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The Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering Awards is a recognition of the region’s most creative and outstanding projects and transactions within the last year, as well as a celebration of the individuals and companies who are changing Long Island through design, construction, project management, lending, innovation and more.
To nominate an individual, company or team, please click the Individual / Company / Team nomination button above (beneath the event logo). Upon submission, your nominee will automatically be sent the link to complete the application. Please note there are two forms for individual, company and team submissions. Please be sure both forms are submitted.
To submit an application for a Top Project or Deal, please click the Project / Deal application button above (beneath the event logo). There is only one form required for Projects and Deals submissions.
All forms are due by February 27.
Nomination Deadline: February 13, 2026
Application Deadline: February 27, 2026
SAVE THE DATE
June 15, 2026
Crest Hollow Country Club
8325 Jericho Turnpike
Woodbury, NY 11797
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FAQ:
What is the nomination process and the steps to take?
Once the online nomination form is completed an automated email will be sent to the individual nominated (the email address entered in the “Nominee Email” field) and a submission receipt will be sent to the email placed in the “Nominator’s Email” field.
In order for the nominee to continue with the process they must fill out the application form by the application deadline listed in the automated email and on the corresponding event landing page.
We also recommend submitting up to three letters of recommendation to libn.com/letters-of-recommendation-submission-form by the application deadline to be included in the nominee’s judging packet as supporting materials. This is not a requirement, but an added benefit.
How can I or my organization be considered for the Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering Awards?
While anyone can nominate, we recommend nominations come from a senior leader in the organization. It is then required that the nominee go through the entire application process, please see above response for more details on that.
What are the judges looking for when selecting the Real Estate, Architecture & Engineering honorees?
It is essential that the candidate or organization has made a significant impact in their respective industries in the Long Island community. It is helpful to have at least one letter of recommendation from someone that can speak to this.
Projects will be determined based on their impact in the Long Island development sphere and the communities they serve.
Can I save the nomination or application forms while I’m working on them?
Unfortunately, at this time you cannot, but we’re working to fix that. In the meantime, we suggest either filling out the forms on a separate sheet of paper and/Word Doc first or be prepared to spend some time in the form.
If I’m an honoree, do I need to purchase a ticket?
All attendees, including honorees, must purchase a ticket to this event. Please, note that all LIBN events are limited attendance based on location. Honorees and sponsors are guaranteed tickets. Individual tickets will only go on sale if space is available after sponsorship deadlines.
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Sponsorship opportunities to include a table for your guests, multimedia marketing, logo usage and much more depending on the level your company selects. For more sponsorship information and benefits please contact your account manager or email [email protected].
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2025 HONOREES
INDIVIDUALS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Anthony Gitto, The Gitto Group
David Mammina, AIA, H2M architects + engineers
Jeffrey Schwartzberg, Premier Commercial Real Estate
Mark Stumer, Mojo Stumer Associates
RISING STARS – ARCHITECTURE
Kevin Chen, Mojo Stumer Associates
Megan Holz, RA, H2M architects + engineers
Salmah Nashurdeen, Mark Design Studios
Katherine Serrano Sosa, Rooted Architecture Studio PLLC
RISING STARS – COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Jesse Jimenez, Primal Property Group LLC
Brian Weigold, JLL
RISING STAR – CONSTRUCTION
Bret L. McCabe, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
RISING STARS – ENGINEERING
Theresa Colonna, VHB
Danielle Drake, PE, LEED Green Associate, H2M architects + engineers
TOP ARCHITECTS
Alex Badalamenti, bld architecture
George L. Cumella, Mojo Stumer Associates
Jason S. Smith, RA, LEED AP (BD+C), CSI, CDT, H2M architects + engineers
TOP COMMERCIAL BROKERS
Ron Koenigsberg, American Investment Properties
David Leviton, JLL
Philip Shwom, Schacker Real Estate Corp.
TOP COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BROKERAGE TEAM
JLL Long Island Industrial Team
TOP ENGINEERS
Nora M. Brew, P.E., Walden Environmental Engineering
Paul R. Lageraaen, PE, PG, H2M architects + engineers
Andrew J Nee, PE, VHB
COMPANIES
TOP ARCHITECTURE FIRMS
bld architecture
H2M architects + engineers
Mark Design Studios Architecture PC
Re: Design Architects PLLC
SPECTOR companies
TOP BROKERAGE (COMMERCIAL)
JLL
TOP BROKERAGE (RESIDENTIAL)
Douglas Elliman
TOP CONSTRUCTION FIRMS
Aurora Contractors LLC
Lipsky Construction
LMJ Management and Construction
TOP CONSULTANT
Strand Consulting Corporation
TOP ENGINEERING FIRMS
D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC
H2M architects + engineers
Hayduk Engineering LLC
L.K. McLean Associates Engineering & Surveying, DPC
VHB
TOP ENVIRONMENTAL/SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS
D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC
H2M architects + engineers
TOP PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT FIRM
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
TOP RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPER
The Beechwood Organization
DEALS
243,288-SF medical office deal for Stony Brook Medicine
JLL – David Leviton, Vice Chairman
433,000 SF Five-Property Industrial Portfolio Sold by MRA for $95.8 M; Stimulating Marketing and Creating Economic Opportunity in Region
Metropolitan Realty Associates (MRA) – Joe Farkas, Founder and CEO
Long Island Investment Group Buys Super-Regional Mall, Property will Undergo $100M Revitalization
Schuckman Realty Inc.
BTF Capital
The KABR Group
AJM Real Estate – Adam Mann
Burman RE – Scott Burman
Schuckman Realty Inc. – Kenneth Schuckman
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Educational Leases totaling 115,000 SF between two buildings on behalf of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District
Newmark – Scott Berfas and Daniel Oliver
J.Crew Factory Lease Advances Tenant Evolution at Mayfair Shopping Center, 10-2020 Jericho Turnpike, Commack
Levin Management Corporation
TOP PROJECTS
TOP EDUCATION PROJECTS
Biomedical Research, Innovation and Imaging Center (BRIIC), Old Westbury
New York Institute of Technology
Turner Construction Company
Zubatkin Owner Representation, A Cumming Group Company
Napach Design Group
DLR Group Architecture & Engineering
Buro Happold Consulting Engineers
Philips Healthcare
The Jacobs Laboratory Planning
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School, Manorville
Supplier: QXO (formerly Beacon Building Products)
Roofing Contractor: More Contracting
Long Island High School for the Arts, Syosset
Client: Graciela Carrillo, Senior Manager; Anthony Fierro, Chief Administrator, Nassau BOCES
Lead Architect: Joy Liaw, Mark Design Studios
Lead Interior Designer: Irene Yim, Mark Design Studios
Engineer: SGM Engineering
General Contractor: Irwin Contracting
AV: Advance Sound Company
Roosevelt Charter School
VRD Contracting Inc.
Robert Ferraro Architect
Saint Anthony’s Rich Reichert Athletic Complex (Phase II), Huntington Station
Lipsky Construction
St Anthony’s High School
Nemschick Silverman Architects P.C.
Emtec Consulting Engineers
J. Pontieri PE
Key Civil Engineering
Susan E. Wiley Elementary School Library, Copiague
Client: Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Bannon, Copiague Public Schools
Project Lead: Irene Yim, Vice President, Mark Design Studios Architecture PC
Engineer: SGM Engineering
General Contractor: RENU Contracting
Turtle Hook Middle School, Uniondale
H2M architects + engineers
Westbury Middle School, Westbury
H2M architects + engineers
RDA Landscape Architecture
TOP GREEN/SUSTAINABLE PROJECT
Indian Island County Park Living Shoreline Project, Riverhead
D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC
Galvin Bros/Madhue Contracting, JV
TOP HOSPITALITY PROJECTS
Seven Beach Lane, Westhampton Beach
Developer: Peconic Equities, Corey Gluckstal
Kelly Development (GC): Mike Kelly, Anthony Mannino, Barbara O’Brien
Architect: bld architecture, Alex Badalamenti
Interior Design: Beth Donner Design, Beth Donner
Tap Room Garden City
Lipsky Construction
Busch Associates Architects
Upstream Hospitality Group
Tap Room Ronkonkoma
Lipsky Construction
Garden City Tap Room
Upstream Hospitality Group
Tritec Real Estate Company
DJT Development
Busch Associates Architects
HRM Engineering Services
TOP OFFICE PROJECT
Harmony Healthcare Long Island, Garden City
Al Thompson, Managing Executive, TPG Architecture
Helen Venticinque, Studio Director, TPG Architecture
Carmela Zino, Project Manager, TPG Architecture
Alex Caba, Project Professional, TPG Architecture
Madalyn Croston, Design Professional, TPG Architecture
Cindy Yi, Design Professional, TPG Architecture
Ron Zeccardi, Principal, Project Management, Cresa
Joe Pollaci, General Contractor, Nucor Construction
Project Owner: David Nemiroff, Harmony Healthcare Long Island
Real Estate Broker: Cresa, Ralph Benzakein
TOP PRIVATE PROJECTS
Carlow Wind Watch, Hauppauge
Southern Land Company
Developer and Landscape Architect: Karla Cavazos, EVP, Development; Jon Nevid, Northeast Development Manager
Southern Land Company Commercial Construction
General Contractor: Anthony Modafferi, Project Manager
Swedroe Architecture
Architect: Chris Cavallo, Senior Project Manager
Interior Design: Faulkner Design Group, Stephanie Dunn
ICC T20 World Cup Cricket Stadium, Eisenhower Park, Nassau County
VHB
Populous
The LandTek Group, Inc.
