CoreNet Global Connecticut Westchester
Chapter Quarterly Newsletter
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Dear CoreNet Global
Connecticut/Westchester Members,
I’m proud to share some updates from the past few months as our association continues to advance corporate real estate across Connecticut and Westchester County. We do this through strong programming, active members and partners, and opportunities for CRE professionals to connect, learn, and grow together… and play golf!
Our AI Skills for the CRE Professional event explored how new technology is changing our industry, while the Real Advantage Dinner Series continued to bring members together for conversation and relationship-building. Our Young Leaders initiatives remained active, and our DEI committee participated in career fairs across Connecticut, helping students learn about careers in corporate real estate. Our Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success, thanks to the hard work of our Golf Committee and the support of our members, sponsors, and volunteers. More to come on the golf tournament soon.
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The Board and administrative team have also continued working to strengthen the chapter, including launching a refreshed website, improving financial reporting, and increasing sponsor recognition throughout the year. We also achieved 129% of our Eastern Regional Symposium registration goal, leading all other regional chapters.
There is much more ahead. This fall, we look forward to another strong lineup of programs, including the Real Advantage Dinner, Young Leaders Speed Networking Event, and our 10th Anniversary Women’s Networking Celebration.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you to our members, sponsors, committee volunteers, and industry partners for everything you continue to contribute to our chapter.
I look forward to seeing you this fall and continuing the progress we’ve made together.
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Sincerely,
Miles McDonald
Board President, CoreNet Global Connecticut/Westchester Chapter
| | Our Sponsorship Committee builds the partnerships that fund chapter programming and connects sponsors directly to the CRE leaders they want to reach. | | Meet our Sponsorship Chair | |
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Mary Martin Fox
Pavarini North East
| Sponsorship Committee Chair | | | | |
Q2 sponsor count:
18 partners across five tiers
Interested in sponsoring? Reach out to Mary Fox.
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Shaping the Future of Real Estate in Westchester and Fairfield Counties
As a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company with operations in over 80+ countries, JLL brings unmatched resources to Westchester and Fairfield County’s dynamic market.
For over 200 years, clients have trusted JLL, a Fortune 500® company, to help them confidently buy, build, occupy, manage and invest across a variety of industries and property types, including office, industrial, hotel, multi-family, retail and data center properties.
Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. Powered by rich global datasets and leading technology capabilities, we provide coordinated, end-to-end delivery of real estate services for a broad range of global clients who represent a wide variety of industries.
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Amenta Emma is an architecture and interior design firm with studios in Hartford, Boston, and New York. Our workplace practice starts from a simple conviction: an office should do more than hold desks. It should help a company attract talent, bring people back together, and give employees real reasons to choose the office over anywhere else they could work.
That focus on outcomes is what the AIA Connecticut Business Architecture Award recognizes, an honor for design that advances an organization's goals. Bessemer Venture Partners in New York City earned this award in 2024, and this year the same honor went to our Connecticut Humane Society Pet Resource Center.
It’s the seventh time our work has been recognized in this program, across projects as varied as a venture capital office and a humane society but always guided by one idea: space should serve the people and the mission it is built for.
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For more than a century, Bartlett Brainard Eacott, Inc. (BBE) has delivered exceptional construction management and general contracting services. Founded in 1921, BBE has built a reputation for integrity, collaboration, and quality, serving clients across corporate, academic, life sciences, manufacturing, industrial, athletic, and not-for-profit sectors.
Today, more than 85 percent of BBE’s work is delivered through the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) method, providing clients with transparent estimating and budgeting, collaborative planning, and proactive risk management from project conception through completion. Our experienced team combines preconstruction expertise with skilled project management to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
BBE’s diverse portfolio includes pharmaceutical, advanced manufacturing, and defense projects requiring specialized environments such as cleanrooms, research laboratories, and mission-critical infrastructure. Each project reflects our commitment to meticulous planning, uninterrupted operations, and technical excellence.
At BBE, every project is built on lasting relationships. Our team is dedicated to creating safe, innovative, and sustainable facilities that deliver exceptional value and strengthen the communities we serve.
After more than 100 years in business, BBE continues to earn clients’ trust—one successful project at a time.
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Representing the DCAK-MSA family of firms across offices in Simsbury, CT, and Nyack and Bohemia, NY, CHK Architects, PLLC offers integrated architecture and interior design services, and facilities planning across critical commercial sectors. While actively designing for industrial, multifamily, corporate office, and non-acute medical portfolios, the firm’s ecclesiastic team is currently delivering a high-profile regional project.
