Shown (from left) are: Ralph Benzakein - SIOR NY Downstate Chapter pres; Rob Nahigian - SIOR, CRE, FRICS, MCR - Auburndale Realty; Bruce Wettenstein - SIOR Conn Chapter pres; Chris Galiano - SIOR NJ Chapter pres; and Tom Farrelly, SIOR Northeast reg dir.
Shown (from left) are: Ralph Benzakein, SIOR & panel moderator; Ted Weiss - CEO, T. Weiss Realty; Michael Happel - CIO American Realty Capital; Joel Bergstein - president, Lincoln Equities Group; and Aaron Smiles - Matrix Realty Group.
The chapters would like to thank Bank of America for sponsoring the event and providing their meeting and conference space. Other event sponsors include AR Capital, Insignia National Title, Rabina Properties, Thompson Hine, DCT Industrial, O'Connor Davies, ESA, and EMG.
The conference agenda included office and industrial market panel discussions. The panels were comprised of a variety of real estate developers and owners. The agenda also included speakers from real estate related fields, who shared their expert knowledge on market trends and provided industry forecasts.
Breakfast and lunch was served, and the day concluded with a lively cocktail reception and networking session held at The Aspen Social Club.
SIOR is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,000 members in 580 cities in 26 countries, SIOR represents today's most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists.