“In a world of nothing, of barren hills and cracked Earth and once proud ocean straining through sand, there will still be a monument to our existence, bleached by the sun, perhaps, and blunted by time, but everlasting,” the announcer said to the Real Estate Development Award honorees wearing tuxes and gowns, waiting to be recognized for their contributions to towers that usually glorify their developers, not their sales broker or bankruptcy attorney.. The event, which bills itself as the “most prestigious and credible honors in real estate” is the industry’s weirdest, most over-the-top awards ceremony. Here, “elite professionals, firms […]

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