The CBD Mid-Rise of the Year was awarded to Civica Office Commons, a two building, 306,000-sf office complex developed by Schnitzer Northwest and connected by a 4,200 sf glass Great Room that houses a library, media center, wireless Internet connections, space for meetings and a Starbucks. The judges were impressed with the quality of Civica, saying it sets a new standard for work environments.

The Non-CBD Office Development of the Year award went to UB Properties for its Seattle Pacific Industry Union Bay Building, a five-story, 94,000-sf building built on the hill that rises from the west side of Lake Union. Judges liked how UB Properties creatively fit the building and its below-grade parking garage on a narrow, curving, triangular hillside site with a high water table.

Flex-Tech Project of the Year honors went to Sabey Corp.'s Intergate: Seattle, a risky undertaking that entailed eleven buildings on two campuses along an undeveloped stretch of Highway 99 in South Seattle. The once vacant 1.5-million.sf industrial site is now the largest multi-tenant Internet campus in the world. The judges described it as "unique, visionary, and gutsy."

The Renovation of the Year award went to IntraRock 1 LLC's CenterPoint Corporate Park, an eight building property that housed Boeing's Space and Defense Division until early 2000. Interiors were completely remodeled and amenities were added include a daycare, fitness center, foodservice, and picnic space and automobile service facilities. Concrete was torn-up to add green space, water features were updated and traffic patterns were altered. Judges described the work as "pioneering."

In addition to the awards, two new members were added to the local chapter's Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, which already includes Norton Clapp, Kemper Freeman, Sr., Jack Benaroya, Henry Broderick, Howard S. Wright, Bert McNae, Jack Graham, Jr., James Ryan, Alfred H. Clise, Harold Hill, Martin Smith, Joe Diamond and Jon Runstad.

The first new member added was Herman Sarkowsky, a native of Germany who came to Seattle in 1937 and has been in the real estate and construction business since 1950. One of his most notable projects was the 62-story Key Tower in downtown Seattle. He was also a partner in Frederick and Nelson Department Stores, as well as an owner and managing partner of the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trailblazers.

The second new inductee was Robert Filley, who didn't arrive in town until 1973 but in less than 30 years has made his mark on the community. Originally employed by Ross Campbell Mortgage, he founded North Pacific Mortgage in 1984, which was sold to Rainier Bank. He and a larger group of partners bought it back in 1991 and Bob served as Chairman of North Coast Mortgage until it was sold to L. J. Melody, a division of CB Richard Ellis, in 1998. Bob helped shape the culture and economies of both downtown Seattle and downtown Bellevue through his leadership in the financing and development of the Westlake Mall and the redevelopment of Bellevue Square.