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CII COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS LUNCHEON

The Chester County Industrial Investment Council (CII Council) held its Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon yesterday at Waynesborough Country Club, Paoli, PA.

“Each year The Board of CII Council celebrates our members’ successes in closing commercial and industrial lease and sale transactions. This year is no exception as those winners recognized in each category worked to close over $82,000,000 in Chester County real estate transactions”, including the ‘Best Collaboration award’, which highlights the value of CII Council membership and its networking”; remarked CII Council President, Theo P. Notaras of Bennett Williams Commercial.

AWARDS WINNERS FOR 2023

Office Sale Award: Bill McGeehan, Continental Realty

Office Lease Award: Stacy Martin, Hankin Group
Office Lease Award: Jeff Duffy, Vista Realty Partners

Retail Sale Award: Bill Hess, Bennett Williams Commercial
Retail Sale Award: Tommy Ciccacrone, Jr., Bennett Williams Commercial

Retail Lease Award: Bill Hess, Bennett Williams Commercial

Industrial Sale Award: Jim Lees, Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate LLC

Industrial Lease Award: Mitch Reading, Tactix Real Estate Advisors

Flex Sale Award: Andrew Carlino/Eric Kuhn/Andrew Turner, Pillar Real Estate Advisors

Flex Lease Award: Jake Doyle, Tri State Commercial Precision

Commercial Land Sale Award: Kevin Flynn, Jr., The Flynn Company

Distinguished Honors/Best Collaborative Use:
First Eastern Development Company, Heliplex LLC, Meridian Bank, Chester County Economic Development Council, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.


In addition to the awards program, attendees of the luncheon heard from this year’s keynote speaker, Jerry Sweeney, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Trustee of Brandywine Realty Trust. The CII Council annually invites a distinguished speaker to share insights related to commercial and industrial real estate with its members and luncheon attendees.

“We are honored to have Jerry Sweeney join us. During his leadership of Brandywine Realty Trust, since founding the company in 1994, Jerry has overseen the company’s growth into one of the largest, publicly traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the U.S.”

The CII Council recognized commercial real estate leaders in the county for excellence and collaboration in their commercial and industrial real estate transactions in 2023.