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Leader in the Light Awards

2023 Winners

  • Data Centers: Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR)
  • Diversified: JBG SMITH (NYSE: JBGS) and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO)
  • Health Care: Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC)
  • Industrial: Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD)
  • Lodging / Resorts: Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: PK)
  • Office: Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HPP)
  • Residential: Veris Residential, Inc. (NYSE: VRE)
  • Retail: Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM)
  • Self-storage: Public Storage (NYSE: PSA)

Leadership Personified award: Michael Chang, vice president of energy and sustainability at Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.


2022 Winners

  • Data Centers: Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR)
  • Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO)
  • Health Care: Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR)
  • Hospitality: Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: PK)
  • Industrial: Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD)
  • Office: BXP (NYSE: BXP) and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HPP)
  • Residential: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB)
  • Retail: Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) and Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG)
  • Self-storage: Extra Space Storage, Inc. (NYSE: EXR)

Leadership Personified award: Kelly Meissner, Vice President, Corporate ESG & Sustainability, Ventas, Inc.,


2021 Winners

  • Data Centers: Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR)
  • Diversified: JBG SMITH (NYSE: JBGS)
  • Health Care: Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR)
  • Industrial: Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD)
  • Office: Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC)
  • Residential: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB)
  • Retail: Brookfield Properties (NASDAQ: BPY)
  • Self-storage: Extra Space Storage, Inc. (NYSE: EXR)

Leadership Personified award: Dan Egan, SVP, energy and sustainability, Vornado Realty Trust


2020 Winners

  • Data Centers: Digital Realty
  • Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust 
  • Health Care: Ventas, Inc. and Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
  • Industrial: Prologis, Inc. 
  • Office: Kilroy Realty Corporation
  • Residential: AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
  • Retail: Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield 
  • Self-storage: Extra Space Storage, Inc. 

Most Innovative award: Kilroy Realty Corporation

Leadership Personified award: Sara Neff, senior vice president, sustainability, Kilroy Realty Corporation


2019 Winners

  • Data Centers: Digital Realty
  • Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust
  • Health Care: Ventas, Inc.
  • Industrial: Prologis
  • Lodging/Resorts: Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
  • Office: Kilroy Realty Corporation
  • Residential/Apartments: AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
  • Retail/Regional Malls: Kimco Realty Corporation

Most Innovative award: Boston Properties

Leadership Personified award: Kevin Hagen, EVP, Iron Mountain

Best New Entry award: Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.


2018 Winners

Data Centers: Digital Realty

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust

Health Care: Ventas, Inc.

Industrial: Prologis

Lodging/Resorts: Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Office: Kilroy Realty Corporation

Residential/Apartments: Equity Residential

Retail/Regional Malls: The Macerich Company

Most Innovative award: Kilroy Realty Corporation

Leadership Personified award: Ben Myers, Director, Sustainability, Boston Properties


2017 Winners

Data Centers: Digital Realty

Retail: The Macerich Company

Residential/Apartments: Equity Residential

Office: Kilroy Realty Corporation

Industrial: Prologis

Lodging/Resorts: Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Honorable mention: Hersha Hospitality Trust)

Health Care: Ventas, Inc.

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust

Most Innovative award: Boston Properties and Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Leadership Personified award: Lou Schotsky, First Vice President-Investments, of Equity Residential


2016 Winners

Data Centers: Equinix, Inc.

Retail: Macerich 

Residential: Equity Residential 

Office: Kilroy Realty Corp. 

Industrial: Prologis 

Lodging/Resorts: Hersha Hospitality Trust 

Health Care: Welltower and HCP, Inc. 

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust


2015 Winners

Retail: The Macerich Company

Residential: AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Office: Boston Properties and Kilroy Realty Corporation

Industrial: Prologis

Health Care: HCP, Inc.

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust

Lodging/Resorts: Hersha Hospitality Trust and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Global: British Land Company PLC


2014 WINNERS

Retail: The Macerich Company

Residential: Campus Crest Communities, Inc.

Office: Kilroy Realty Corporation

Industrial: Prologis

Health Care: Ventas, Inc.

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust

Lodging/Resorts: Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Global: British Land Company PLC

Special Recognition: Boston Properties


2013 WINNERS

Health Care: HCP Inc.

Industrial: Prologis

Lodging/Resorts: Hersha Hospitality Trust

Office: Thomas Properties Group

Residential: AvalonBay Communities

Retail: Kimco Realty Corporation

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust

Global: British Land Company


2012 WINNERS

Diversified: Vornado Realty Trust 

Global: British Land Company

Health Care: HCP, Inc. 

Industrial: Prologis

Lodging/Resorts: Hersha Hospitality Trust 

Office – Large Cap: Brookfield Office Properties 

Office – Small Cap: 'Thomas Properties Group 

Residential – Large Cap: AvalonBay Communities 

Residential – Small Cap: Post Properties 

Retail – Large Cap: Simon Property Group 

Retail – Small Cap: Equity One 


2011 LARGE CAP WINNERS

Gold: Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO)

Silver: Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG)

Bronze: ProLogis (NYSE: PLD)

Honorable Mention: Macerich (NYSE: MAC)

Innovator Award: HCP (NYSE: HCP)

2011 MID-TO-SMALL CAP WINNERS

Gold: Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY)

Silver: Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN)

Bronze: Wells Real Estate Funds (publicly registered, non-listed)

Honorable Mention: Thomas Properties Group (NASDAQ: TPGI)

Innovator Award: Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ)


2010 WINNERS

Gold: Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO)

Silver: Hines REIT, Inc. (publicly registered, non-exchange traded)

Bronze (tie): Macerich (NYSE: MAC), Wells Real Estate Funds (publicly registered, non-exchange traded)

Honorable Mentions:, Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY)


2009 WINNERS

Gold: Thomas Properties Group (Nasdaq: TPGI)

Silver (tie): HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP), Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), Wells Real Estate Funds (publicly registered, non-exchange traded)

Bronze (tie): Hines REIT, Inc. (publicly registered, non-exchange traded), Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG)

Honorable Mentions: AMB Property Corporation (NYSE: AMB), Macerich (NYSE: MAC), ProLogis (NYSE: PLD)


2008 WINNERS

Gold: Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (publicly registered, non-exchange traded)

Silver (Tie): Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG), Thomas Properties Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TPGI)

Bronze: HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP)

Honorable Mentions: General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP), Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY), ProLogis (NYSE: PLD)


2007 WINNERS

Gold (tie):, Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust, Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG)

Silver: Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY)

Bronze: Macerich (NYSE: MAC)

Honorable Mentions:, AMB Property Corporation (NYSE: AMB), HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP), ProLogis (NYSE: PLD)


2006 WINNERS

Gold: Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG)

Silver: Equity Office Properties Trust

Bronze: ProLogis (NYSE: PLD)


2005 WINNERS

Gold Large Cap: Trizec Properties, Inc.

Gold Small Cap: Glenborough Realty Trust Incorporated

Silver: Arden Realty, Inc.

Bronze: Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG)