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2026 Top Broker Awards
California
- Avison Young’s Cody Lerner Negotiates 22 Transactions Totaling Over 1.2 Million Square Feet
- CBRE Partners Kyle Kovac and Michael Taquino Close $1.8 Billion
- CBRE SoCal Team Handles 9 Multifamily Transactions Totaling $915 Million
- CBRE’s Bennett Robinson Closes 48 Transactions Totaling Over 1.7 Million Square Feet
- CBRE’s Chris Shepherd Oversees Transactions Totaling Over 3 Million Square Feet
- Cushman & Wakefield’s Marc Renard Leads Team in $989-Million Sales Volume
- IPA’s Northern California Team Closes Deals Totaling over $2 Billion
- Steve Golubchik with Newmark Leads Team to 32 Sales Totaling $3.3 Billion
- The Taylor Team of CBRE Negotiates Over 4.1 Million Square Feet
- Colliers’ Mark Lewkowitz and Evan McDonald Negotiate 75 Leasing Deals

Avison Young’s Cody Lerner Negotiates 22 Transactions Totaling Over 1.2 Million Square Feet
Leasing Total
1,256,831 square feet
Cody Lerner is a principal with Avison Young. In 2025, he closed 22 transactions across 1.2 million square feet.
One notable highlight focused on Nuu Garden’s representation in securing a 89-month term lease for a 102,530-square-foot facility at 9168 Hermosa Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Lerner also worked on behalf of Spirit Halloween Superstores, successfully executing an 88-month term lease for a 651,851-square-foot facility at 17820 Slover Avenue in Bloomington, CA. Additionally, Lerner negotiated a 205,000-square-foot, $1.2-million lease at 100 Walnut Avenue in Perris, CA, on behalf of ownership and handled the sale of 39809 Avenida Acacias in Murrieta, CA.
These are some of the reasons we selected Cody Lerner as one of Connect CRE’s California Top Broker Award winners for 2026. These awards recognize industry professionals who have demonstrated the highest standards and transaction volumes in investment sales and leasing.