CoreNet Global New York City Chapter (CoreNet NYC) has announced the winners of its annual awards for Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year, Service Provider of the Year and Commercial Interior Projects of the Year.
During the group’s annual meeting held at 11 Times Square, John Vazquez, Senior Vice President of Global Real Estate for Verizon, was awarded Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year.
Dale Schlather, Vice Chairman at Cushman & Wakefield, was named Service Provider of the Year.
Time Inc. was awarded Commercial Interiors Project of the Year Over 150,000 rsf and Teach for America was awarded the same title among project under 150,000 rsf. Additionally, several members received volunteer appreciation awards during the event.
Vazquez is the SVP, Global Real Estate at Verizon. His work has been described as truly transformational for the Global Real Estate organization, the people at Verizon, the firm and the real estate industry.
He transformed the workplace for Verizon employees while monetizing and optimizing the Verizon portfolio (over 110M s/f with over 6,000 buildings). The employee experience created a frictionless workplace that supports productivity and attracts talent. This cultural change for the employees and executive team elevated Verizon’s stature as a forward thinking change agent with the employees and a good corporate citizen with the C- suite.
Vazquez has also received recognition in the Industry as a thought leader with partners JLL, Gensler, C & W, CoreNet Global, CEB.
Other nominees were Phil Bottega, A.I.A., Head of CRE or the Americas; Donna Clark, SVP of Real Estate, Time Inc.; Jeff Elie, VP of Real Estate, Kaplan.
2016 Service Provider of the Year
Dale Schlather, Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield joined Cushman Realty Corporation in 1986 as National Director of Financial Services based in Los Angeles.
In 1991, he founded the San Diego office of Cushman Realty where he was a Senior Broker for three years. In 1994, he relocated to the New York City office of Cushman Realty where he was Senior Managing Director. In 2001, following the merger of Cushman Realty with Cushman & Wakefield, Schlather joined the midtown office of Cushman & Wakefield as Senior Director. In 2012 he was promoted to Vice Chairman and was the Top Producing Broker for Cushman & Wakefield. In 2015 he was the number two producer for Cushman & Wakefield and the top producer in NYC.
During his 30-year career at Cushman & Wakefield, Schlather has been responsible for the financial structuring, analysis and negotiation of major corporate and institutional relocations involving the assessment of current leasehold interests and the feasibility of lease/equity transactions, development opportunities and joint venture partnerships.
He has played an integral role in the structuring, analysis, and implementation of over 30 million square feet of lease transactions in over thirty-five cities across the United States and internationally, as a tenant representation broker.
OTHER NOMINEES: Greg Burke, President, Lane Office Furniture; Todd DeGarmo, CEO, STUDIOS Architecture; Peter Miscovich, Senior Management Consultant, JLL.
CoreNet NYC Commercial Interiors Project of the Year (Under 150,000 RSF)
WINNER:
Teach for America
Team/ Architecture Interior Design: HOK
Size/ 132,000 RSF
25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
NOMINEE:
Compass
Team/ Architecture Interior Design: Ted Moudis Associates
Size/ 70,000 RSF
90 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
NOMINEE:
The Marshall WACE Project
Team/ Architecture Interior Design: Ted Moudis Associates
Size/ 11,000 RSF
350 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022
CoreNet NYC Commercial Interiors Project of the Year (Over 150,000 RSF)
WINNER:
Time Inc.
Team/ Architecture Interior Design: STUDIOS Architecture
Size/ 700,000 RSF
225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281
NOMINEE:
CME/NYMEX Group
Team/ Architecture Interior Design: Cannon Design
Size/ 170,000 RSF
One North End Avenue, New York, NY 10282
NOMINEE:
Condé Nast
Team/ Architecture Interior Design: Gensler
Size/ 1,300,000 RSF
One World Center, New York, NY 10007
