NAIOP Million Dollar Club: 

Port Leads Top Office Producers

Chris Port, Senior Vice President of CB Richard Ellis, at his office on Tuesday afternoon.

As an NFL offensive lineman, Chris Port's job was to protect the quarterback through all kinds of adverse situations, good training for the trials of navigating Atlanta's office market through the past 18 months and protecting clients' best interests. In 2009, Port, Senior Vice President at CB Richard Ellis, led the pack as the NAIOP Million Dollar Club's Top Producer for Atlanta office properties.

"Last year was exciting, chasing deals and following up on the many rumors surrounding tenants in the market," Port said. "It was also extremely challenging to get deals closed while looking out for our clients' investments in a tough market. The key to our success was going back to the basics by focusing on our presentation to prospective tenants and being extremely responsive to the tenant and brokerage community.

"A lot of great relationships were formed in the past 18 months, and we hope it will pay dividends in the future for our clients and tenant customers," Port concluded.

Rounding out NAIOP's Top Five are: Brian Hogg of Portman Management Co.; Jeff Keppen of CB Richard Ellis, last year's No. 5 producer; Michael Wells of Highwoods Properties; and Tom Miller of Grubb & Ellis, last year's No. 1.

NAIOP Million Dollar Club:

Sutton Repeats as Top Producer

Brian Sutton, Vice President of Duke Realty, at the NAIOP awards ceremony this morning.

NAIOP Million Dollar Club Award for Excellence:  Connie Engel

Connie Engel, partner at Childress Klein Properties (left) and Vince Dooley, keynote speaker (right) at the NAIOP awards ceremony this morning.