Professional Services Firm of the Year

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2024-2025 Category Criteria

Applicable to all categories:

Multi-year winners are subject to the ONE YEAR MORATORIUM RULE** as stated on the awards home page.

This category recognizes a provider of professional services to the commercial real estate industry that made a significant impact on projects and transactions delivered during 2024. This category is intended to recognize and includes (but is not limited to) the following professional service providers: attorneys, accountants, furniture dealer/manufacturer, IT/technology advisors, marketing/branding advisors, mortgage brokers, public relations firms, security firms, workplace advisor or any other consultant in the real estate industry.  This award is presented to a firm or individual based on its collective achievements for projects and transactions that were completed and/or occupied within the 2024 calendar year. 

Nominees will be selected based on the quality of their work, as well as the breadth and complexity of the body of work in general.  Submissions should focus on the unique services provided and should highlight any particular areas of creativity employed by the service provider.  For this category, up to three projects may be referenced by name, but the nominee may also refer to the overall body of work completed during 2024 in general terms (e.g. number of deals, value of deals, etc.) provided that the nominee references only projects within the qualifying Chicagoland area for which the nominee actively provided its services during 2024.

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If this submission is selected as a winner or finalist, we may follow up with questions about project listings, ordering awards, etc. Please provide the contact information below for the person best suited to field those requests:

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Submitter First Name*
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Nominee Name: (name or company name)*

Nominee Information: (please include contact name, title, company name, address, phone and e-mail):*

How to be displayed: (How you would like the nomination to be titled and recognized on event materials?) *

DEI – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: One of the key objectives of the Greater Chicago Food Depository is to address the underlying causes of hunger in Cook County by promoting equity. The Steering Committee of the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards is committed to making measurable progress towards a world of diversity, equity, and inclusion that serves everyone within our own industry. This includes diversifying its membership and nominees as well as recognizing projects and professionals that create positive societal change.
  • As part of your submission, please include a brief description of your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts and initiatives. And, if possible, please give specific examples of how you fulfilled client requests with supplier diversity initiatives.
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Executive Summary: Please summarize your submission in 500 words or less. In the event the nominee becomes a Finalist, the Executive Summary will be the only document distributed to the Executive Committee, i.e. the voters.

Your summary must include the following items:

  • Project(s) Description: Please summarize why this Firm should be nominated.  Include the scope of up to three specific projects completed in 2024 which highlight the Firm's capabilities in its area of expertise.
  • Project(s) Complexity: Please describe any significant issues or challenges affecting the project(s) that are highlighted.
  • Achievements: Please describe the reasons this Firm should be considered for this award. Discussion points should include client service expectations, transactional challenges which were overcome, and any other relavant factors which highlight the Firm's capabilities in its area of expertise.
  • Nominee Details: Describe the reasons why the nominated Firm should be considered for this award. Discussion may include details as to the Firm's overall body of work completed in 2024 (number of deals, value of deals, etc.).
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Nomination Checklist
In addition to the above responses, please ensure you have attached the necessary documents required for submission. Please see below what is required and the descriptions for each:

Photos: Nominees are also required to provide company logo(s), please submit high resolution (300 dpi) files below. Additionally, please submit up to four photographs (maximum 1MB each) of nominee projects, buildings, or headshots below. All files must be appropriately named and cannot contain special characters. No additional collateral will be accepted.

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Photo 2
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Photo 4
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Logo 2*
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I have read and understand the submission rules and regulations and attest that the nomination submitted here is in compliance with the said rules.

I acknowledge that the Blue Ribbon Panel has the right to solicit additional documentation as well as vet each individual submission.

By submitting this form I agree that any photo/rendering may be used by the Greater Chicago Food Depository or sponsors to promote the event.

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