Mauricio Umansky, the co-founder of real-estate brokerage The Agency — who also stars on Netflix’s Buying Beverly Hills and is a contestant on the new season of Dancing with the Stars premiering on Tuesday — is set to follow up his dancing debut by hosting The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual L.A. Power Broker Awards. The evening will take place Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the famed Castillo Del Lago estate in Lake Hollywood, a grand 1920s Spanish-style mansion once owned by Madonna.
Presented by premier luxury real estate PR company The Society Group, the awards evening celebrates the powerhouse sellers on THR‘s annual list of Hollywood’s Top Real Estate Agents and includes an awards presentation in eight categories. Nominees for six categories — including Stratospheric Sale of the Year, Agent of Historic Architecture and Rising Star — are presented below, with Umansky announcing the winners at the dinner.
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Drew Fenton — the CEO of Carolwood Estates, which launched last November — is the winner of THR‘s L.A. Team of the Year Award for his work helming the new luxury brokerage alongside posting his own big real estate deals and working with star clients such as Cher and Justin Timberlake.
Chris Cortazzo of Compass will be honored with the Philanthropic Impact Award for his commitment to giving back and his support of such organizations as the Boys & Girls Club of Malibu, Point Dume Marine Science School, Farm Sanctuary, UNICEF, Operation Smile and the Elton John Aids Foundation.
The third annual Power Broker Awards, in keeping with the theme of the evening, will for the first time take place at a stunning piece of L.A. real estate that’s currently on the market. Castillo Del Lago is listed with Carolwood’s Linda May and Brett Lawyer for $18.9 million. Built circa 1926 by architect John DeLario, the nine-bedroom, 10,500-square-foot house has sweeping views looking out over Lake Hollywood and the Hollywood Sign. Mobster Bugsy Siegel is said to have run a gambling den out of the property in the 1930s. Madonna owned the mansion for a time in the 1990s, and it is currently owned by designer Leon Max of Max Studio.
Post-awards, an exclusive after-party will be hosted by The Beverly Hills Estates, welcoming winners and nominees to a nightclub located inside The Californication House, a $38 million mansion hitting the market tomorrow.
Team of the Year
Drew Fenton, Carolwood Estates
Philanthropic Impact
Chris Cortazzo, Compass
Stratospheric Sale Of the Year
Aileen Comora & Paul Lester, The Agency
Jade Mills, Coldwell Banker
Kurt Rappaport, Westside Estate Agency
Agent of Historic Architecture
Josh Flagg, Douglas Elliman
Aaron Kirman, AKG Christie’s International Real Estate
Brett Lawyer, Carolwood Estates
Media Maverick
Rochelle Atlas Maize, Nourmand & Associates
Jade Mills, Coldwell Banker
Mauricio Umansky, The Agency
Condo Sale of the Year
James Harris & David Parnes, The Agency
Leo Medeiros & Bridget Reeves, The Agency, and A. Demitrous Walker, The Hills Premier Realty
Jason Oppenheim & Heather Young, Oppenheim Group; Tomer Fridman, Compass; Cassandra Peterson, Coldwell Banker
Celebrity Property Portfolio
Santiago Arana, The Agency
Tomer Fridman, Compass
Brett Lawyer, Carolwood Estates
Rising Star
Michael Fahimian & Jack Harris, The Beverly Hills Estates
Alexander Howe & Weston Littlefield, AKG Christie’s International Real Estate
Zac Mostame, Carolwood Estates
Bryce Pennel, Compass
Nichole Shanfeld, Carolwood Estates
