2020 NAIOPWA Night of the Stars Finalists & First Winners Announced
Fourth Annual People’s Choice Award with Daily Voting 9/16 – 10/6
SEATTLE – Announced today, category finalists for NAIOP Washington State’s 2020 Night of the Stars Awards showcase the best commercial real estate development projects in Washington State completed between July 1, 2019, and August 1, 2020—a period in which we have faced a global pandemic, as well as the effects of new legislation and rapidly evolving municipal planning in our region. The 2020 finalists on the whole reflect major shifts in our region toward affordable, mixed-use housing developments that embody and honor community heritage, as well as the rapid increase in industrial real estate supporting last-mile delivery.
As always, Night of the Stars finalists and winners show how a world-class commercial real estate industry supports the evolution of our region’s businesses, homes and organizations. The first two winners for 2020 are Kirkland Urban, Mixed-Use Development of the Year, and NEXUS, High-Rise Residential Development of the Year. While these two winners stand alone in their respective categories, we again saw a significant number of multi-family nominees, meriting separate categories based on size.
Notable 2020 finalists include, among dozens more:
- The Starlite Distribution Center, entirely conceived and developed on a former drive-in movie theater site in the midst of quarantine;
- Seattle Children's Research Institute: Building Cure, the first high-rise building to provide office space, lab space and outreach facilities for patients in a single location;
- and Solis, a first for NAIOPWA's Night of the Stars: a passive house multi-family project that achieves significant environmental gains without a big price tag.
Winners will be announced on Friday, November 6, at our first-ever virtual Night of the Stars. Thanks to new online event software, pre-registered guests will enjoy conversation and camaraderie at their virtual tables online before winners are announced.
Learn more about Night of the Stars 2020 online. The 2020 finalists' gallery is now live in the NAIOPWA app where the commercial real estate community may cast their first votes for this year's People's Choice honor; voting will continue in the app and online through October 7. NAIOPWA supporters, project team members, and the industry community can vote for one project per day that they feel represents best-in-class in CRE for our region. Visit
NAIOPWA.org/app for download links and information on setting up an account or resetting passwords.
Night of the Stars 2020 Winners & Finalists WINNER: High-Rise Residential Development of the Year: NEXUS
WINNER: Mixed-Use Development of the Year: Kirkland Urban
Affordable Housing Development of the Year An Lạc
Mercy Magnuson Place
Community Impact Development of the Year Seattle Children's Research Institute: Building Cure
Gardner House and Allen Family Center
Developer of the Year Panattoni Development Company
Vulcan Real Estate
Hospitality Development of the Year 7 Cedars Hotel
citizenM South Lake Union hotel
Hotel Indigo Everett Waterfront
Capitol Hill Food Hall
Industrial Build-to-Suit Development of the Year Ballinger Heated Storage
Best Buy Fulfillment Center
UNFI Pacific Northwest Distribution Center
Industrial Speculative Development of the Year Frederickson ONE
Glacier Peak at Riverside Business Park
Starlite Distribution Center
Sumner Ridge
Multi-Family Residential Development of the Year: Fewer than 100 Units Flyway
Robin’s Nest
Solis
The Village at Westgate
Multi-Family Residential Suburban Development of the Year: More than 100 Units Bell Marymoor Park Apartments
The Main Apartments + Lofts
Modera Redmond
The Pop
Multi-Family Residential Urban Development of the Year: More than 100 Units Jackson Apartments
Koz at the Dome
Office Development of the Year 2+U
333 Dexter
Cedar Speedster
Office Interior of the Year F5 Headquarters
Digital Streaming Firm
EY Seattle
Highspot Seattle Headquarters
Hudson Pacific Regional Corporate Office
Redevelopment/Renovation of the Year BMW of Bellevue
Columbia Center Sky Lobby
DeLille Cellars Wine Production Facility & Corporate Headquarters
Lam's Seafood Asian Market - Tukwila
Pacific Place Repositioning
T-Mobile Headquarters - Building 2
Retail Development of the Year Pioneer Crossing
Wilburton Village
Sustainable Development of the Year Inspire at the Russell W. Young Building
Watershed
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).
For a complete list of sponsors, visit our website. About NAIOPWA Night of the Stars 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.
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