Honoring Excellence: NAIOPWA’s Night of the Stars 2020 

Honorees showcase the best regional commercial real estate development in 2020 with an emphasis on creative multifamily mixed-use, sustainability and last-mile delivery 

SEATTLE – At today’s first-ever virtual NAIOPWA Night of the Stars, the commercial real estate community honored the year’s most innovative, creative and inspiring CRE projects in Washington state. Completed between July 1, 2019, and August 1, 2020, these projects particularly demonstrate the flexibility and strength of the local CRE industry in the face of a global pandemic. 

The 2020 winners and finalists reflect major shifts in our region toward affordable, multifamily housing that creatively supports communities, as well as the rapid increase in industrial real estate supporting last-mile delivery. This year, as always, judges used a rubric to evaluate and score projects according to defined criteria and made category adjustments reflecting the unique nature of projects, such as dividing industrial projects into those built on spec and those built to suit. This year, too, the full immersion of sustainable practices in the region’s development projects lead to multiple honorees in different market categories. 

NAIOPWA's Night of the Stars identifies outstanding real estate developments and activities in a variety of market types and the individuals who made the projects happen. The awards aim to honor the teams who build our landscape in this annual celebration of the industry. Each finalist project was evaluated for impact on the community, market adaptability, ingenuity and local contributions. 

View winners & finalists gallery online:

2020 Night of the Stars Gallery

Correction: Due to a typographical error, the developer of Sumner Ridge, Industrial Speculative Development of the Year, was misidentified in the original announcements. Bertch Capital Partners is the owner and developer of this project. 

Night of the Stars 2020 Winners & Finalists
Affordable Housing Development of the Year
WINNER: An Lạc

Community Impact Development of the Year
WINNER: Building Cure
Gardner House and Allen Family Center

Developer of the Year
WINNER: Vulcan Real Estate 
Panattoni Development Company

High-Rise Residential Development of the Year
WINNER: NEXUS

Hospitality Development of the Year
WINNER: citizenM South Lake Union Hotel
7 Cedars Hotel
Hotel Indigo Everett Waterfront
Capitol Hill Food Hall

Industrial Build-to-Suit Development of the Year 
WINNER: Centralia DC
Ballinger Heated Storage
Best Buy BTS

Industrial Speculative Development of the Year
WINNER: Sumner Ridge
Frederickson ONE
Glacier Peak at Riverside Business Park
Starlite Distribution Center

Judges’ Award: Project of the Year
Mercy Magnuson Place

Mixed-Use Development of the Year
WINNER: Kirkland Urban

Multi-Family Residential Development of the Year: Fewer than 100 Units
WINNER: Solis
Flyway
Robin’s Nest
The Village at Westgate

Multi-Family Residential Suburban Development of the Year: More than 100 Units
WINNER: The Pop
Bell Marymoor Park Apartments
The Main Apartments + Lofts
Modera Redmond

Multi-Family Residential Urban Development of the Year: More than 100 Units
WINNER: Jackson Apartments
Kōz at the Dome 

Office Development of the Year
WINNER: 2+U
333 Dexter
Cedar Speedster

Office Interior of the Year
WINNER: F5 Headquarters
Digital Streaming Firm
EY Seattle
Highspot Seattle Headquarters
Hudson Pacific Regional Corporate Office

People’s Choice Award
WINNER: EY Seattle

Redevelopment/Renovation of the Year
WINNER: T-Mobile Headquarters - Building 2
BMW of Bellevue
Columbia Center Sky Lobby
DeLille Cellars Wine Production Facility & Corporate Headquarters
Lam's Seafood Asian Market - Tukwila
Pacific Place Repositioning

Retail Development of the Year
WINNER: Wilburton Village
Pioneer Crossing

Sustainable Multi-Family Development of the Year
WINNER: Inspire at the Russell W. Young Building 

Sustainable Office Development of the Year
WINNER: Watershed

View the complete project gallery online

2020 Night of the Stars Gallery

SIOR Brokers of the Year
Investment Broker of the Year
WINNER: Eli Hanacek, Vice Chairman, CBRE

Industrial Broker of the Year
WINNER: Bill Condon, Managing Director, Colliers International
Wilma Warshak, Managing Partner and Founder, Washington Real Estate Advisors
Thad Mallory, Vice Chairman, Newmark Knight Frank

Office Broker of the Year
WINNER: Jesse Ottele, Executive Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank
John Hansen, Senior Vice President, CBRE
Erik Nelson, Managing Broker, Kiemle Hagood

NAIOP Washington State thanks its 2020 Night of the Stars Judges:
Jessica Clawson, Partner, McCullough Hill Leary, PS
Mark Dibble, Partner, DSC Capital
Travis Hale, Partner, Panattoni Development Company
Cleita Harvey, Managing Director, JLL
Kristin Jensen, Managing Director, Gensler
Warren Johnson, Director of Business Development, The Walsh Group 
Chris Rossman, Senior VP, Development Sourcing, The Wolff Company
John Savo, Partner, NBBJ
Derek Speck, Economic Development Director, City of Tukwila

Night of the Stars 2020 is sponsored by O’Keefe Development (Platinum Sponsor) and Puget Sound Business Journal (Media Sponsor).