For the fifth year in a row, HSA Commercial Real Estate was named one of Chicago’s Top Leasing Firms in the Power Broker Awards by the CoStar Group. The CoStar Power Brokers Awards are given annually to companies that demonstrate the highest levels of leasing and sales transaction volume in a specific geographic market, recognizing the most active firms and dealmakers in commercial real estate.

Once again, HSA had a very active year in 2012 completing industrial, health care, retail, and office leases totaling over 1.5 million square feet in locations throughout the Midwest. Beyond its diverse leasing activities, HSA Commercial sold over $77 million in real estate across a variety of product types as well.

Tim Thompson, executive vice president and managing director of HSA’s Industrial Services Division, was recognized individually as a Top Industrial Leasing Broker in the CoStar Power Broker Awards. Tim represented both landlords and tenants in numerous industrial leases that totaled over 1.25 million square feet.

CoStar Group (Nasdaq: CSGP) is commercial real estate’s leading provider of information and analytic services. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information.