Commercial Real Estate Awards 2026: DBusiness Breakfast Series

Pioneer Award — Peter Spickenagel, Citizen Storage Management — Andy Gutman, Farbman Group — Jared Fleisher, Bedrock Detroit Commercial Real Estate Executive of the Year — Michael Kalil, Farbman Group — Michael Ferlito, Ferlito Group — Jared Fleisher, Bedrock Detroit Commercial Real Estate Broker of the Year — Mojahed Abubars, Insite Commercial — Simon Jonna, Jonna Group of Colliers — Lesley Gutman, Farbman Group Emerging Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year Under 40 — Andrew Bell, Lormax Stern — Amanda Bastien, Bedrock Detroit — David Jappaya, KJ Commercial Developer of the Year — Joey Agree, Agree Realty Corp. — Jared Fleisher, Bedrock Detroit — Elie Torgow, Sterling Group Excellence in Architecture and Design — Ryuichi Ashizawa, Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & Associates — Michael Poris, McIntosh Poris Architects — Bob Kraemer, Kraemer Design Group Excellence in Construction and Engineering — Duane Allison, KIRCO MANIX — John Rakolta III, Walbridge — Matthew Lewis, WJE Detroit Excellence in Community Service — Rochelle Lento, Dykema — Susan Light, Clean Agent — Victor Dukaj, U&S Cos. PROJECTS AND DEALS Best Land Deal — Second Huntington Place Hotel, Sterling Group — Ridge 5 Plymouth Township, Hillside Development — SAPA Transmission Inc., SAPA Transmission Best Commercial Property Sale — Huntington Bank, Colliers — The Century, Foster Financial Co. Inc. — Downtown Pontiac Revitalization Project, Oakland County Best New Office Project — JST Campus, Cunningham-Limp — De Jong DUKE, PCI-Dailey Co. — Fisher Building, Michigan State University Best Office Lease — The Piston Group, Transwestern Real Estate Services — Once Campus Martius, Friedman Real Estate — Ven Johnson Law, Bedrock Detroit Best Relocation — General Motors Co., Detroit — University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor — AvFlight Detroit, Detroit City Airport Best New Industrial Project — Stellantis MOPAR Logistics Facility, Van Buren Township — Romulus Light Industrial, NorthPoint Development — Junction McGraw, Latimer Ashley Development Group Best Industrial Lease — Stellantis MOPAR Logistics Facility, Sterling Group — Renaissance Global Logistics, James Group — Morgan Foods, Cushman & Wakefield Best New Mixed-use Project — Monroe Streetscape Project, Greektown Neighborhood Partnership — Nick Glibert Way at Hudson’s Detroit, Bedrock Detroit — JW Marriott Detroit at Water Square, Sterling Group Best Retail Lease or Project — Cosm, Bedrock Detroit — Restoration Hardware, Boji Group — Eastern Market Shed 7, Eastern Market Best New Multifamily Project — City Modern, Bedrock — Northville Downs, Hunter Pasteur — Founders House, Olympia Development/Related Cos. Best Redevelopment or Renovation — Hudson’s Detroit, Bedrock Detroit — The Christian Company, Detroit — The Belle, Bedrock Detroit Best Hospitality Project — NoMad Detroit at Michigan Central, Ford Land — EDITION, Hotel, Bedrock Detroit — AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle, Roxbury Group Community Impact Award — Seth Herkowitz, Hunter Pasteur — Jared Fleisher, Bedrock Detroit — Anthony and J.J. Curis, Little Village Schedule: 11:00 AM - Networking and Lunch 12:00 PM- Award Announcements Thank You to Our Sponsors: MAJOR SPONSORS BOMA Detroit Commercial Real Estate Development Association Community Choice Credit Union Detroit Pistons Kitch Attorneys and Counselors Plunkett Cooney Kitch Attorneys & Counselors, PC Hunter Pasteur Comcast Business GOLD SPONSORS 5 Star Billboards Kapnick Insurance NAI Farbman ACG Detroit SILVER SPONSORS C.E. Gleeson Constructors, Inc. Mercantile Bank WZC Networking For Sponsorship inquiries, please contact [email protected] With your ticket purchase, you will receive a 1-year subscription to DBusiness Magazine. This will be mailed to the address provided. This offer will be added to the end of the subscription for current subscribers.