12 — August 2025 — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal
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Board Directors * 7/1/25-6/30/26 * — Officers — President: Barton L. Mackey, Jr. Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. Vice President: Jay L. White , MAI, CRE® Apex Realty Advisory Co-Treasurers: Michael Hahn 44 Business Capital, div. Berk.Bank Robert Stenta Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. Secretary: Daniel Wham DSM Commercial Real Estate — Directors — Past President: Cindy Fleming
Plan Your Fall Calendar Around Great CRE Events
September 11 Thurs. 11:30-1:30 Member Luncheon DuPont Country Club PREVENTING "BRAIN DRAIN" PANEL
Preventing "Brain Drain:" How Can We Develop New Places Where Young Professionals Want to Live/Work/Play? oung professionals (and many empty nesters) want interesting, mixed-use, walkable and bikeable areas with live, work/remote work, and play environments, as well as good jobs. There are many exciting developments in the region that are creating vibrant mixed-use areas. Sean O'Neil, an expert in urban planning. will lead the discussion. Mike Hare will share BPG's efforts and successes in creating these dynamic communities. Sean Park will highlight Wilmington's initiatives to attract young talent, especially from the perspective of new Mayor John Carney. Becky Harrington will provide insights into what the Delaware Prosperity Partnership and the State are doing, more broadly, to attract and retain not only young professionals but also burgeoning successful businesses. Moderator: Sean O'Neill, AICP, Mead & Hunt; Panelists: Sean J. Park, Wilm. Ec. Dev.; Becky Harrington, DPP; Michael Hare, BPG
October 7 Tues. 11:30-1:30 Member Luncheon DuPont Country Club OFFICE MARKET PANEL
Jones Lang LaSalle Program Chair: Lorraine Sheldon NAI Emory Hill Ryan Kennedy KENNEDY Marketing Carmen Facciolo NAI Emory Hill
Top commercial real estate office leasing and sales brokers Jerome Kranzel and Blaise Fletcher and developer Gregory Pettinaro will discuss the state of the local office market from new development, refinancing stresses, special servicing, defaults to redevelopment. Moderator Jay L. White, MAI, CRE © will lead the discussion on topics including tenants' flight to quality, less space needs, costs of tenancy, concessions, as well as older building functional obsolescence (MEP), distress, delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures + conversions or demolition. Moderator: Jay L. White, Apex Realty; Panelists: Jerome Kranzel, CBRE; Blaise Fletcher, JLL; Gregory Pettinaro, Pettinaro Mgmt.
Donald Robitzer The Commonwealth Group Neil Kilian, SIOR, CCIM NAI Emory Hill Benjamin Berger , Esq. Berger McDermott LLP Pamela Scott , Esq. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP E. Thomas Harvey, IV Harvey Hanna & Associates — Ex-Officio —
November 19 Harry's Savoy Grill & Ballroom ANNUAL JOINT HOLIDAY DINNER
Keynote Speaker: Mike Wojowodka, President, MRA Group / CRISP
Business Manager: Janet Pippert
Calendar of Events
Legislative Advocacy: C. Scott Kidner C. S. Kidner & Associates Legislative Affairs Chair: Brett Saddler
Member Events Sept. 11 (Thurs.) Membership Lunch Meeting Location: DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, DE Topic: Preventing Delaware’s “Brain Drain” Panel Oct. 7 (Tue.) Membership Lunch Meeting Location: DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, DE Topic: Office Market Panel Panelists from: CBRE, JLL, Pettinaro Nov. 19 (Wed.) Joint Dinner Holiday Event
Continuing Education Oct 7 (Tue.) Contract Law & 1031 Exchanges Location: DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, DE 8:30 a.m. Contract Law-Termination, Formation & Law DE Module 3, PA & MD Electives 1:30 p.m. Exchanges & Opp. Zones Online CE Enjoy CIRC's Monthly Discounts and Flash Sales through our partnership with The CE Shop! Get our Promo Code at: circdelaware.org/ce DE Module 6, PA & MD Electives REGISTER: circdelaware.org/ce
Claymont Rennaissance Dev. Corp. Economic Development Liaisons: Joseph Zilcosky (Del.DSB) Becky Harrington (DPP) Megan McGlinchey (RDC) — Contact — Janet Pippert Phone: (302) 633-1705 Email: ExecDirector@ circdelaware.com www.circdelaware.org
SIOR+CCIM+TCSR+DREW+App.Inst. Location: Harry’s Savoy Grill & Ballroom
Topic: Bio/Life Sciences Sector and CRISP Project Speaker: Mike Wojewodka, President, MRA Realty REGISTER: circdelaware.org / goto Events
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