NAIOP New Jersey Accepting Deal Of The Year Awards Submissions

New Industrial Category Added; Deadline is Friday, February 18. End Quote

Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) January 19, 2011 - 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 24th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala on May 12 at the Palace at Somerset Park.

Up to three Deal of the Year Awards will be presented: one recognizing Economic Impact; one recognizing Creativity and Innovation in an Office Deal; and one recognizing Creativity and Innovation in an Industrial Deal.

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 (office/ industrial) 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, 2010.

There is no limit to the number of deals that may be submitted by any one entity, and deals may be submitted for one or more categories. The deadline for nominations is Friday, February 18. For a nomination form, please visit www.naiopnj.org, or contact Bonnie Sovinee by phone (732-729-9900) or email Sovinee ( @ ) naiopnj dot org dot

Finalists will be announced in March. The winners will be revealed at the Gala on May 12.

The Gala Committee is co-chaired by Gretchen Wilcox of G.S. Wilcox & Co. and Bill Hanson of NAI James E. Hanson. The recipients of the 24th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards will be announced at NAIOP NJ's Annual meeting and Real Estate Forecast on January 26 at the Short Hills Hilton (register at www.naiopnj.org). The members-only Gala ticket pre-sale begins January 26 and ends on St. Patrick's Day (March 17). Ticket sales will open to the public on March 18.

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