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N.Y. Metro CCIM chapter holds luncheon at the Cornell Club; Guest speaker was Catsimatidis of Gristedes Foods

The N.Y. Metro CCIM chapter hosted a luncheon at the Cornell Club on June 19th. Among the presenters were CCIM Institute 2013 president Wayne D'Amico and CCIM regional VP Sandy Brown CCIM from Boston. Special guest, billionaire businessman and real estate developer John Catsimatidis, CEO of Gristedes Foods, one of tthe largest grocery chains in the borough and the Red Apple Group, a real estate company with over $700 million in real estate holdings. Catsimatidis is actively campaigning to be the second billionaire mayor of N.Y.C. following Michael Bloomberg. He spoke about his years of experience in development and creating 10,000's of jobs in addition to his vision for the city and proposed plans if elected to the mayoral chair. The CCIM Institute established in 1954 confers the CCIM designation, commercial real estate's global standard of professional achievement. This elite corps of CCIMs includes brokers, leasing professionals, investment counselors, asset managers, appraisers, corporate real estate executives, property managers, developers, institutional investors, commercial lenders, attorneys, bankers, and other allied professionals. A CCIM is part of a global commercial real estate network with members across North America and more than 30 countries. This professional network has enabled CCIM members to close thousands of transactions annually, representing more than $200 billion in value. As a result, the experts who possess the CCIM designation are an invaluable resource for commercial real estate owners, investors, and users. To learn more about the NY Metro CCIM Chapter, please visit http://www.ccimny.org/ Shown (from left) are: CCIMNYMetro communications chair Judy Sahagian, Douglas Elliman, The Retail Group; board member Chris Cervelli CCIM, CPM, owner, Michael Cervelli Real Estate & Property Management; CCIMNYMetro president Jimmy Vattes, managing partner MW Capital; CCIMNYMetro treasurer Alfonso Holloman, first VP CBRE; D'Amico; Brown; CCIMNYMetro VP Syed Quadri, CCIM, CBR, GREEN, GRI, RECS, SFR Century 21 Best - Commercial Division;Thomas McConnell, senior associate, Marcus and Millichap; and CCIMNYMetro secretary Thomas Dalzell, associate director national retail team, Marcus & Millichap.
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