Charles Shaw receives 1995 James D. Landauer award

Real Estate Issues, Dec 1995

The Counselors of Real Estate has presented Charles Shaw, president of The Shaw Company, Chicago, as the 1995 recipient of the James D. Landauer Award. Shaw is the first non-member in the history of the award to receive this honor since its establishment in 1986. The Landauer Award is given annually, when appropriate, to a real estate professional who has furthered the ethical and professional ideals of The Counselors of Real Estate and its CRE (Counselor of Real Estate) designation. Shaw was honored during a luncheon ceremony at The Counselors' Annual Convention in Atlanta.

"The Counselors are extremely pleased to recognize Charlie for his remarkable career in real estate," said Logan Babin, Jr, CRE, president of Logan H. Babin, Inc., Houma, LA, and 1996 president of The Counselors of Real Estate. "Charlie was unanimously chosen as our first non-CRE to be honored with this award for the high degree of professionalism that is reflected in his work, and for the many benefits that his developments have brought to numerous communities around the country. Above all, his work epitomizes the high standards of practice that are reflected in our own CRE membership," said Babin.

In real estate for over 35 years, The Counselors recognized Shaw for his many notable contributions as a real estate developer. Shaw began his career as a consultant to corporations in 1960 and later lead the development of such projects as United Nations Plaza in New York City and Lake Point Tower in Chicago. Through the years, many of The Shaw Company's development projects have broken new ground for the industry-for example, Museum Tower, built in the air rights over the Museum of Modern Art in New York; and the $180 million renovation of The Chicago Hilton and Towers, which revitalized one of the world's largest hotels as well as Chicago's South Loop.

Continuing this commitment to urban renewal, The Shaw Company today is involved in the creation of a large-scale affordable housing and commercial development in the inner city of Chicago in conjunction with Sears, Roebuck and Co. In addition to one million square feet of commercial space, "Homan Square" will include a community center as well as 600 units of housing for rental and purchase, and is designed to bring new hope to North Lawndale.

Another innovative project in progress is a singlefamily "conservation community, located north of Chicago in Grayslake. "Prairie Crossing" will feature open space and the preservation of agricultural land, wetlands, and prairies as well as up to 317 singlefamily homes designed to conserve energy and the environment.

Shaw is a director of Harris Bankcorp and Harris Trust & Savings Bank. He serves as a trustee of Northwestern University, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Illinois Institute of Technology, and as a director of The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He is also active in the Economic Club of Chicago as well as the Financial Research and Advisory Committee and the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club. Shaw also just completed a two-year term as president of the Urban Land Institute.

The Landauer Award is named for the late James D. Landauer, CRE, who played a key role in the establishment of The Counselor organization and the preeminence of the real estate counseling profession.

Other recipients of the award have included CREs Roland Rodrock Randall, James E. Gibbons, Roy P. Drachman, John Robert White, Boyd T. Barnard, George M. Lovejoy, Jr., Daniel J. Rose, Jared Shlaes, and J. Daryl Lippincott.