X Team partners recognized as 2008 power brokers

Houston X Team, an international alliance of retail real estate advisors, said Tuesday that several of its partners have received the 2008 Power Broker Award from CoStar Group.

Each year, CoStar Group acknowledges the top firms and individual dealmakers by market based on their overall transaction volume for the entire year in a variety of categories.

Two X Team partner firms were recognized as Top Leasing Firms/Lease Transactions: Jacksonville, Fla.-based Strategic Sites Clifford Commercial and New York City -based Welco Realty.

In addition, seven individuals were recognized as Top Retail Leasing Brokers/Individual Leasing Transactions: John Cumbelich and Ben Lazzareschi of San Francisco-based John Cumbelich & Associates; Raymond Kenney of Boston-based Strategic Retail Advisors; Jerry Welkis of New York City-based Welco Realty; Steve Miller of Miami-based The Rotella Group; and Charlotte Walley and John Zikos of Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate.