According to CoreNet Global N.E., the winners of the 2008 Awards of Excellence in the categories of End User Leadership, Service Provider Leadership, and Best New Workplace have been declared. Winners were honored at an awards gala at the Seaport Hotel. WCVB-TV Channel 5's Anthony Everett, co-anchor of NewsCenter 5 and Chronicle, and Sarah Abrams, president of CoreNet Global's N.E. chapter, presided over the event.
End User Leadership Awards
The CoreNet Global N.E. End User Leadership Awards recognize the global or regional real estate professional(s) whose accomplishments distinguish them among their peers, honorees include:
*Executive of the Year - Global:Toni Belding, Bingham McCutchen
*Executive of the Year - Regional Corp.: Patrick Burns, National Grid
*Institutional: Kathryn West, Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
*Manufacturing: Lisa Ferdenzi, EMC
*Legend Award: Thomas Hynes, Jr., Colliers Meredith & Grew
*Presidents Award for Leadership:  Joseph Albanese, Commodore Builders
Service Provider Leadership Awards
The CoreNet Global N.E. Service Provider Leadership Awards recognize individuals whose performance and client interactions provide a uniquely valued experience for those with whom they work. These awards recognize innovative service ideas and actions that transcend the expected. Categories include design/engineering, construction, legal services, and brokerage/real estate advisors, honorees include:
*Real Estate Advisor of the Year: Andrew Hoar, CB Richard Ellis
*Contractor of the Year: Michael Malloy, StructureTone
*Designer of the Year: Marie Fitzgerald, SMMA
*Legal Professional of the Year: Michael Moran, Goulston & Storrs
Best New Workplace Awards
The CoreNet Global N.E. Best New Workplace Award recognizes a corporate workplace constructed within the last year that demonstrates innovative application of space layout, design and applicability to purpose, and/or functional utilization of technology that significantly improves the performance of the organization, honorees include:
Large Tenant Renovation (>20,000 s/f) Large Building Renovation: OneBeacon Insurance
The project team for this 280,000 s/f U.S. headquarters in Canton, includes:
*Architect: Margulies Perruzzi Architects
*Landscape Architect: Hammer Design
*GC:Erland Construction
*MEP/FP: AHA Consulting Engineers
Large Tenant Renovation (>20,000 s/f) Corp. Project: BostonCoach
The project team for this 23,652 s/f, certified-LEED Silver headquarters in the Seaport Center includes:
*Architect: ADD Inc.
*GC: Elaine Construction
*MEP: RDK Engineers
Small Tenant Renovation (<20,000 s/f): Gensler Boston
The project team for this 19,000 s/f corporate office renovation in Boston includes:
*Architect: Gensler
*GC: Jones Lang LaSalle
*MEP/FP: RDK Engineers
Life Sciences Project of the Year: Genzyme Science Center
The project team for this 177,000 s/f new Science Center in Framingham includes:
*Architect:ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge
*Landscape Architect: Carol Johnson Associates
*GC:Bovis Lend Lease
*MEP/FP: BR+A Consulting Engineers
New Construction: Liberty Mutual Group - Dover West
The project team for this 350,000 s/f, certified-LEED Gold office building on Liberty Mutual's corporate campus in Dover, N.H. includes:
*Architect: Gorman Richardson Architects
*Landscape Architect: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
*CM: William Berry & Son, Inc.
*MEP/FP: RDK Engineers.