Transportation Management Services (TMS)
Long Beach Superblock: The Boardwalk and The Breeze, Long Beach
B2K Development
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
MS Packaging & Supply Corp., Shirley
LMJ Management and Construction
MS Packaging & Supply Corp.
Petracca Design and Engineering PC
Dawn Murnak
All Island Testing Associates
Barrett, Bonacci & Van Weele P.C.
South Fork Wind Farm
VHB
Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC
The Landmark Building, Huntington Station
H2M architects + engineers
Blue and Gold Holdings
Emtec Consulting Engineers
GRCH Architecture PC
Structural Workshop LLC
TOP PUBLIC PROJECTS
Fireman’s Field, Oyster Bay
IMEG
Metro Paving LLC
Town of Oyster Bay
Oceanside Library, Oceanside
General Contractor: EW Howell Construction Group
Architect of Record: Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, H2M architects + engineers, Eric Maisch, AIA, Assistant Vice President and Deputy Division Director
Design Architect: Architecture, Lighting, Interior Design, and Library Planning, MDA Designgroup Architects & Planners, Elisabeth Martin, FAIA, Principal
Theater Consultant: Theatre Projects, Robert Young, Principal
Signage Consultant: T-Squared design, Inc., Trisia Tomanelli, President
TOP RENOVATION/REUSE/REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Chaminade High School, Mineola
Client: Chaminade High School, Bro. Thomas Cleary, President
Architects: Mark Design Studios Architecture PC, Irene Yim, Michael Mark, Brandon Steck, Salmah Nashurdeen
Engineer: SGM Engineering
General Contractor: Cook & Krupa LLC
Forte Construction Corporate HQ
Mojo Stumer Associates: George Luis Cumella, Joe Yacobellis, Angelica Moshri, Jessica Licalzi, Jaclyn Letsch, Mason Sofia
Forte Construction: Jeff Cardillo, Tony Cardillo, Larry Pappas
TAP Electric
High Dune Condo Phase I, Westhampton
Lipsky Construction
High Dune Condominium
DJT Development
Riverhead Building Supply
Nicholas Vero Architect
Jones Beach Theater – Addition/Renovation
EW Howell Construction Group
Private Owner: Live Nation Entertainment
Owners Rep: Surepath Construction
Public Owner: New York State Parks
Architect: Howell Belanger Castelli Architects
Engineer: Stonefield Engineering
Montauk Manor Natatorium Revitalization
Lipsky Construction
The Board Managers of Montauk Manor
EDG Architecture + Engineering
Airpath Engineering
Tortorella Pools
Maccarone Plumbing & Heating
Henry Restoration
Nassau Logistics Center, Hicksville
Brookfield Properties: Louis DiGiacomo, Tyler Mordas
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP: Judy Simoncic, Zoning Attorney; Dan Deegan, IDA Attorney and John Gordon, IDA Attorney
Aurora Contractors
M&H Architects
Langan Engineering: Chuck Utschig, PE, Eric Viloria, Traffic Engineer
Roux Engineering: Lauren Dolginko
Nassau County IDA
Tweezerman International, Port Washington
Tweezerman International, LLC
Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP: Dan Deegan, IDA Attorney and John Gordon, IDA Attorney
Long Island Building Systems Inc.
SDG Design, Gabriel A. Sarmiento
Town of North Hempstead
Town of North Hempstead Building Department
R. Shatarah Consulting Engineers, P.C.
TOP RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Baymen’s Cottage | Water Island, Fire Island
H2M architects + engineers
Meadowbrook Pointe East Meadow & Meadowbrook Pointe Gardens, East Meadow
The Beechwood Organization
The Rose
Mojo Stumer Associates: Joe Yacobellis, George Luis Cumella, Angelica Moshri
TOP RETAIL PROJECT
Ready Coffee (Dairy Barn)
Architect: Combined Resources Consulting & Design Inc., Patricio Solar
Client: Ready Coffee, Jed Bonnem
Atkins Construction Group: Greg Chybowski
TOP SMART GROWTH PROJECTS
One North Country, Port Jefferson
The Gitto Group: Rob & Tony Gitto
Station Yards Phase 2A, Ronkonkoma
Tritec Real Estate Company: Kelley Coughlan Heck, Jimmy Coughlan, Christopher Kelly
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP: Howard Stein, John Wagner, Barry Cohen, Michelle Stieglitz
The Royal Blue
Developer: Blue Communities
Attorneys: Harris Beach Murtha
bld architecture
VHB
Agent/Broker: Julia Krispeal of Douglas Elliman
TOP TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Hicksville Water District Plant No. 8, Hicksville
H2M architects + engineers
Hicksville Water District
Ocean Beach Flood Mitigation and Resiliency Project, Ocean Beach, Fire Island
D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC
Galvin Bros/Madhue Contracting, JV
Replacement of 1.5 MG Syosset Elevated Tank, Syosset
D&B Engineers and Architects, DPC
Landmark Structures
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