GWCAR Summit Scores Big With Real Estate Giants Zell and Roth

Steve Roth, Chairman of the Board, Vornado Realty Trust, and Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments, LLC, stole the show at the 2011 GWCAR Summit, March 16 at the Warner Theater.  GWCAR President Gary Cook kicked off the event and thanked moderator Jeff DeBoer of The Real Estate Roundtable for stepping in at the last minute when Peter Linneman became ill.  It was a roller coaster ride from the start as Roth and Zell wowed the crowd of over 700 with their thoughts on the state of the real estate market.  Attendees enjoyed a reception afterwards in the beautiful Warner Theater atrium.

Thank You Sponsors!
 
Platinum Sponsor
CB Richard Ellis
Cushman & Wakefield
First Potomac

Gold Sponsor
Tishman Speyer
Vornado/Charles E. Smith

Silver Sponsor
Akridge
Cassidy Turley
MOI

Bronze Sponsor
Grubb & Ellis
Studley

Reserved Row Sponsor
Beacon Capital
CresaPartners
K3 Construction Group
Newmark Knight Frank
OTJ Architechts

Bar Sponsor
Transwestern

University Sponsor
American University

Jeff DeBoer, Steve Roth, Sam Zell, Gary Cook, Mitchell Schear

On stage at the Warner Theater

Reception at the Warner Theater atrium

 Event coverage: 

• Washington Business Journal 
• Bisnow 
• Washington Post 
• Real Estate Roundtable

G W C A R   G I V E S   B A C K

Susan Sonley Continues Her Enthusiastic Support of the Race for the Cure

Susan with Wendy Goetz of Cushman & Wakefield and her daughter Lauren

Susan Sonley of Grubb & Ellis and a four-year GWCAR Board Member, is also a two-time breast cancer veteran and top fundraiser. She is once again captaining her team - Sonley's Original Champions of the Cure - at the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, a 5k walk/run on Saturday, June 4 on the National Mall. Her team has raised over $735k since 1999, 75% of which stays in the DC area to support breast cancer screening, research, education, and treatment programs. Last year she and her team raised over $105,000, winning four top fundraising awards and setting records in each category.  Although there are some exciting things going on in research - specific drugs to target breast cancers with different genetic make ups, early detection strategies, and a breast cancer vaccine, to date, there is still no cure.

Susan Sonley walks the walk and would love to see you on Race Day.  As her tag line reads: "Until there's a cure for breast cancer, we have work to do."

Follow these simple, life-saving strategies (men get breast cancer too, so be alert):

• Monthly: breast self exam
• Annually: Mammograms (digital) starting at age 40, earlier if you are in a high-risk group
• Annually: Clinical exams by your doctor
• Every 2 - 4 years: Breast MRI starting at age 40 - or more frequently if you are in a high-risk group.

For more information, visit the Race for the Cure web site.

Jennifer Brody

Associate, CresaPartners

How long have you been in the business?
5 years in commercial real estate, 1 as a broker.

Why did you join GWCAR?  

Staying involved in the commercial real estate community is very important to anyone in the industry. GWCAR is a great platform to achieve that. In addition, it is the only organization in our area dedicated to supporting commercial real estate advisors.

What have you gotten out of the organization so far?
Maintaining relationships and establishing new ones have been the biggest reward to this membership.

What would you like to see the organization focusing on in the future? 
More informal meet & greet sessions that include some of the "bigger" names in the industry so that those of us who are young in the business have a chance to get to know some of the long-time, influential decision-makers.