The Broker² Award recognizes outstanding value created by a brokerage team and is exclusively available to brokers associated with projects nominated for the Awards of Excellence. NAIOP understands that all successful commercial real estate projects are backed by a skilled team of professionals—a group that becomes more than the sum of its parts to accomplish the job—and the Broker² Award acknowledges the invaluable contribution made by a brokerage team.

2024 Recipients

The landlord/owner broker for the Bhatti GI Consultants & Southdale Specialty Surgery Center project.

• Aaron Barnard, Cushman & Wakefield

The tenant rep broker representing Allina Health & Allina Health Surgery Center for the Lakeville Specialty Center project.

• Brian Bruggeman, Colliers

2023 Recipients

The owner rep team from Davis for the Maple Grove Specialty Center project.

• Mark A. Davis, Jill K. Rasmussen, CCIM, SIOR & Michael S. Sharpe, J.D.

The tenant rep team from Cresa representing Open Arms of Minnesota.

• Tim Carlson, Nick Hasslen & Jon Theis

2022 Recipients

The owner rep team from Avison Young for the One Southwest Crossing project.

• Brian Helmken & Erik Heltne

The tenant rep team from JLL representing Kindeva Drug Delivery.

• Brian K. Ginkel & Kevin Salmen

2021 Recipients

The landlord/owner team from CBRE for the sale of Two22.

• Sonja Dusil, Tom Holtz, Ryan Watts & Judd Welliver

The tenant rep team from Cushman & Wakefield representing Colder Products Company.

• Todd Hanson & Claire Paulson

2020 Recipient

The tenant rep broker representing Second Harvest Heartland.

• Paul Koerber, TEGRA Group

2019 Recipients

The landlord/owner broker for the One Discovery Square project.

• Louis Suarez, Colliers

The tenant rep team from JLL representing Prime Therapeautics.

• Chris Rohrer & Pete Kostroski

2018 Recipient

The broker representing Seven Hills Preparatory Academy in Richfield.

• Steve Shepherd

2017 Recipients

The IDS Center owner rep team from JLL for the Lindquist & Vennum renovation project.

• Jon Dahl, Sam Maguire, Ann Rinde & Brent Robertson

The tenant rep team from Cushman & Wakefield representing Lindquist & Vennum.

• Paul Donavan, Brent Erickson, Jaclyn May & Jeremy Striffler

2015 Recipients

The team from The Davis Group representing Minnetonka Medical Center.

• Mark A. Davis; Jill K. Rasmussen, CCIM, SIOR & Michael S. Sharpe, J.D.

2014 Recipients

The team from JLL representing Shutterfly, Inc.

• Chris Hickok, CCIM; Tad Jellison & Ann Marie Woessner-Collins