based Sansone Group/CORFAC International was named the overall Top Producer with 14 referred and completed lease or sale transactions throughout the CORFAC organization in 2012. The Sansone Group/CORFAC International received the award for top referring firm, with 26 outbound CORFAC referrals.