Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards 2024: An Unforgettable Night at the Salt Shed
Every year, members of the Chicago commercial real estate community gather to celebrate and raise money for a great cause. The Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards took place on May 1, 2024 at one of Chicago’s most exciting new venues, the iconic Salt Shed. Honoring the Greater Chicago Food Depository, this event was a bit different from that of years past. Clover Events reimagined the evening, blending creativity with innovation to create an unforgettable night.
CCREA is a big event for the commercial real estate industry as high-performing firms and individuals strive for awards. This year’s event, planned by Clover Events, moved from a ballroom to the Salt Shed, injecting the event with new energy and making it a bolder and more dynamic experience.
The Clover Events Vision for CCREA: Modern Creativity
Clover Events excels in full-service event planning, and they brought their usual professionalism and expertise to the CCREAs. For this event, the Clover team had to determine how best to adapt the industrialism of the Salt Shed to fit with the sophisticated feel of the event.
At the CCREAs, Clover emphasized custom branding and sponsor recognition in the decor, featuring large banners acknowledging sponsors and rolling out a gorgeous green carpet in front of the step-and-repeat. Each design element within the venue was custom tailored to fit the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s mission.
Clover Events Used Lighting Design to Transform the Salt Shed
While much of what Clover Events specializes in demonstrates the firm’s commitment to innovation, creativity, and resourcefulness, they pulled out all the stops with stunning lighting design that was intended to create ambiance in the room. Rather than going heavy on traditional decor, the Clover team created a light show that was inspired by the aurora borealis, shifting and changing over the course of the night to give the whole event a gorgeous glow. As an extra thoughtful touch, the team used brand colors in the light show and incorporated special spotlights for sponsors.
Building Genuine Events
Clover Events has long been dedicated to building inclusive and authentic events that reflect the relationship of those celebrating. For the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards, this meant not only celebrating the achievements of those within the industry, but also the connections and relationships between the real estate community and the greater Chicago community as a whole. Supporting the Greater Chicago Food Depository was a natural fit because it too is mission driven to build relationships and lift up the community by doing what it does best.
The 2024 CCREAs were marked by Clover Event’s signature creativity, resulting in an event that attendees won’t soon forget.
Clover Events Means Flawless Events Perfectly Executed
Clover Events, a full-service event planning company in Chicago who serves clients locally and farther afield, is led by founder Katherine Healy Brown. The Clover team is dedicated to creativity and inclusivity, making each event an unforgettable experience (and completely stress-free!).
Clover Events has built a reputation for thinking outside the box, crafting memorable, supremely professional events that fit each client’s individual vision. With unique touches, innovative ideas, and perfectly executed planning and organization, the Clover team takes care of everything, giving you guidance for every part of your event, whether it’s a corporate event, wedding, or anything in between. Working closely with the CCREAs team, Clover Events once again demonstrated their excellence in corporate event planning, not just in Chicago, but also well beyond.
To learn more about how Clover Events can make your next event come to life, contact us today. And to see more about this year’s Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards at the Salt Shed and the partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, see the event’s website here.