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The NJBIZ Leaders in Real Estate, Construction and Design Awards celebrate individuals and companies changing New Jersey’s commercial real estate landscape. 

Now in its sixth year, the award categories include: 

• Architecture 
• Commercial real estate 
• Commercial property development 
• Engineering 
• Environmental 
• General contractor 
• Interior design 
• Law 
• Project/construction management 
• Subcontractor 

Additionally, the Top Projects awards – now in its third year – look back at the work accomplished in the state. This program recognizes how these plans and projects remade the landmarks of the past or established those of the future. Projects include private, public, transportation & infrastructure, and renovation. 

We are honoring the owner of the Top Projects along with those who made the work possible, such as the general contractor, subcontractors, attorneys, architects, engineers and others. 

Nominations for both programs were submitted through an open process and then evaluated by an independent panel of judges to determine the honorees.   

NJBIZ invites you to celebrate these individuals and firms during an awards program June 9 at The DoubleTree by Hilton Somerset. You may register to attend the ceremony on the event page. 

This year’s presenting sponsor is Provident Bank, which it has been since the program’s launch.  

Honorees will also be recognized in a special section of NJBIZ.

Congratulations to the 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Real Estate, Construction and Design!

Individuals

(Listed alphabetically by last name) 

Blake Chroman, principal
Sitex Group 

Katharine Coffey, partner and vice chair, Corporate & Business Law Department
Day Pitney LLP 

Benita Cooper, owner and architect
Benita Cooper Design 

Alex Craig, vice president, New Jersey division
IMC Construction 

Joseph Flynn, senior associate and education market specialist
H2M architects + engineers 

George Garcia, partner and co-chair, Real Estate and Land Use
Connell Foley LLP 

Thomas Garlick, partner
Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP 

Francis Giantomasi, co-chair, Executive Committee
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (CSG Law) 

Ian Grusd, senior managing director, Investments
Marcus & Millichap 

Matthew Jarmel, principal and CEO
Jarmel Kizel Architects and Engineers 

Timothy Lizura, senior vice president, Real Estate & Capital Projects
New Jersey Performing Arts Center 

Jose Lozano, executive vice president and chief growth officer
Hackensack Meridian Health 

Jonathan Lubonski, executive vice president
The Michaels Organization 

Tom Maoli, CEO
Celebrity Motor Car and ROI Management 

Roberto Martinez, senior vice president of design services
REDCOM Design & Construction LLC 

Ryan Milanaik, managing director
JLL 

Ronald Schwenke III, vice president
LAN Associates 

Kurt Vierheilig, director of design and partner
DMR Architects 

Ralph Zucker, president and CEO
Inspired by Somerset Development 

Organizations 

(Listed alphabetically) 

Atkins Cos. 

DPR Construction 

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

H2M architects + engineers 

Jarmel Kizel Architects and Engineers 

Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners 

NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. 

NAI James E. Hanson 

Pal-Pro Builders LLC 

SJP Project Solutions 

The Kislak Co. Inc. 

Vericon Construction Co. 

Woodmont Properties 

Congratulations to the 2026 Top Projects honorees! 

(Listed alphabetically by project name, along with location and honoree company) 

East Brunswick Ice Arena, East Brunswick
Township of East Brunswick 

Freshpet headquarters, Bedminster
Advance Realty Investors (AR at 1450 Route 206 LLC) 

Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness Center at Clifton, Clifton
Hackensack Meridian Health 

The Journal, Jersey City
Kushner Cos. 

The Kempson, Metuchen
Klein Enterprises 

Lommason Glen Road (CR 626) Repairs & Resiliency, White
County of Warren 

Melchiorre Cancer Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), Livingston
RWJ Barnabas Health 

Monroe Township Utility Department – Well No. 25 Water Treatment Plant, Monroe Township Utilities Department
Monroe Township 

Monte View at Pohatcong, Pohatcong
Larken Associates 

Morris Marketplace, Morris Plains
Devimy Equities 

New Wayne Mazda Auto Center, Wayne
Performance Auto Group 

Oliver Station, Camden
The Michaels Organization 

The Plaza Grande at Garden State Park, Cherry Hill
Procida Funding & Advisors 

The Rail at Bound Brook, Bound Brook
Denholtz 

Rehabilitation of the Montgomery Street Bridge over Assunpink Creek, Trenton
Mercer County 

Sanofi at M Station, Morristown
Sanofi 

Ship Bottom Municipal Building, Ship Bottom
Borough of Ship Bottom, Long Beach Island, Ocean County 

Southside View, Newark
Foya Development Group 

Township of Pennsauken Public Library and Municipal Complex, Pennsauken
Township of Pennsauken