COSTA MESA, CA—Nomination are now open for the fifth annual commercial real estate SPIRE awards, aimed at recognizing Orange County's best and brightest in commercial real estate.
Presented by the Orange County chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW-OC), the SPIRE awards will recognize developers, general contractors, engineers, brokers, lenders, architects, attorneys, property managers, interior designers, and mortgage bankers that have demonstrated
superior performance in 2015.
"Orange County is a hub of activity for the commercial real estate industry, and there is no better way to recognize the individuals and teams who continue to shape the local business landscape," says Karen Eddy of Western Digital, who is co-chair of the SPIRE award committee for CREW-OC
along with Catherine Falco of Marquis Construction.
"Last year's SPIRE awards garnered 152 entrants and nearly 250 attendees, and we anticipate that we will increase those numbers substantially this year," Eddy explains.
The SPIRE awards event will be held on March 10, 2016 at the Center Club in Costa Mesa. All nominees will be published in the Orange County Business Journal the week before the event.

Nomination applications are due by February 5, and forms can be downloaded here.

CREW-OC will recognize individuals or teams in the following categories:

*        New Construction

*        Building Renovations

*        Tenant Improvements

*        Leasing

*        Sales

*        Lending

*        Women in Commercial Real Estate

*        Philanthropy

For more information visit www.crewocspireawards.com.

Commercial Real Estate Women of Orange County (CREW-OC) is a member organization of the national Commercial Real Estate Women Network and has been serving Orange County real estate professionals since 1988. CREW-OC is a non-profit organization established to promote and sponsor educational and professional activities for its members in the field of commercial real estate.