The Sales Brokers Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award
This member contest was conceived in 1944 by William J. Brede, the Legislative Representative of REBNY's Sales Brokers Committee. Winners of the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award have historically demonstrated resourcefulness and originality in solving difficult problems in property negotiation; they prove that brokers are not intermediaries, but driving forces whose works shape the city. In 1991 this award was renamed "The Henry Hart Rice Achievement Award" in honor of a four-time winner. A second-place award, "The Robert T. Lawrence Award", was created in 1983 in memory of a member. Finally, "The Edward S. Gordon Award", named for a respected leader of the commercial brokerage community, was established in 2005 as the third-place award. Each commercial discipline (Sales, Financing and Leasing) can submit an entry. Each discipline must have a minimum of three competing deals for recognition in their respective discipline. It is presented at the Sales Brokers Committee's Annual Cocktail Party.
View contest rules at https://go.rebny.com/SDOYApp2020
Learn more about why all REBNY brokers should enter to win this prestigious contest from one of our 2019 winners Brian Waterman.
PAST AWARDEES (listed alphabetically by year)
2019: Romel Canete, Susan C. Goldenthal, Daniel Joseph Keegan, Lance Korman, James D. Kuhn, James P Nelson, Jenny Ogden, Ira C. Rovitz, Brian S. Waterman2018: Alan J. Desino, Gerry C Miovski, Jeffrey Rosenblatt, Gregg A. Rothkin
2017: Richard Bernstein, Kenneth J. Meyerson, Geoffrey M. Newman, Jonathan Serko, Mary Ann Tighe, Mark S. Weiss
2016: David M. Carlos, Michael G. Geoghegan, Michael R. Laginestra, Kathleen McSharry, Ira Schuman, Scott A. Singer
2015: Lauren Corrinet, Justin DiMare, Alan D. Goodkin, Howard J. Kesseler, Jr., Gregory A. Tosko, Mark S. Weiss, Sacha M Zarba
2014: David M. Carlos, Howard S. Fiddle, Bradley P. Gerla, Paul Leibowitz, Ira Schuman, William Shanahan, Darcy A. Stacom
2013: David A. Green, Caroline McLain, Mark Myers Mermel, Mary Ann Tighe, Gregory A. Tosko
2012: Romel Canete, Barry M. Gosin, Helen Hwang, Jeffrey C. Moroch, Nathaniel C. Rockett, Scott A. Singer, Brian S. Waterman
2011: Paul A. Gillen, Michael M. Rotchford, William Shanahan, Darcy A. Stacom, Tara I. Stacom, Mary Ann Tighe, Gregory A. Tosko
2010: Ephraim Robert Eisenberg, Barry M. Gosin, David Noonan, Jennifer Schwartzman, William Shanahan, Darcy A. Stacom, Mark S. Weiss
2009: Eric G. Deutsch, Daniel O. Horowitz, Kenneth J. Meyerson, Michael M. Rotchford, Ira Schuman
2008: PAUL GLICKMAN, Mitchell Konsker, Shawn Rosenthal, William Shanahan, Darcy A. Stacom
2007: Kathleen McSharry, David Noonan, Andrew J Singer, Moshe M Sukenik, Mary Ann Tighe, Gregory A. Tosko
2006: Clinton W. Blume, Jr., Warren M. Heller, Kathleen McSharry, Howard K Nottingham, Andrew J Singer
2005: Mitchell Arkin, Brian Gell, John S. Gray, Patrick C Hanlon, Gershon Kamenetsky, Moshe M Sukenik, Mark S. Weiss, Simon Ziff
2004: Adam H. Foster, Richard Karson, Kathleen McSharry, James A. Robbins, Stephen B. Siegel, Andrew J Singer, Harly D Stevens
2003: Warren M. Heller, Robert Knakal, Stephen B. Siegel
2002: Mark P Boisi, Dan Gronich, Nicola M. Heryet, Neil Lipinski, Robert D Yaffa
2001: Timothy J. Dempsey, Robert Knakal, Mark J. Massey, Mary Ann Tighe, Gregory A. Tosko
