Stirling Properties’ Commercial Agents Among Top Industry Producers In the Greater New Orleans Area
Stirling Properties commercial real estate agents were recently honored for outstanding industry achievements and transactions during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division’s (CID) Annual Achievement Awards virtual ceremony.
Rhonda Sharkawy
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Advisor, was awarded top Retail Broker of the Year for the greater New Orleans area with a sales and leasing volume of more than $45 million in 2019.
Saban Sellers
Saban Sellers, Investment Advisor-Multifamily, was named top Multi Family Broker of the Year with a sales and leasing volume of more than $16 million in 2019. He was also awarded Land Broker of the Year with a total credit volume of $4.3 million. Sellers also received honors for top Land Lease of the Year and Multi Family Sale of the Year.
Carly Plotkin, Advisor, received the award for Retail Lease of the Year. Ryan Murphy, Senior Advisor, and Bradley Cook, Advisor, were the recipients of the Office Sale of the Year award.
Melissa Warren, CCIM, Senior Advisor, Lee de la Houssaye, Senior Advisor, and Bradley Cook, Advisor, were among Silver Production Award recipients for obtaining total commercial credit sales and leasing from $2.5 – $4.9 million.
Carly Plotkin and Ryan Murphy received the Gold Production Award for commercial credit sales and leasing from $5 – $9.9 million.
Rhonda Sharkawy and Saban Sellers were awarded Diamond Production Awards for total commercial sales and leasing volume of over $15 million.
With 53 agents and nine offices spanning the Gulf South region, Stirling Properties’ brokerage team specializes in all aspects of commercial real estate, including retail, office, industrial, healthcare and multifamily sectors. In 2019, our commercial brokers completed 787 transactions totaling 6.9 million square feet, with a total commercial volume of over $555 million.
Stirling Properties’ Commercial Agents Among Top Industry Producers In The Greater New Orleans Area
Stirling Properties commercial real estate agents were recently honored for outstanding industry achievements and transactions during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division’s (CID) 25th Annual Achievement Awards ceremony.
(Pictured L to R: Chris Abadie, Sonia Shoemaker, Carly Plotkin, Lauren Ryan, Joe Gardner, Melissa Warren, and Gaines Seaman)
Gaines Seaman receives the F. Poche Waguespack Award
Gaines Seaman, Sales & Leasing Executive, earned the Overall Top Producer of 2017 and was the recipient of the prestigious F. Poche Waguespack Award for outstanding achievement with a sales and leasing volume of more than $33.9 million. Seaman was also awarded for Top Landlord Office Lease and Overall Top Office Producer. Additionally, he was instrumental in brokering the deal that earned Stirling Properties 2nd Place for Largest Transaction Award to a Company with the recent 178,000-square-foot office lease to DXC Technology in New Orleans’ CBD.
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Executive, was the overall top retail producer in the greater New Orleans area with a sales and leasing volume of nearly $38 million in 2017. She received the newly created designation of Overall Hall of Fame for Retail Achievement. She was also awarded Top Landlord Retail Lease and Most Transactions for 2017. A Hall of Fame was created in 2014 after Sharkawy received the F. Poche Waguespack Award five years in a row.
Lauren Ryan, Sales & Leasing Executive; Melissa Warren, CCIM, Sales & Leasing Executive; and Beezie Landry, Vice President of Investment Advisors were among Production Award recipients for obtaining total commercial credit sales and leasing of more than $2.5 million.
With forty agents and ten offices spanning the Gulf South region, Stirling Properties’ brokerage team specializes in all aspects of commercial real estate including retail, office, industrial, and investment sales. In 2017, our commercial brokers completed 651 transactions totaling 5.1 million square feet, with a total commercial volume of over $318 million.
Stirling Properties Highlights Leading Ladies In Commercial Real Estate!
Last month, several Team Stirling Properties members were acknowledged and awarded for their successes and contributions to the Gulf South commercial real estate industry.
Melissa Warren, CCIM, Sales & Leasing Executive, was selected by the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division (CID) as a member of its governing Board of Directors. Warren is one of only three women to hold this post. She will assume the position on January 1, 2018, and serve for a two-year term.
Warren has provided commercial real estate advisory services for more than 16 years, with a focus on industrial, office, and retail sales and leasing, as well as tenant and landlord representation. She was awarded the Top Producer Ruby Award by the Gulf Coast Association of Realtors (GCAR) for completing the largest number of commercial transactions on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and inducted into the Top Producer Round Table for lifetime achievement. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), NOMAR CID, CCIM Institute, Louisiana Chapter of CCIM, and ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers).
Carly Plotkin, Sales & Leasing Executive, was awarded a $1,500 NOMAR CID Education Scholarship. The scholarships are designed to help individual CID members increase their knowledge and education in the fields of commercial and industrial real estate. The scholarship may be applied to courses from many different providers (i.e., CCIM, SIOR, IREM, LR, UNO, etc). She is one of only three recipients awarded this year.
Plotkin joined Stirling Properties in 2016. Her primary focus is on tenant and landlord representation, as well as a strong interest in the retail and hospitality market. She has worked with national, regional, and local clients in both marketing and leasing capacities. She was the recipient of the 2017 “Rising Star Award” at the NOMAR CID Annual Achievement Awards ceremony. She is an active member of ICSC and holds the position of Next Generation State Chair for Louisiana. She is also a member of the Retail Brokers Network (RBN), and serves as RBN’s NextGen Southeast Committee Chair. Plotkin is a graduate of Tulane University with a bachelor’s degree in Consumer Behavior/Marketing and Management.
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing & Development Executive, was recognized in New Orleans CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network’s member spotlight for the month of November. New Orleans CREW Network is the premier commercial real estate association in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area for women from all disciplines of commercial real estate.
Sharkawy joined Stirling Properties in 1998, and has commercial experience working with new retail developments, redevelopments, and leasing of existing shopping centers. In addition, she represents over a dozen national retailers throughout Louisiana. She is a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree, and a master’s degree in Land & Real Estate Development. She also completed coursework for a master’s degree in Construction Science from Texas A&M University. Sharkawy is active in ICSC and serves on Loyola University’s Board of Trustees. She has been inducted into the National Association of REALTORS® Commercial Hall of Fame for having the highest volume of transactions in the marketplace for at least 5 years. She is one of only three inductees in the Hall of Fame, and the only woman to achieve this distinguished honor.
These women are truly leaders in the commercial real estate industry and are serving as trailblazers for others in the business. A recent study commissioned by CREW Network tracks 10 years of progress for women in a traditionally male-dominated industry. The report found that women in commercial real estate are more satisfied with their career progression than they were a decade ago, a substantial leap for the industry. Successes included more women filling senior vice president, managing director, and partner positions—even women starting their own real estate companies. Women in commercial real estate have achieved equal or close-to-equal standing as men in many aspects. (Read the full report HERE.)
While there is still much work to do, progress is happening. We are proud of our Stirling Properties’ team and all the women who are making a difference in commercial real estate!
#StirlingProud
Stirling Properties Commercial Agents Among Top Producers At 2017 NOMAR CID Awards Ceremony
Carly Plotkin, Joe Gardner, Beezie Landry, Lauren Ryan
Stirling Properties commercial real estate agents were honored during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division (CID) 24th Annual Achievement Awards ceremony.
Beezie Landry, Stirling Properties’ Senior Investment Sales Advisor, received the award for Top Overall Retail Production. Sales and Leasing Executive, Joe Gardner, CCIM, was awarded for Largest Land Sale & Largest Landlord Lease. Carly Plotkin, Sales and Leasing Executive, received the Rising Star Award.
Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing and Development Executive, was acknowledged for her induction last year into the CID Hall of Fame after having received the prestigious F. Poche Waguespack Award for the highest volume of sales and leases in the greater New Orleans area for five consecutive years. She is one of only a handful of women to receive this esteemed award since its inception in 1964.
Lauren Ryan, Sales and Leasing Executive, was a first-time recipient of the Production Award, given for agents obtaining total commercial credit sales and leasing of more than $2.5 million. Landry, Gardner, and Sharkawy were also among Production Award recipients.
The goal of the Commercial Investment Division (CID) Awards is to review and recognize individual achievement among commercial real estate practitioners who are members in good standing of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association (NOMAR) of REALTORS®.
Stirling Properties Commercial Real Estate Agents Among Top Producers At Annual NOMAR CID Awards Ceremony
Stirling Properties commercial real estate agents were honored during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division (CID) 23rd Annual Achievement Awards ceremony, held Friday, April 8th at the Audubon Tea Room.
Chris Abadie, Rhonda Sharkawy, Gaines Seaman
Leading the way was Rhonda Sharkawy, Senior Retail Leasing and Development Executive, with more than $28 million in sales volume for 2015. Sharkawy was inducted into the CID Hall of Fame after having received the prestigious F. Poche Waguespack Award for highest volume of sales and leases in the greater New Orleans area for the last five consecutive years. She is one of only a handful of women to receive this esteemed award since its inception in 1964.
Gaines Seaman, Sales and Leasing Executive, received the Overall Top Landlord Office Lease, Top Tenant Rep Office Lease and the Overall Top Office Producer, with nearly $19 million in production for 2015.
Joe Gardner, Sales and Leasing Executive, Beezie Landry, Senior Investment Sales Advisor, Sharkawy and Seaman were also among Achievement Award recipients, for obtaining total commercial credit sales and leasing in excess of $2.5 million.
The goal of the Commercial Investment Division (CID) Awards is to review and recognize individual achievement among commercial real estate practitioners who are members in good standing of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association (NOMAR) of REALTORS®.
Stirling Properties’ Commercial Agents among Top Producers at Annual NOMAR CID Awards Ceremony
Stirling Properties’ commercial agents were honored during the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors Commercial Investment Division’s 22nd annual awards banquet held Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at GW Fins.
Leading the way was Rhonda Sharkawy, who received the F. Poche Waguespack Award for having the highest volume of sales and leases in the marketplace for the year. This is her fifth consecutive year to receive this honor and one of only a handful of women to achieve it since it was created back in 1964. Ms. Sharkawy was also awarded with Overall Top Retail Producer, Top Landlord Retail Lease and Most Transactions. Gaines Seaman received the Overall Top Office Producer Award and the Top Landlord Office Lease. Joe Gardner, Ms. Sharkawy and Mr. Seaman were also among Achievement Award recipients. Stirling Properties received 1st Place and 3rd Place for the Largest Transaction Award.
