CIREB elects new leaders: Conroy of Prudential Blake Atlantic named CIREB president

At its Annual Meeting of the Membership, CIREB members voted and approved the following for officers: President, James Conroy, associate broker with Prudential Blake Atlantic; vice president, Kevin Parisi, principal broker with Trinity Realty Group; secretary/treasurer, Peter McKee, associate broker with Re/max Premier; and immediate past-president, Paul Bulmer, associate broker with Vanguard Fine. The membership also voted and approved the following for directors: Tom Cairns, associate broker with NAI Platform, Michael Crisafulli associate broker with Crisafulli Associates and Daniel Simpson, associate broker with CB Richard Ellis/Albany. The Windsor Cos. hosted CIREB's December marketing session at the Shops at Village Plaza, located in Clifton Park. The Shops consist of 85,000 s/f office and retail space including a 15,000 s/f Borders Books along with two mixed use office/retail buildings. Visit www.windsorrealtygroup.com for more information. Vanguard Fine has three spaces for lease at this site, ranging in size from 1,500 s/f - 3,000 s/f. Located just off Exit 9 of the Northway the site offers high visibility and easy access from the Northway.Tenants include Quiznos Subs, Moe's Southwest Grill, Hannoush Jewelers, Bank of America and more. Vangaurd Fine is a full service real estate organization specializing in tenant representation and development serving the Northeastern U.S. Visit www.vanguardfine.com for more information. The next marketing session will be held on Thursday January 7. It will be hosted by British American. CIREB holds its monthly marketing sessions on the first Thursday of each month and are free to all CIREB members. Guests may attend these sessions at a cost of $10.00 per person. If you would like to attend a marketing session or join CIREB, please call Kelly Pierce @ 518-464-0194 or visit www.CIREB.com for more information. CIREB has also welcomed the following new members: * Broker membership: Jean Maloney, 21st Century Properties,. * Associate membership: Dennis Brower, KW Commercial; Mary Kearney, Realty USA; James Marlano, Coldwell Banker; and Michelle Valenti, Larkin Commercial. * Affiliate Membership: First New York Federal, represented by John Cotrofeld. On January 29, 2010 a 7.5-hour CE Credit "All About Leases" course will be held. This course will explore the many different types of commercial property leases and the various issues that they need to cover. You will learn the terminology and key clauses found in most leases and examine the entire leasing process. The cost is $100 for CIREB members and $125 for non-members. CIREB will host the following CCIM Courses in 2010: * CI Intro March 8 & 9; * CI 103 July 26-31; * CI 104 September 20-25. Registration should be made directly with CCIM - www.ccim.com.