The NAIOP Greater Toronto Chapter is excited to announce the individual award recipients & category finalists for the 23rd Annual REX Awards.
Individual Award Recipients
Real Estate Icon Award
Antonia ‘Toni’ Rossi
Corporate Director,
Dexterra & Allied Properties REIT
Community Service Award
Adrian Rocca
Founder and CEO
Fitzrovia
Chapter Volunteers of the Year
Jenny Daly
Vice President, Investments
Oxford Properties
Robert Brazzell
Managing Director, Ontario Property Tax Services
Colliers
REX Awards Category Finalists
Impact Award
Project: Elm-Ledbury by Fitzrovia
Team: Fitzrovia
Project: The King William Urban Rentals
Team: Fengate Asset Management
Development of the Year
Project: 587 Avonhead Road
Team: Carttera Private Equities Inc., Baldassarra Architects, Ecovert, Turner Townsend Cavalieri, Cecchini Group
Project: Lakeridge Logistics Centre
Team: Pure Industrial, Turner & Townsend Canada Inc., Inviro Engineered Systems Ltd., TriAxis Construction Limited, Glenn Piotrowski Architect Ltd., R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, The Biglieri Group Ltd, Avison Young
Project: MDA Space Global Headquarters & Space Robotics Centre of Excellence
Team: Kaneff Group
Project: 115 Larchmount
Team: Hullmark, Superkul, First National, RBC
Project: Elm-Ledbury by Fitzrovia
Team: Fitzrovia
Project: The King William Urban Rentals, Hamilton
Team: Fengate Asset Management, LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada, The Hi Rise Group, DMS Group, SG Constructors
Project: 160 Front Street West
Team: Cadillac Fairview, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, B+H Architects, PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Project: LiUNA Local 183 Headquarters
Team: Diamond Schmitt, LiUNA, Smith + Andersen, RJC, MTE Consultants Inc., Skygrid, PMA Landscape Architects, Footprint, Valcoustics, LMDG Code Consultants, BVDA Facade Engineering Ltd., CFMS Consulting
Investment Deal of the Year
Project: Canadian Tire Brampton Distribution Centre
Team: Colliers National Investment Services, Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited (CTREL) & Prologis Canada
Project: Birchmount Block – A TAS Hub at 1500 Birchmount
Team: TAS, Avison Young and Aird & Berlis LLP.
Project: YZD, the former Downsview Airport lands
Team: Northcrest Developments, Hines, CBRE Limited
Project: 135 St. Clair Avenue West
Team: Fitzrovia
Project: Alignvest Student Housing REIT
Team: Forum Asset Management
Project: UHN – 522 University Avenue
Team: University Health Network, iA Financial Group, Canderel, Colliers International
Project: George Brown College 25 Dockside Acquisition
Team: Cushman & Wakefield
Lease of the Year
Project: Building 1 – Granite Telephone City Logistics Centre
Team: Granite REIT, Jones Lang LaSalle
Project: 4680 Garrard Road – Kruger Products
Team: Panattoni Development, Kruger Products, Colliers International
Project: Flex Office Conversion at 10 Carlson Court
Team: Crown Realty Partners, Colliers International Canada, Gay Lea Foods
Project: Commerce Court South Repositioning
Team: QuadReal Property Group Limited Partnership, GreenShield, and Avison Young Commercial Real Estate Services LP.
Project: WoodGreen Lease – 100 Broadview
Team: Hullmark Asset Management, BGO, Cushman & Wakefield
Project: Equinox King West at West House
Team: Hines, Equinox, CBRE Limited, Urban Reform Realty
The Tenor
Team: BGO, CBRE, The Ballroom Bowl
Project: SMEG – 2 Bloor Street West
Team: KingSett Capital, SMEG, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield
Developing Leader of the Year Finalists
Hilary Salter
LaSalle Investment Management
Samantha Kong
Cadillac Fairview
Adam Redikopp
Crown Realty Partners
Rich Burton
Cushman & Wakefield
2025 Student Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2025 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 23rd Annual REX Awards Gala.
Alan Mak
Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management 2025, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo
Sophie DaSilva
Dual Degree Honours Business Administration (HBA) & Honours Specialization Philosophy 2026, Ivey Business School / Arts & Humanities, Western University
Clarice Tuai
Master of Science 2026, Geography & Planning, Planning Program, University of Toronto
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 19th, 2025, 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!
