News: Rhode Island
Posted: April 14, 2023
CoStar’s Impact Awards winners for Providence
Providence, RI CoStar named the following 2023 CoStar Impact Awards winners in the Providence market.
Lease of the Year
487 Jefferson Blvd. -
Bierman Autism Centers
Leeds Mitchell, MG Commercial Real Estate
Multifamily Development of the Year
Brookside Terrace
Brian Donato, Dakota Partners; Milton Baxter, RI Housing; Kaplan Thompson, Kaplan Thompson Architects; Kenneth Viscarello, Sheehan Phinney; Claudius Zorokong, Bank of America; and Will Walter, Benesch
Sale/Acquisition of the Year
Woonsocket Middle School
Christopher Lowe and Michael Alves, both of KW Elite Commercial Real Estate, Keller Williams Realty
The judging panel who determined the winners included:
• Gregory Arakelian, sales associate/commercial director, Lila Delman Real Estate;
• Michael Alves, president/owner of KW Elite Commercial Real Estate, Keller Williams Realty;
• Michael Giuttari, president, MG Commercial Real Estate;
• Michael Friedman, director of sales & leasing, Paolino Management and
• Richard Amato, CEO, Olympus Group Real Estate.
The CoStar Impact Awards recognize exemplary commercial real estate transactions and projects completed in 2022 with significant influence in neighborhoods or submarkets across 128 major markets in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.
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