The Utah Chapter of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) has announced that Dell Loy Hansen has been named its 2019 Excellence Awards Hall of Fame recipient. Held annually, the Excellence Awards program honors professionals within Utah’s commercial real estate industry who exemplify the highest degree of business excellence, the organization said in a release.{mprestriction ids="1,3"} The event recognizes individuals in 14 specialties within the industry, the top award being induction into the Hall of Fame, which highlights an institution or individual that has had a dramatic and valuable impact on the Utah commercial real estate market.

The full list of award recipients will be announced at an event held at the Grand America Hotel on March 9. This year’s event theme is “Growth for the Greater Good.”  

Hansen is the founder and chief executive officer of Wasatch Commercial Management Inc., a Wasatch Group company. Wasatch is a real estate development, construction, property management and guaranty capital company headquartered in Logan. Hansen founded the business in 1988 and has grown the organization to 900 employees, with holdings including over 16,000 apartments and commercial properties with assets totaling $4 billion. In addition, he is an owner in nearly a dozen venture companies located across Utah, Idaho and California. He is also the owner of the Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer team of which he bought majority ownership in 2013, as well as the Utah Royals FC National Women’s Soccer League team. 

Hansen is a self-proclaimed conservationist and philanthropist who is a major proponent of solar energy and has extended great efforts towards solidifying solar’s significance in the marketplace, according to a release from CCIM. The group said he is focused on improving sustainability in whatever ways necessary for the benefit of society and future generations. 

“Dell Loy is a pillar in the local community,” said Ronda Landa, chair of the Utah CCIM Excellence Awards. “The investment and vision he has put into Utah, especially with the revitalization of downtown Salt Lake City, is phenomenal. He isn’t afraid to take risks that he believes will pay off in the long run, or will benefit the community, and his determination has had a direct, positive impact on our local economy and culture. He’s known as having a mind that works faster than the rest of ours, and it’s this quick thinking that keeps him at the forefront of so many impactful initiatives. We are honored to present Dell Loy with this award.”{/mprestriction}