Construction on the expansive, reimagined front plaza is now entering its final phase for the iconic Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, CT.
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CHK Architects, PLLC
573 Hopmeadow St., Greystone Court – West, 2nd Floor – Suite 5, PO Box 95, Simsbury, CT 06070-2462
| | As a medium-chapter, our Membership Committee grows the chapter recruiting new members, onboarding them quickly, and making sure they get value from day one. | |
Membership Renewals Begin October 6th
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| | Meet our Membership Co-Chairs | | Membership Committee Co-Chair | |  |
Debra Seay
Amenta Emma Architects
| Membership Committee Co-Chair | | | Our Program and Special Events Committee designs the marquee events of the year from the Kick-Off Party to the Economic Outlook to After-Five socials. | | Meet our Program and Special Events Co-Chairs | |
Program and Special Events
Committee Co-Chair
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Program and Special Events
Committee Co-Chair
| | | May 6, 2026 - AI Skills for the CRE Pro: A Hands-On Introduction | | Led by Nadine Ezzie, CEO of ezzie + co. and Co-Founder of CRE AI Studio, walked members through bringing AI skills to corporate real estate. | | Our Young Leaders Committee runs programming for CRE professionals in the first decade of their careers, mentorship, leader Q&As, and the social events where careers actually get built. | | Meet our Young Leaders Co-Chairs | | Young Leaders Committee Co-Chair | | |
Kelly Linares
Amenta Emma Architects
| Young Leaders Committee Co-Chair | | | May 27, 2026 - Young Leaders Yard Goats Outing | | Young Leaders from across the industry joined for an evening of networking, connection, and baseball under the lights. Thank you to Infinity Group for hosting this event. | | June 3, 2026 - Virtual Coffee with a Leader Featuring Kevin Kenny | Kevin F. Kenny, Founder & President of NAI Lexington Commercial and Vice President of Lexington Partners, LLC, shared his own experiences getting into CRE and valuable industry insights for rising professionals. | | Our DEI Committee opens doors to corporate real estate most visibly through career-fair programming in CT public schools, exposing students to a field most never knew existed. | |
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Restinel Lomotey
Cushman & Wakefield
| | | | April 2, 2026 - New Haven Public Schools Career Fair | | Committee members shared insights with students into corporate real estate and sparked curiosity about the exciting opportunities this dynamic industry offers. | | April 23, 2026 - Middlesex County High School Career Fair Expo | | Committee members, surrounded by more than 170 business and career professionals from Middlesex County and beyond, engaged with nearly 1,200 students representing at least 11 local high schools and helped them explore the wide range of career pathways and possibilities within corporate real estate. | | April 28, 2026 - Hill Regional Career High School Lunch & Learn | | Committee members informed students about the possible career paths and the wide range of opportunities available within the corporate real estate industry. | | April 30, 2026 - College & Career Fair - Stamford High School | | May 7, 2026 - Bellizzi Middle School Career Fair | | Committee members shared insights into the world of corporate real estate and were among the first to introduce students to the industry and help open their minds to the wide range of possibilities, pathways, and opportunities it has to offer. | | May 19, 2026 - New Britain High School Academies Career Fair | | Committee members spoke with students about industry insights for corporate real estate, and sparked curiosity about the wide range of opportunities within it. | | Real Advantage is the chapter’s exclusive, by invitation only small-format dinner series typically 10–15 senior CRE leaders around one table for a candid conversation on pressing CRE topics. | | Meet our Real Advantage Chair | |
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Carmelo Pawelzik
Stanley Black & Decker
| Real Advantage Committee Chair | | | | |
May 13, 2026 - Real Advantage Dinner
at Blackstones Steakhouse Group
| | Committee members enjoyed an evening of engaging conversation, meaningful insights, outstanding food, and authentic peer connection. | | | September 9, 2026 | Real Advantage Q3 2026 Dinner | | September 24, 2026 | Young Leaders Speed Networking Event | | October 8, 2026 | 10th Annual Women's Networking Event | | Week of November 3, 2026 | Project Tour | | November 18, 2026 | Real Advantage Q4 2026 Dinner | | December 1 or 8, 2026 | Annual Holiday Party | | | | | |
