PHOENIX, Ariz. – Bill Petsas, Senior Vice President at EastGroup Properties, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Best of NAIOP event held at the Arizona Biltmore on Thursday, March 27, 2014.
Prior to joining EastGroup in 2000, Petsas was a VP with Prologis where he forged a career in the development, acquisition, leasing and management of industrial real estate. At EastGroup, Petsas oversees 34 million square feet of industrial space with a total market capitalization in excess of $2.8 billion.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by the Arizona Chapter Board of Directors to an exemplary individual who has made a significant and positive impact on the office and industrial commercial real estate market in Arizona over a period of no less than 15 years.
It was also a big night for Ryan Companies US, Inc. and Marina Heights – Ryan’s $750 million, 2-million-square-foot development in Tempe. Marina Heights won the prestigious Transaction of the Year and Talk of the Town awards. Ryan Companies was named Owner/Developer of the Year, Firm of the Year, and General Contractor of the Year. Ryan is the owner/co-developer and general contractor for Marina Heights. Sunbelt Holdings is the other co-developer and The DAVIS Experience is the project architect.
Winning top broker awards were Jim Wilson, Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Industrial Broker of the Year; Tom Adelson, Jim Fijan, Jerry Roberts and Corey Hawley, CBRE, Office Brokers of the Year; and Mindy Korth, Colliers International, Investment Broker of the Year.
Economic Impact Project of the Year went to Able Engineering – Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. JLL was named Brokerage House of the Year.
The event, organized by NAIOP Arizona, was attended by 900 commercial real estate professionals.
Best of NAIOP winners:
| Individual/Company/Project Name | Category |
| Bill Petsas - EastGroup Properties | Lifetime Achievement |
| Ryan Companies US, Inc. | Owner/Developer of the Year |
| Ryan Companies US, Inc. | NAIOP Firm of the Year |
| Butler Design Group | Architect of the Year |
| Phoenix Design One, Inc. | Interior Architect of the Year |
| Ryan Companies US, Inc. | General Contractor of the Year |
| Willmeng Construction | Tenant Improvement Contractor of the Year |
| Tom Adelson, Jim Fijan, Jerry Roberts, Corey Hawley - CBRE | Office Broker of the Year |
| Jim Wilson - Cushman & Wakefield | Industrial Broker of the Year |
| Mindy Korth - Colliers International | Investment Broker of the Year |
| Keith Lambeth & Todd Noel - Colliers International | Tenant Representative Broker of the Year |
| Rusty Kennedy - CBRE | Emerging Broker of the Year |
| Cooper Fratt - CBRE | Rookie Broker of the Year |
| CyrusOne | Industrial Build-to-Suit of the Year |
| C2 Tactical Tenant Improvement | Industrial Tenant Improvement of the Year |
| Habitat for Humanity, Tucson Office Remodel | Office Build-to-Suit of the Year |
| Wagon Holdings | Office Tenant Improvement of the Year (less than 50k) |
| Fennemore Craig @ Biltmore Financial Center | Office Tenant Improvement of the Year (more than 50k) |
| Able Engineering - Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport | Economic Impact Project of the Year |
| West Valley Hospital Patient Tower and Surgery Expansion | Medical Office Project of the Year |
| Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus Sun Devil Fitness Complex | Redevelopment Project of the Year |
| Coldwater Depot Logistics Center - Phase I | Spec Industrial Development of the Year |
| Allred Park Place Building #5 | Spec Office Development of the Year |
| Marina Heights | Transaction of the Year |
| Trademark Visual, Inc. | Official Sign Sponsor of the Year |
| Jones Lang LaSalle | Brokerage House of the Year |
| Jenna Borcherding - Jokake Construction Services | Developing Leader of the Year |