Washingtonian has partnered with CoStar, the largest commercial real estate information and analytics provider in the country. Below are CoStar’s 2021 Power Broker Awards. The awards recognize the top commercial real estate brokers and firms in the Washington, DC, market, based on closed sale and lease transactions from 2021. CoStar verifies and analyzes total transaction volume to identify the winners.
Top Industrial Leasing Brokers
Brad Benna, Matan Companies
Peter Burleigh, NAI Michael
Stephen Cloud, Transwestern Real Estate Services
Dan Coats, JLL
Caulley Deringer, Transwestern Real Estate Services
John Dettleff, JLL
Bob Gibbs, CBRE
Gary Glatter, Cresa Washington DC
Andrew Hassett, Transwestern Real Estate Services
Jon Lawrence, Cushman & Wakefield
Pete McCabe, The Pruitt Corporation
Daniela Patino, CBRE
Peregrine Roberts, TSC Realty Services
Tony Russo, CBRE
Lance Schwarz, NAI Michael
Top Office Leasing Brokers
Evan Behr, JLL
Wendy Feldman Block, Savills
Henry Chapman, CBRE
Brian Connolly, JLL
David Cornbrooks, Savills
Phil Dickinson, Cushman & Wakefield
Christopher Getz, Cushman & Wakefield
Alexander Hancock, Transwestern Real Estate Services
Neil Levy, Savills
David Lipson, Savills
Brian Raher, Cushman & Wakefield
Danny Sheridan, JLL
Brian Sullivan, JLL
Kevin Terry, GSA/Office of Portfolio Management & Real Estate/DoD CDD
Todd Valentine, Savills
Top Retail Leasing Brokers
Bradley Buslik, H&R Retail
Andrew Corno, JLL
Joseph Farina, Divaris Real Estate
Nora Foley, Rosenthal Properties
Constantine Gogos, Papadopoulos Properties
Emily Heppen, DLC Management Corp.
Thomas Jackman, JLL
Veronica Kamara, KLNB
Jake Levin, KLNB
Brian Mitchell, H&R Retail
Beth Sargent, KLNB
Matt Skalet, KLNB
Lisa Stoddard, CBRE
Shary Thur-Pecaro, Thur & Associates
Erik Ulsaker, Long & Foster Real Estate (Commercial Division)
Top Leasing Firms
Avison Young
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield
Donohoe
GSA/Office of Portfolio Management & Real Estate/DoD CDD
H&R Retail
JBG Smith Properties
JLL
KLNB
Lincoln Property Company
Newmark
Savills
Tishman Speyer
Transwestern Real Estate Services
Top Sales Brokers
David Baker, JLL
Walter Coker, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
Brian Crivella, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
Collins Ege, Eastdil Secured
Christine Espenshade, Newmark
Robert Garrish, Newmark
Robert Jenkins, JLL
Anthony Liberto, Cushman & Wakefield
Timothy McDonald, Eastdil Secured
James Meisel, JLL
David Nachison, Eastdil Secured
Matt Nicholson, JLL
Ryan Reid, Eastdil Secured
Jorge Rosa, Cushman & Wakefield
Andrew Weir, JLL
Drew White, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
Top Sales Firms
Avison Young
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield
Eastdil Secured
Greysteel
JLL
Marcus & Millichap
Melnick Real Estate Advisors
NAI Michael
Newmark
Savills
SRS Real Estate Partners
Transwestern Real Estate Services
Walker & Dunlop
The New Suburban Office
As a lead broker for both Reston Town Center and downtown Columbia, Transwestern’s Alexander Hancock has an insider’s view of what employers—and their employees—want out of a suburban work experience. The days of generic office parks are, of course, long over. To entice staffers back into an office at all, says Hancock, companies are searching for vibrant environments where people can walk to shopping, lunch, and happy hour, plus access outdoor space during the workday. The proof that Reston and Columbia fit the bill, he says, is in the strong leasing activity that’s continued there even as the office market as a whole has floundered during the pandemic.