Connecticut Real Estate Executives Rewarded for Successes
01/30/2007
Contacts:
MaryAnn Simkewicz, 860-571-6217
Melissa Pasquale, 860-571-6212
CERC's quarterly SiteFinder Sweepstakes drawing rewards randomly selected members of SiteFinder who submitted completed transactions that were aided by the use of SiteFinder. The 70 total real estate deals submitted in 2006 resulted in more than 2 million square feet of leased or purchased space in Connecticut.
Third quarter sweepstakes winners were:
- First Prize of $400: Submitting Broker - Christopher O'Hara of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT (Norwalk) for a 55,000 SF lease with A.O. Sherman at 2 Research Drive in Shelton.
- Second Prize of $100: James A. Fazzone of Cheshire Real Estate Commercial (Cheshire) for the sale of a 2,467 SF condo at 125 Commerce Ct in Cheshire to 11125C, LLC.
- Administrator Prize of $100: Lea Brunette of Colonial Realty (Fairfield) for a deal submitted by David Gorbach for a 28,044 SF lease by Wal-Mart at 459 Iranistan Avenue in Bridgeport.
Fourth quarter sweepstakes winners were:
- First Prize of $400: Submitting Broker - David Melilo of H. Pearce Company (North Haven) for an 11,000 SF lease with Senior Whole Health at 290 Pratt Street in Meriden.
- Second Prize of $100: Submitting Broker - Ed Godin of Matthews Commercial Properties (Waterbury) for the 68,000 SF sale of 440 Middle Street in Middletown to Baldwin Furniture.
- Administrator Prize of $100: Melissa Fernance of Sentry Commercial (Hartford) for a deal submitted by Alan Bolduc for the 18,750 SF lease by Connecticut Metal Industries at 1 Riverside Drive in Ansonia.
Managed by CERC, SiteFinder is Connecticut's most comprehensive online database of available commercial and industrial real estate. Membership allows a region, town or broker to promote available real estate on the nationally marketed web site, www.CTSiteFinder.com, which currently lists more than 2,500 properties representing more than 47 million available square feet, with exposure to more than 140 real estate firms and their brokers. Since its inception in 1997, more than 15 million square feet of space in Connecticut has been leased, purchased or constructed via SiteFinder.
CERC (the Connecticut Economic Resource Center) is a nonprofit company specializing in economic development and marketing for local, regional, state and utility economic development entities. Funded by 10 of the state's utility and telecommunications companies in partnership with state government, CERC also markets the state as a competitive business location. More information about CERC can be found at www.cerc.com.
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