Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International Principal Named Third Vice President of The Committee of 100

Wilmington, DE (April 4, 2016) – Rockford Capital Partner & Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International principal, Greg Ellis, CCIM, has been invited to be a panelist at the CFA Society of Philadelphia Annual Real Estate Panel and Luncheon.

The event will take place at The Raquet Club of Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 6 from 12PM – 1:30PM.

Topics will include the improvements in the housing and commercial real estate markets in 2015, the pressing issues facing the U.S. real estate markets, and panelist’s views on investment strategies in the real estate sector.

Ellis brings more than 19 years experience in commercial real estate. He is a founder of Rockford Capital Partners, a private real estate firm specializing in the acquisition, repositioning and management of small to mid-size commercial real estate assets throughout the eastern US. He is also a Principal at Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International, a leading commercial real estate services firm specializing in the Mid-Atlantic Commercial property markets. He will join two other panelists at this event – Jamie Biddle, Partner and CEO of Verdis Investment Management, and Geoffrey Gardner, Partner & CEO of Patriot Equities.

To register, visit https://www.cfasociety.org/philadelphia/Pages/EventCalendar.aspx

CFAP Members: $25

Non-Member: $40

Joseph Latina, Principal at Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International, has been elected as an At-Large Elected Member of the Executive Committee at CORFAC International, an organization comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail real estate leasing and investment sales, multifamily property acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services.

Latina was elected at the CORFAC Fall Summit in Minneapolis, MN in September 2015. As a member of the Executive Committee, he will contribute to overseeing all other committees and boards, vote on business, policy and budget related issues, and everything CORFAC related.

Latina specializes in retail and investment commercial real estate with a strong emphasis in the food and beverage sector. He has been named several times to the “Dozens” National Sales Award, which includes the top 5% of producing brokers nationwide. He has been awarded Delaware Today Magazine’s Five Star Real Estate Award for Customer Service every year consecutively since 2010. In addition to being a member of the Executive Committee, Latina is an active participant in CORFAC’s Retail Services Group.

About Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International:

Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International is a leading commercial real estate services firm specializing in the Mid-Atlantic commercial property markets. We have been providing the most complete selection of commercial real estate services to the communities of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania for over 40 years. Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties is a second generation company well known for facilitating solutions to the needs of the business community and developers of real property. For more information on Patterson-Woods/CORFAC International, contact the company's Wilmington, Delaware headquarters at 302-622-3500 or visit www.pattersonwoods.com

About CORFAC International

CORFAC International (Corporate Facility Advisors) is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail real estate leasing and investment sales, multifamily property acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services. In association with global affiliates, CORFAC International offers commercial real estate services with market reach in 48 countries worldwide. Founded in 1989, CORFAC firms completed more than 10,000 lease and sales transactions totaling approximately 400 million square feet of space valued in excess of $7.4 billion in 2014. For more information on the CORFAC network, visit www.corfac.com

Ben Kuntz, a Property Manager with Patterson-Woods, passed away on Saturday, January, 10. He was with Patterson-Woods since 2006.

From Delaware Online:

"On January 10, 2015 Benjamin Phillip Kuntz passed away gently and peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lancaster, PA to the late Benjamin D. Kuntz and Lillian Burdess Kuntz.

Ben was the eldest of three sons. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Christine Willadsen Kuntz; son, Jeffrey Kuntz (Megan); daughter Kara Stefancik and son-in-law Brian Stefancik; grandchildren: Evan and Lily Kuntz, Andy and Adam Stefancik, Patrick McDowell and brothers David and James Kuntz.

Upon graduating from McCaskey High School, Ben entered the Air Force where he served honorably for six years. He was a graduate of Penn State and Drexel Universities.

Ben began his 30-year career in 1962 with the duPont Company in the Engineering Department located in Newark, Delaware, and later transferred to the General Service Office Buildings Division, Wilmington site. He was Project Manager responsible for building the Louviers Corporate Data Center, Manager of the Louviers Engineering Facility and Facilities Manager for the Wilmington Office Buildings.

