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»(From The Times-Picayune Money News Commercial Realtors honored at award banquet held for big deal-makers Friday, March 22, 2002 Greg Thomas)

The area’s top commercial real estate agents counted their commissions and celebrated the big deals of 2001 during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division’s annual awards banquet Thursday night at the Metairie Country Club.

Brokers Steve Reisig and Barry Spizer of SRSA Commercial Real Estate won the F. Poche Waguespack Award for best overall performance for the second year in a row. Reisig and Spizer also shared Top Industrial Sale honors with Daniel Poulin of Industrial Development & Brokerage for the sale of the First Industrial Properties portfolio at James Business Park and elsewhere to Sealy SRLA Office LLC for $63.5 million.

The Top Overall Volume Award, first recipient category, was Rhonda Sharkawy of Stirling Properties Inc. for transactions of $13.7 million, including the sale of a Hammond site to Walgreen Drugstores. The Top Industrial Lease Award went to Keith Henry of Max J. Derbes Realtors Inc. for a $1.3 million lease transaction. Marty Gerrets of Columbus Properties took Top Retail Sale honors for the $6.7 million sale of 3900 Airline Drive, a closed Real Superstore, for the development of a Sam’s Club. Larry Rabin of Corporate Realty won Top Retail Lease for two Best Buy transactions, in the Baton Rouge and Slidell, totaling $9.2 million.

The Top Office Lease was shared by Richard Juge of Re/Max Commercial Brokers Inc., Toni Van Zandt of Re/Max Commercial Real Estate and Greg Riera of Jones, Lang, LaSalle Americas Inc. for a lease valued at $12.5 million at 1555 Poydras St. Brokers did not sign releases revealing the tenant.

The Top Office Sale went to Russell Palmer of Corporate Realty for a $12 million out-of-town sale. Top Overall Office Producer went to Bennett Davis of Corporate Realty for a $15.3 million deal in Texas for a mental health provider. Larry Schedler of Larry G. Schedler & Associates took both Top Multifamily Producer and Top Multifamily Sale for sales including an eastern New Orleans property.

The Special Purpose Award went to Robert Spratt of Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors for a $3.9 million deal, while the Top Overall Special Purpose Award went to Bobby Talbot of Talbot Realty Group for a $7.7 million parcel sale to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

The Energizer Bunny Award again went to Jack Fisher of Latter & Blum for the most transactions in 2001. He completed 64 transactions. Fisher also accepted the Peanut Award for the smallest transaction: $225.

For the fifth year, Don Randon of Don Randon Real Estate Inc. hosted the event, which also featured video appearances of various local officials, including a cameo appearance by Jefferson Parish Harry Lee.

Members of the Commercial Investment Division of the local Realtors board have various professional designations, from Certified Commercial Investment Member to the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. They specialize in all aspects of commercial real estate, including retail, industrial, office and hospitality markets. . . . . . . . Greg Thomas can be reached at gthomas@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3399.