FORT LAUDERDALE - Jones Lang LaSalle’s Sandra Andersen and Alice Lucia were named Office Brokers of the Year at this year’s NAIOP South Florida Awards of Excellence. The veteran office brokers were awarded for completing 661,000sf of office deals totaling $152,300,000 in 2009.

Senior vice presidents for Jones Lang LaSalle, both Sandra Andersen and Alice Lucia reside in Fort Lauderdale and specialize in office brokerage in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

WEST PALM BEACH - NAI/Merin Hunter Codman announced that C. Todd Everett, managing director, was named the firm’s broker of the year. Everett negotiated more than two dozen leases in 2009, with a total lease value of more than $15 million.

The leases included renewing Bank of America at its flagship location on Flagler Drive on the Intracoastal Waterway and renewing Oxbow Corp. to remain at Centurion Tower in West Palm Beach.

Everett has also been named to the board of directors of the South Florida Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

MIAMI - Jones Lang LaSalle has hired three top industrial brokers to broaden its expertise in South Florida. Steve Medwin, SIOR, CCIM, and Harry Wardell, SIOR, join as executive vice presidents and will lead the South Florida Industrial and Logistics group based in Miami. Nick Wigoda joins as vice president.

A 20-year industry veteran, Steve Medwin has completed more than 500 commercial real estate transactions valued in excess of $1 billion and has sourced more than $150 million worth of acquisition and development opportunities for his previous employer, Lincoln Property Company.

WEST PALM BEACH - Hedrick Brothers Construction announced that Donald W. Jones has joined the company as a senior project manager. Jones has more than 35 years of experience in construction and project management throughout South Florida and the United States with a diverse portfolio including office parks, medical buildings, shopping centers, condominiums and educational facilities.