On March 3rd, 2011 the Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® held it's annual Frontier Awards to celebrate the successes of the local commercial brokerage community of the past year. The final and most prestigious award is the Commercial REALTOR® of the Year and this year it given to Smedes York of York Properties.
To qualify for this award, nominees must represent the REALTORâ spirit. This means the recipient has the highest principles, dedication to the Code of Ethics of the Association and most importantly, has the principals of good real estate practice. This person must have served the association and have been a voice for commercial REALTORSâ on a local, state, and/or national platform. Also, the recipient must have business accomplishments in the industry that include good business conduct, service to clients, and creativity in marketing properties.
This year’s recipient has spent much of his career in real estate and construction but has served the community in a variety of ways. In the late 70s and early 80s, he served on the Raleigh City Council, was a Councilman, District E and served two terms as Mayor of the City of Raleigh, from 1979 through 1983.
Mr. York has served as the past chairman of the North Carolina Chamber, the N.C. State University Board of Trustees and the YMCA of the Triangle. Currently he serves on the Board of Directors for the Research Triangle Foundation, the North Carolina Amateur Sports and is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute. As a ULI member, he was Chairman from 1989-1991 and has chaired many advisory service panel assignments including New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
He is in the Raleigh Hall of Fame, Needham Broughton Athletics Hall of Fame, Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame, Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame. He has received countess honors including the Watauga Medal from N. C. State University and the Distinguished Citizenship Award from the North Carolina Chamber.
Mr. York is pictured here with 2011 TCAR President Shane Bull receiving his award.
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