The NAIOP Greater Toronto Chapter is excited to announce the individual award recipients & category finalists for the 24th Annual REX Awards.
Individual Award Recipients
Real Estate Icon Award
Michael J. Cooper
Founder and Chief Responsible Officer, DREAM
Community Service Award
Jeffrey Friedman
Vice Chairman, CBRE
Developing Leader of the Year
Leslie Fang
Principal, Investments, BGO
REX Awards Category Finalists
Impact Award
Project: Limberlost Place at George Brown Polytechnic
Team: Moriyama Teshima Architects with Acton Ostry Architects
Project: Daniels MPV2
Team: The Daniels Corporation
Development of the Year
Project:1900 Boundary Rd. Whitby
Team: Carttera Private Equities Inc., Leeswood Construction, Baldassarra Architects
Project: Dixie Inspire
Team: Berkshire Axis Development, Fiera Real Estate, Dejardins, Lemay, Cecchini Group, Citi Brokers
Project: Prologis Evergreen at 5525 Countryside Dr.​
Team: Prologis, Ware Malcomb Architecture, Aspect Structural Engineers Canada Ltd., CBRE, Leeswood
Project: SVNTY at 70 Ordnance Street
Team: BGO (Developer and Owner), First National (Lender), Hariri Pontarini Architects (Architect), EllisDon (GC), McCarthy (Lawyer), Finnegan Marshall (Cost Consultant)
Project: West House at 88 Bathurst st
Team: Hines
Project: Dialogue – Square One District Rentals
Team: Oxford Properties Group, The Daniels Corporation
Project: Portland Commons
Team: Carttera Private Equities Inc., Sweeny &Co. Architects, EllisDon, Ecovert, Cavendish Management, National Bank, Otera Capital
Investment Deal of the Year
Project: 11400 Steeles Avenue East
Team: BGO
Project: Dream CPP Investments Industrial JV
Team:CPP Investments, Dream Industrial, TD Securities, RBC Capital Markets, CBRE, Colliers Capital Markets, Stikeman Elliot LLP, King & Spalding LLP
Project: Litho Apartments
Team:LaSalle Investment Management, RioCan Living, Woodbourne Canada Management Inc, TD Securities Real Estate Group, CBRE Limited, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Goodmans LLP, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Project: Sterling Square
Team: JLL Multifamily Ontario
Project: The Camby
Team: BGO, Cushman & Wakefield, Belmont Equity Partners
Project: 141 Adelaide Street West
Team: RBC Capital Markets Real Estate Group, Spear Street Capital
Project: 70 York Street
Team: Desjardins Global Asset Management Canadian Private Real Estate Fund, L.P., Desjardins Group Pension Plan, KingSett Capital, Private Vendor, Desjardins Capital Markets, TD Securities Real Estate Group, CBRE Limited, Bennett Jones, Aird & Berlis LLP, and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Project: Niagara Pen Centre
Team: Leyad, TD Securities Real Estate Group, KRB Lawyers Inc., McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Project: Rockwood Mall at 4141 Dixie Road, Mississauga
Team: BentallGreenOak (BGO), Institutional Property Advisors (IPA)
Lease of the Year
Project: 30 Labourers Way
Team: HWY 50 Nominee Inc., Fengate Asset Management, LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada (LPFCEC), CBRE Limited
Project: Volkswagen Parts Distribution Centre and Head Office
Team: Dream Summit Industrial, JLL Canada & US
Project: Wrap Around Deal at 815 Intermodal Drive, Brampton
Team: BGO, Colliers International
Project: Canadian Tire Headquarters – Canada Square
Team: Oxford Properties Group, Canadian Tire Corporation Limited, CT REIT, Cushman & Wakefield, Blakes, Goodmans
Project: Creekbank Campus – 5115 Creekbank Rd
Team: Cushman & Wakefield, Bell Canada
Project: Portland Commons
Team: Carttera Private Equities Inc., JLL Canada, CBRE Limited, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Project: Panda Mart at 768 Warden Avenue
Team: Navona Group, Avison Young
Project: Loblaw Renewal at Parkways West Shopping Centre
Team: BGO
Project: Pure Fitness at 4711 Yonge Street​
Team: Menkes Developments Ltd., Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Pure Fitness, Lennard Commercial Realty, CBRE Limited
2026 Student Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2026 NAIOP Toronto Real Estate Student Scholarship recipients! The scholarship, presented by Forum Asset Management, was created to encourage students to enter the Canadian commercial real estate industry.
We look forward to highlighting the scholarship recipients as a part of the program at the 24th Annual REX Awards Gala.
Mit Chaudhari
Bachelor of Arts, Honors Business Administration (HBA) 2026, Ivey School of Business – Western University
Erica Chan
Honours Business Administration 2027, Ivey Business School – Western University
Duc Anh (Justin) Nguyen
Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting & Finance 2027, Toronto Metropolitan University
The NAIOP Greater Toronto Chapter’s Real Estate Excellence (REX) Awards are the most prestigious standards of achievement within the commercial real estate development industry.
The individual award recipients, category winners, and scholarship recipients will be recognized at the REX Awards Gala, presented by Mantella Corporation, taking place June 18th, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton.
We received a large number of qualified nominations this year and recognize that considerable effort is put into these submissions. To recognize these excellent nominations, we will also be showcasing all nominations during our pre-reception!
We look forward to celebrating CRE excellence!
