Dave Denton. Courtesy DAR Development
A commercial real estate organization has named the top professionals of the year in West Michigan.
The Commercial Alliance of Realtors, or CAR, announced this week its annual award recipients at its 14th-annual Awards Reception at The Ballroom at CityFlatsHotel in downtown Grand Rapids.
The alliance said nearly 140 people turned out to honor a number of winners in various categories.
Winners
Realtor of the Year
Dave Denton, DAR Development
Realtor Active in Politics
Charlie Hoats, Trio Management
Lifetime Achievement Award
Stan Wisinski, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan
Rookie of the Year
Tim Van Noord, Colliers West Michigan
Project of the Year
Waters Center; Chip Bowling, Bill Bowling and Shelby Reno, X Ventures
Lakeshore Project of the Year
The Shops at Westshore; Mark Ansara and Earl Clements, Colliers West Michigan
Affiliate Service Achievement Award
Doug Snyder, Driesenga & Associates
Most Transactions
Industrial: John Kuiper, Colliers West Michigan
Office: Mary Anne Wisinski-Rosely, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan
Retail: Darrel Herweyer, DAR Development
Shopping Centers: Victoria Michell, Ben Muller Realty
Vacant Land: Darrel Herweyer, DAR Development
Biggest Leases
Office: Switch; Tom DeBoer, Colliers West Michigan
Retail: RebounderZ WM; Earl Clements, Colliers West Michigan
Industrial: 4140 E. Paris Ave. SE; Stu Kingma, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, and Drew Miller, CBRE | Grand Rapids
Biggest Sales
Industrial Investment Portfolio: Crosslake Portfolio; Steve Marcusse, John Kuiper and Michael Visser, Colliers West Michigan
Industrial: sale of anchor in Kentwood; Drew Miller, CBRE | Grand Rapids and Matt Wickstra, Colliers Holland
Office: 99 Monroe; Duke Suwyn and Michael Visser, Colliers West Michigan
Retail Investment Portfolio: three Greenville properties, 23 acres; Todd Kamps, Cherette Group and George Bera Jr., Bera Group
Retail: Sattler Square in Big Rapids; Russ Bono and Cameron Timmer, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan
Retail Land: 10 acres in Chesterfield Township; Earl Clements, Colliers West Michigan