2000: Robert Baraf, Eric S. Engelhardt, Howard S. Fiddle, Jason L. Gorman, Beth Mercante, John F. Powers, Gregory A. Tosko, Lynette A Tulkoff, Martin Turchin
1999: Lawrence David Ackman, John S. Gray, Amy McBride, John W. Moxley, Gordon Ogden, Stuart I. Romanoff, Robert D. Taylor, Joseph Thanhauser, III, Peter Van Duyne, Simon Ziff
1998: Joseph A Cabrera, Barry M. Gosin, Bruce Elliot Mosler, Joseph J. Simone, Brian S. Waterman
1997: Leonard DiMicelli, Howard S. Fiddle, Jeffrey A. Lichtenberg, Edward E. Midgley, Carol Nelson, Mary Ann Tighe, Joel Wechsler, Philip R Weiss
1996: David W. Levinson, Carol Nelson, Joseph Thanhauser, III, Mary Ann Tighe, Gregory A. Tosko, Bruce N. Weinberg
1995: Leonard DiMicelli, I. Keith Ellis, Michael R. Laginestra, Lewis Miller, Martin Turchin
1994: Scott L. Gottlieb, Joseph A. Grotto, Jr., Joseph A. Grotto, Sr., Michael R. Laginestra, Martin Turchin
1993: Brian Ezratty, G. Tyson Maroon, Frank J. Steinegger
1992: Robert Friedman, Edward Goldman, Jeffrey A. Lichtenberg, Maria Morris, Carol Nelson, Mary Ann Tighe
1991: Brian R Corcoran, Alan R. Goldberg, Alan R. Goldberg, Dan Gronich, Joseph P. McCluskey Jr., James P. Stuckey
1990: John L. Dowling, Miriam Halpert, Jonathan S. Miller, Arthur L. Nelkin, Arthur L. Nelkin, Henry Hart Rice, Joseph Thanhauser, III, Martin Turchin
1989: Miriam Halpert, Jonathan S. Miller, Peter E. Pattison, Joseph Thanhauser, III
1988: Michael Dailey, John L. Dowling, Peter E. Pattison, Joseph Thanhauser, III, Edward J. Weiss
1987: Henry Hart Rice, Martin Turchin
1986: Garrett R. Bowden, Dudley S. Nostrand, Richard W. Seeler, Robert I Shapiro
1985: S. Donald Friedman, Peter E. Pattison, Vincent J. Peters, Marvin Rosenberg, Joseph Thanhauser, III
1984: Robert M. Kligerman, Jeffrey Rosenblatt, Mitchell S. Steir, Joseph Thanhauser, III
1983: Clinton W. Blume, Jr., Robert L Freedman, A. Denny Gardiner, Jamie S. Rakoff
1982: William M. Lese
1981: Steven M. Levy, Richard W Rosenthal, Louis Smadbeck
1980: S. Donald Friedman, Joseph E. O'Gara
1979: Henry A. Gallin, Edward S. Gordon, Henry Hart Rice, Arthur Rosenbloom
1978: Edward S. Gordon, Arthur Rosenbloom, Jack Sonnenblick, William H. Stern, William H. Stern
1977: Jerry Lee Marcus, Edward J. Minskoff
1976: Barry M. Gosin, Harvey L. Richer
1975: Augustus A. DiRenzo, Lynn B. Goddess, Vincent J. Peters, Richard W. Seeler
1974: Robert F. R. Ballard
1973: John L. Dowling
1972: Joseph A. Grotto, Sr., Stephen J. Riker
1971: Charles R. Borrok, Ian Brownlie, Jerry L. Cohen
1970: Ian Brownlie, Jerry L. Cohen, Richard W Rosenthal
1969: Henry Hart Rice
1968: Alan Polkes, Sidney Rosenthal
1967: James H. Biggart, Alan Polkes, Sidney Rosenthal
1966: David M. Baldwin
1965: Leon Casper
1964: William J. Hirschman
1963: Matthew J. Stacom
1962: Matthew J. Stacom
1961: Mandel Cohen, Peter Grimm
1960: Joseph Bernstein
1959: Anthony Peters
1958: Leon Pearce
1957: Henry Hart Rice
1956: Herbert Finney, Charles Silverman
1955: Cecil Simmons, Herbert Slepoy
1954: Anthony Peters, Leone Peters, Durand Taylor
1953: Herman Ackman, Peter Grimm, William M. Lese
1952: Arthur Collins, William M. Lese, Wylie F.L. Tuttle
1951: Alfred S. Friedman
1950: Herman Ackman
1949: Dudley S. Nostrand
1948: Charles Noyes
1947: H. Stanley Hillyer
1946: John Dunbar, H. Thornley Martin
1945: Samuel Firestone
1944: Gustave Ross
