NAIOP New Jersey Accepting Deal of the Year Awards Submissions

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 2, 2013 - The New Jersey Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is accepting submissions for the annual Deal of the Year Awards. Among the most coveted awards in the real estate community, the Deal of the Year Awards will be presented at the 26th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala on May 9.
Up to three Deal of the Year Awards will be presented: one recognizing the Creative Deal of the Year; one recognizing the Industrial Deal of the Year; and one recognizing the Office/Mixed-Use Deal of the Year.

An independent panel of judges will evaluate the merits of all submissions and their impact on the community and the real estate market. All deals submitted for consideration must have a commercial real estate component. Finalists in all categories will be asked to make an in-person presentation before the judges. At least one principal partner in the deal must be a NAIOP New Jersey member in good standing (currently and at the time of the deal), and all deals must have been completed by December 31, 2012.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, February 15. For an entry form, please visit www.naiopnj.org/26Gala, or contact Bonnie Sovinee by phone (732-729-9900) or email Sovinee@naiopnj.org.

Finalists will be announced in March. The winners will be revealed at the Gala on May 9 at the Palace at Somerset Park.
The 2013 Gala Committee is co-chaired by Clark Machemer of Rockefeller Development Corp., David Gockel of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, and Jonathan Meisel of Jones Lang LaSalle. The members-only Gala ticket pre-sale begins January 30 and ends on March 17. Ticket sales will open to the public on March 18.