Each year, the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS honors the members who have sold over $5 million dollars in commercial real estate through recognition in the annual Million Dollar Club Banquet.  The 2018 Club included 502 members who produced over $25 billion in commercial real estate transactions.

The 2018 banquet was held on Wednesday, March 21st, at The Whitley Buckhead. The banquet included a pre-function cocktail party, live entertainment provided by Last Five Standing and the wonderful voice of Timothy Miller, in addition to great food, great camaraderie, and a fun after party.

Top Producers:

Investment Category

Josh Goldfarb and Mike Kemether, both with Cushman & Wakefield, tied with a volume each greater than $1.5 billion.

Industrial Landlord Category

Brett Buckner with Ackerman & Co. with a volume greater than $41 million.

Industrial Tenant Category

Tony Kepano of CBRE with a volume greater than $210 million.

Land Category

Norm Richie of Batson-Cook Realty, LLC with a volume greater than $79 million.

Retail Category

Chuck Evans of The Trilogy Group, LLC, with a volume greater than $41 million.

Office Tenant Category

Dave Demarest, Josh Hirsh, & Brannan Moss of JLL tied with a volume each greater than $145 million.

Office Landlord Category

Chris Ahrenkiel of Selig Enterprises, Inc. with a volume greater than $138 million.

Other Honorees:

The Alvin B. Cates Award was presented to Mary Katherine McRae, Chris Wagner and Dom Wyant of JLL, for the creativity, innovation, persistence, and initiative in completing the development, leasing, and financing of the Serta Simmons Headquarters in Doraville at Assembly. The challenges encountered in this transaction were incredible and all-encompassing, but the creative thinking and persistence in this endeavor ultimately prevailed and will help create a mixed use, modern community that will be a transit oriented, walking and biking environment, while also creating renewed economic development opportunities within the Doraville community.  This award was created to recognize members for a transaction that is considered to be outstanding, based on creativity, ingenuity and skill, rather than on volume.

Liz Koteles of JLL was recognized as the L. Frederick Glass, Jr. Rookie of the Year Recipient for her production in excess of $48 million. The Rookie of the Year Award was established in 1999 to recognize an outstanding Young Council member who produced the highest volume in the Million Dollar Club amongst the Young Council of REALTORS® Million Dollar members.