Following his retirement, Ben earned his Commercial Realtor license at which time he started his own consulting business, Facilities Management Services. In 2006 he was pleased to join Patterson & Woods Associates where he headed up the Property Management Department. For the last 8 years, Ben very much enjoyed working with the fine people at Union Hospital of Cecil County, Md. as their Facilities Management Consultant.

In 2012, Ben led a successful campaign to re-elect Senator Dave Lawson and helped organize a Political Action Committee to support conservative viewpoints in local elections in northern Kent and lower New Castle Counties.

Ben's strong organizational skills and perspectives were much sought after in areas outside the political arena. He and a group of other concerned citizens formed and ad hoc committee, HARP (Homeowners' Association Resolving Problems) working closely with Kent County Levy Court and the State Legislature. This effort led to the development and implementation of the Kent County Storm Water Maintenance District. He was currently working on a program that would enable the County to assume responsibility for the collection of Homeowner Association Fees. He also served on the Board of Directors of Spring Meadow Community with responsibility for all State and County HOA programs, policies and regulations.

In Ben's free time, there was nothing he enjoyed more than being outdoors. He was on the U.S. Air Force Swim team, a marathon runner, tennis player, golfer, hunter and fisherman. Ben was a devout Catholic and faithful member of St. Polycarp Catholic Church. His life reflected his deep love and dedication to God, Family and Country. Ben had the mind of an engineer and the heart of a servant – always putting other first, but last to take credit. He was the most humble of men.

Ben Kuntz will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all who were blessed to know him as a thoughtful, loving and kind gentleman, husband, father, and friend.

A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 PM Monday January 19 at Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home, 123 W. Commerce St., Smyrna.

Mass of Christian Burial will be offered 11:00 AM Tuesday Jan. 20 at St. Polycarp Catholic Church, Ransom Lane and South St., Smyrna.

Burial with military honors will be 11:00 AM Wednesday January 21 at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Rd., Newark.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to either Little Sisters of the Poor, 185 Salem Church Rd., Newark, DE 19713 or Food for the Poor Headquarters, 6401 Lyons Rd., Coconut Creek, FL 33073. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.matthewsbryson.com." 

Wilmington, DE (December 12, 2014) – Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International's Managing Principal Greg Ellis, CCIM, has been installed as a Board Member of the Delaware Association of REALTORS® representing TriState REALTORS® Commercial Alliance, where he serves as Vice President.

The installation took place on December 9 at the White Clay Creek Country Club in Wilmington, DE. All other directors and officers, including a new President, were appointed to the Board for the 2015 term.

Ellis has been a director on the Board since 2009. He is also actively involved with other regional commercial real estate organizations, serving as Chair of the Legislative Committee for the Commercial-Industrial Real Estate Council as well as Secretary of The Committee of 100.

Wilmington, DE (November 24, 2014) – Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International President Duncan Patterson taught "Charitable Gifting Through Donations of Real Estate" classes at CCIM's San Antonio and Phoenix Symposiums in October 2014.

The course, aimed to educate the broker of the choices available to a client when making a charitable gift, thoroughly covered the process of completing a commercial real estate donation, including the specific steps, tax implications, and the challenges and benefits. It also provided case studies for analysis.

The course was developed by CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) Foundation, a 501 (c) organization whose mission is to further enhance the value of a CCIM member by providing additional education and research initiatives.

Patterson joins three other real estate professionals as directors of Real Estate Gifting Realized, also founded by the CCIM Foundation. These professionals are specialists in the field of real estate gifting. 

For more information on this organiztion or real estate gifting, please visit www.realestategifting.org 

MAY 2014, WILMINGTON, DE – Greg, Ellis, CCIM, Principal and Sales Manager at Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International, recently completed a four week Broker’s Course and became licensed as an Associate Broker in Delaware.

The course ran from January 27^th, 2014 until February 22^nd, 2014 and focused on brokerage curriculum necessary for obtaining an Associate Broker’s license. Following completion of the class and passing the state exam, Greg became a licensed Associate Broker in May 2014.

Greg has been a licensed Salesperson in Delaware since 2005. He is also licensed in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and has been with Patterson-Woods for nearly ten years. 

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