George LIvingston Honored with Wilbur Strickland Commercial Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award

March 26, 2009 - PRLog -- This award, presented by Debra Lupton, AIA, chief executive officer of TLC Engineering for Architecture, recognizes an individual considered to be a founding father of commercial real estate who exemplifies outstanding dedication to the profession.

Livingston launched NAI Realvest in 1988. The former career Special Forces officer and counter-terrorism expert---Livingston authored the first U.S. Department of Defense pamphlet on protection against terrorism strategies following three tours of duty in Vietnam---negotiated commercial property transactions valued at more than a quarter billion dollars.

CFCAR recognized ten other NAI Realvest brokers at the Hallmark Awards for outstanding performance in 2008.

NAI Realvest senior vice president and principal Michael Heidrich placed third among the top five industrial brokers for 2008. Livingston, NAI Realvest principals Christie Alexander and Robert Blackwell, SIOR were named among the top 10 producers for industrial properties in 2008. Broker Mez Birdie, CCIM, CPM, SCSM, ranked among the top 10 retail producers and principals Matt Cichocki, Kevin O’Connor and associate Drew Saphos were named among the top 10 land producers, NAI Realvest president Patrick Mahoney said.

NAI Realvest managing partner and former Winter Springs Mayor Paul P. Partyka, principal Tom Kelley CCIM, and senior associate Mary Frances West, CCIM each received the Circle of Achievement Award.

CFCAR’s Hallmark Awards recognizes outstanding commercial real estate brokers in retail, office, land, and industrial transactions in a nine-county Central Florida region that includes Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler, Sumter, Marion and Lake Counties.

Paul P. Partyka, Managing Partner NAI Realvest, 407-875-9989 ppartyka@realvest.com;
Patrick Mahoney, Partner, President, & COO, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 pmahoney@realvest.com
Janice Paiano, Director of Marketing, NAI Realvest 407-875-9989 jpaiano@realvest.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, Inc.  407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com.

About NAI Realvest
NAI Realvest, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 325 offices spanning the globe.  Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network.  Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.nairealvest.com.