Connecticut

Fellah of HK Group handles 7,800 s/f lease

Fairfield, CT Franco Fellah, executive vice president at HK Group, completed the 7,800 s/f lease of the building at 1501 Kings Highway East. The tenant is Q88. They are moving its headquarters from Stamford to the new building and at the same time almost doubling its space

Claris Construction completes dining hall for New Canaan Country School

New Canaan, CT In 2013, the Carver family first approached the New Canaan Country School (NCCS) about making a gift which would be the largest to date in the school’s history and one that would significantly impact the lives of NCCS students. They wanted to celebrate the sense of community that was so meaningful to Sue Carver’s experience as a child attending the school.

Angel Commercial brokers $735,000 sale - 1485 Black Rock LLC sold the property to Hambell, LLC

Fairfield, CT A fully-leased retail property located at 1485 Black Rock Tpke., has sold for $735,000, according to Jon Angel, president of Angel Commercial, LLC. The seller was 1485 Black Rock LLC, and the buyer was Hambell, LLC.

Hartford County Spotlight: Nancy Hagstrom, CEO at Interscape Commercial Environments

What was your company’s greatest achievement of 2018? To accommodate our accelerating growth we hired several additional staff. All have proven to be fantastic, and we feel so fortunate to have such an excellent team of motivated, bright individuals with high values and great people skills.

Hartford County Spotlight: Christopher Edge, Economic Development Director for the Town of Berlin

What was your company’s greatest achievement of 2018? The opening of Forrest Machine, an aerospace component manufacturer who constructed a brand new 55,000 s/f facility on Christian Ln. in Berlin. The project included the first 7-year tax abatement in the town’s history as well as over 70 great paying jobs there.

Hartford County Spotlight: Robert Santy, President & CEO at the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc.

What was your company’s greatest achievement of 2018? CERC provided support and services to help many municipal and state entities to be better positioned and functioning to help Connecticut be competitive and be a great place to live, work and do business. We call this endeavor “Global to Local,” which focuses on inviting companies to invest here while ensuring a warm welcome by our communities.

Hartford County Spotlight: C. Scott Schwefel, Partner at Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC

What is the most exciting job/project for your company in 2019? Our most significant undertaking for 2019 will be bringing property tax appeals and abatements for numerous retail showrooms throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts on behalf of a national retail chain.

Hartford County Spotlight: Tabitha Shustock, Director of Marketing & Operations at NAI Elite LLC

What Hartford Region networking opportunities does your business participate in? NAI Elite is a member of The West Hartford Chamber of Commerce and Business for Downtown Hartford. Upward Hartford, FLOW, HYPE, and The University of Hartford Entrepreneurial Center.

Hartford County Spotlight: Nancy Greenwald, Executive Director at the Construction Institute

What was your company’s greatest achievement of 2018? Through the talent and efforts of its members, the Construction Institute had an incredible year. We are proud to be the winner of the 2018 Connecticut Entrepreneur Community’s Favorite Event Award for our annual Women Who Build Summit.

Hartford County Spotlight: Rob Michalik Director of Business Development at CORE Construction Resources, Inc.

What was your company’s greatest achievement of 2018? Designed by Crosskey Architects, Noble Hartford is a signature project in our portfolio. The vision of developers Michael Frisbie and Abdul Tammo, Noble Hartford involved the construction of a unique gas station at the site of an old automobile repair shop in Hartford’s South Downtown neighborhood.