Stoltz, the management company for Corporate Woods, recently treated friends and associates to a Casino Party on one of the top floors in Building No. 40. Joe Unruh (above), Ed Blosser and Troy Fuqua, all with Stoltz, tried their hands at Blackjack, where Fuqua was proving himself to be the big winner. “I’d better move to another table,” Unruh joked.
And that was easy to do considering how extravagant the party was, complete with a buffet (see Brian Bowers above, with Caldwell Banker Commercial. He wasn’t shy to fill up his plate). Don Gessen with Block Real Estate Services joined Chad LaSala of LaSala-Sonnenberg at another table (below) for some friendly gambling.
Then Tracy Wilson with Stoltz (below) pulled away friends from the tables — Brandi Battese, Phil James and Ryan Schneider — to get this shot under the cards. Jan Miller, who helped organize the “Casino Night at Corporate Woods” event, said the party was Stoltz’ way of saying thanks, especially to commercial real estate companies who tour the park and bring tenants and proposals to them.
CCIM HOSTS HOME RUN DEAL BREAKFAST
CCIM held its annual Home Run Deal breafast event recently to honor the biggest deals of the year. They’ve been doing this for years, and it’s an upbeat event that everyone looks forward to, said Gib Kerr. One of the most noteworthy aspects about this year’s awards is that although 2009 was a downbeat year for the commercial real estate industry, the total dollar volume of this year’s deals (as far as anyone knows) is the highest ever, he said.
“I would say the mood was very upbeat, and that it was interesting to think back on how terrible the economy was one year ago, when these guys were putting together these deals (the stock market was crashing, banks were getting taken over by the government, layoffs at all-time highs, etc.), and how much more stable things seem this year.”
The Home Run Deal winners (see below) included: Jay Ruf and Bucky Brooks with First Scout Realty Advisors, Inc. for their Burns&McDonnell lease of 486,000 SF at Ward Parkway HQ. Total value: $165,908,684.
Jerry P. Fogel, SIOR (Kessinger/Hunter&Company). Coleman Company build-to-suit of 1,107,000 SF distribution facility in Gardner. Total value: $35 million. Jeff Berg, Owen Buckley, Trip Ross and Justin Kaufmann with Lane4 Property Group; for Corinth Square, The Village in Prairie Village, and The Fairway Shops. Total value: $62.1 million.
Aaron Mesmer, Block Real Estate Services, LLC, and Patrick Meraz, Harbinger Property Group, LLC. Sale/leaseback of YRC HQ I-435&Roe. Total value: $76,81,461.
