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Circle of Excellence

The CRCBR Circle of Excellence Award (CEA) program honors members who achieve the highest levels of production and delivered incredible results for their clients and our entire community.

We recognize top commercial real estate sales and lease producers who have accumulated sales or lease transactions of over $5 million.

  • Top Producers in Office (Tenant and Landlord), Industrial, Retail, Land, and Investment (Multifamily, Retail, and Office/Industrial)
  • Broker-to-Watch (professional with less than 4 years’ experience)
  • Platinum, Gold, Silver & Bronze producers
  • Pinnacle Award winners (with more than 10 years in the CEA and prior programs)
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2024 Top Producers

CRCBR is proud to recognize 88 top producers from 2023. This year there were 30 platinum, 14 gold, 28 silver and 16 bronze level winners.

Retail Category

Patrick Russell

Top Producer

Patrick Russell
American Asset Corporation

Retail Category Finalists

Rhett Batanides, Foundry Commercial
Josh Beaver, The Nichols Company
John D. Spake, Spake Real Estate

Land Category

hunter barron

Top Producer

Hunter Barron
JLL

Land Category Finalists

Todd Akers, KW Commercial South Park
Forde Britt, Land Advisor Organizations
Justin Holofchak, MPV Properties

Industrial Category

Fermin Deoca

Top Producer

Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield

Industrial Category Finalists

Drew Coholan, Cushman & Wakefield
Mike Kemmet, Cushman & Wakefield
Matt Treble, Cushman & Wakefield

Office Landlord Category

Greg Mcintosh

Top Producer

Greg McIntosh
Flagship Healthcare Properties

Office Landlord Category Finalists

Rhea Greene, Trinity Partners
Ridr Knowlton, Lincoln
Jennifer Kurz, Trinity Partners
Campbell Walker, Lincoln

Office Tenant Category

Will Carlton

Top Producer

Will Carlton
The Nichols Company

Office Tenant Category Finalists

Piers Wates, CBRE
Keith Bell, Cushman & Wakefield
Michael Wiles,  Southern Real Estate Company of Charlotte, Inc. 

Investment Multifamily Category

Paul Marley

Top Producer

Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield

Investment Multifamily Category Finalists

Alex McDermott, Cushman & Wakefield
John Phoenix, Cushman & Wakefield

Investment Retail Category

John Spake

Top Producer

John Spake
Spake Real Estate

Investment Retail Category Finalists

Josh Beaver, The Nichols Company
Josh Suggs, MPV Properties

Investment Office/Industrial Category

Patrick Gildea

Top Producer

Patrick Gildea
CBRE

Investment Office/Industrial Category Finalists

Fermin Deoca, Cushman & Wakefield
Stewart Hasty, Cushman & Wakefield

Broker to Watch Award

Thomas Hipp

Broker to Watch

Thomas Hipp
Whiteside Properties

Pinnacle Awards

Acknowledging the dedication of several brokers who have participated in the CEA awards program for many years.

Recognizing 10-Years of performance at a top level:

  • Hunter Barron, JLL
  • Keith Bell, Cushman & Wakefield
  • Karen Mankowski, Newmark
  • Adam Williams, Legacy Real Estate Advisors

And for an outstanding 30-Years of participation:

  • Lester Osborn, Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas

Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners

Todd Akers
KW Commercial South Park

Meredith Ball
Foundry Commercial

Hunter Barron
JLL

Josh Beaver
The Nichols Company

Keith Bell
Cushman & Wakefield

Forde Britt
Land Advisors Organization

Will Carlton
The Nichols Company

Andrew Coholan
Cushman & Wakefield

Andrew DeLamielleure
Cushman & Wakefield

Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield

Patrick Gildea
CBRE

Rhea Greene
Trinity Partners

Scott Hensley
Piedmont Properties

Justin P. Holofchak
MPV Properties

Mike Kemmet
Cushman & Wakefield

Ridr Knowlton
Lincoln Property Group

Jennifer Kurz
Trinity Partners

Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield

Alex McDermott
Cushman & Wakefield

Greg McIntosh
Flagship Healthcare Properties

Mackenzie Moser
The Moser Group

Casey Mulhern
Foundry Commercial, LLC

Lester Osborn
Piedmont Properties

John Phoenix
Cushman & Wakefield

Patrick C. Russell
American Asset Corporation

Christian Samartino
Piedmont Properties

John D. Spake
Spake Real Estate

Matt  Treble
Cushman & Wakefield

William Campbell Walker
Lincoln Property Group

Mike Wiles
Southern Real Estate Company of Charlotte, Inc.

Andrew Blumenthal
Legacy Real Estate Advisors

Jessica Brown
Cushman & Wakefield

Claiborne Dandridge
Foundry Commercial

Rush Dunaway
Dunaway Land & Commercial LLC

Adam Farber
Colliers International

Hayes Faulkenberry
Land Advisors Organization

Davis Hahn
Ascent Real Estate Partners, LLC

 

Stewart Hasty
Piedmont Properties

Thomas Hipp
Whiteside Properties

Marty McLaughlin
Park Commercial Real Estate

Chase Merkel
Trinity Partners

Tommy Trimble
Foundry Commercial

Piers Wates
CBRE

Brooks Whiteside
Whiteside Properties

Tim Arnold
Trinity Partners

Rhett Batanides
Foundry Commercial

Michael Brown
Cole Commercial Real Estate

Christopher Chastain
Ascent Real Estate Partners, LLC

Billy Cooper
Southern Real Estate Company of Charlotte, Inc.

Spencer Crigler
One Alliance Companies

Frances Crisler
Cushman & Wakefield

Kelvin Day
Park Commercial Real Estate

David Dorsch
Cushman & Wakefield

Keely Hines
Foundry Commercial

Singleton H. Kimmmel III
Selwyn Property Group, Inc.

Tami Little
SouthMark Properties, Inc.

Karen Mankowski
Newmark

Daniel Marsha
Whiteside Properties

Zach McLaren
Cresa Carolinas

Roger Metz
Kuester Real Estate Services

Chris Orr
Romans Properties LLC

James Plyler
Piedmont Properties

Paula Quickel
One Alliance Companies

Jan Ringeling
Moody Group

Ben Rowell
Foundry Commercial LLC

Brian Smith
Regent Commercial Real Estate

Josh Suggs
MPV Properties

Charlie Swanson
Park Commercial Real Estate

Bob Taylor
Taylor Propertieis Group

Wes Tuttle
The Tuttle Company, Inc.

Austin Williams
Legacy Real Estate Advisors

Christianna Williams
Cresa Carolinas

John Ball
Foundry Commercial

Taylor Barnes
The Nichols Company

Emily Cline
MW Commercial Realty

Zach Daniel
MECA Commercial Real Estate

Nicole Edmonds
Foundry Commercial, LLC

Rusty Gibbs
The Nichols Company

Greg Godley
Legacy Real Estate Advisors

Greg Gosselin
Colliers International

John Hadley
The Nichols Company

Todd Little
NewLeaf Commercial Real Estate

Jay Snover
Legacy Real Estate Advisors

Karah Tanneberger
Foundry Commercial

Debbie Weatherby
The Tuttle Company, Inc.

Mark H. Wright
MW Commercial Realty

Doug Wynne
Perennial Commercial Real Estate

Kate Yates
Legacy Real Estate Advisors