Cushman & Wakefield Named Brokerage Firm of the Year

21 Apr, 2005, Washington DC

GWCAR Honors Include Two "Leasing Transaction of the Year" Awards

Cushman & Wakefield was honored by the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors (GWCAR) as the Brokerage Firm of the Year and saluted for negotiating two of the largest leasing transactions in the Washington Metro area at their April 7th awards dinner.

Audrey Cramer, Louis Christopher, Michael Katcher and Malcolm Marshall were honored with Virginia's Leasing Transaction of the Year Award for their work on behalf of the Corporate Executive Board's relocation to Waterview in Rosslyn. The 620,000 square foot deal was the largest private sector lease executed in the Washington Metropolitan area. Mark Minich received Maryland's Leasing Transaction of the Year Award for his negotiation of the 202,147 square foot headquarters relocation for the Mills Corporation, a self-managed real estate investment trust who will relocate from Virginia to Chevy Chase Maryland in 2006.

Members of the Cushman & Wakefield brokerage team finished among the Top 10 in each of the Region's office leasing markets, as well as in office sales and financing. Audrey Cramer was the #1 broker in the Region and in Virginia and ranked ninth in leasing in the District. Mark Minich was the #1 and # 3 leasing broker in Maryland and the District, respectively. Among brokers from the firm's downtown Washington office, Brian Raher was the second highest producing broker in the District and Louis Christopher captured fourth place in the Regional leasing category. Michael Katcher, Jean Wirsching and Brian Sullivan ranked fifth in leasing in Virginia and third and seventh in Maryland leasing activity, respectively.

In addition, Chip Ryan was awarded the third ranking broker in Sales Transactions in Virginia and the fifth highest producing broker for sales in the Region. David Webb and Andrew McAllister were recognized in the financing category by placing third and fourth in the Region, respectively.

2004 was a banner year for Cushman & Wakefield with the Washington Metropolitan offices concluding over $2.5 billion in sales and leasing transactions.

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