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Fairfield County Real Estate Award Breakfast
Stamford, CT
 
The 2010 Real Estate Award Breakfast honors those outstanding individuals and/or companies whose commercial real estate activities have significantly enhanced the local community. This event has had enormous success in the last 14 years raising nearly $4 million for the March of Dimes.  It is the premier event for the real estate community with an attendance last year of over 700 guests.  The 15th annual breakfast will be held on Thursday, December 9th at The Hilton Stamford, One First Stamford Place, Stamford.

The March of Dimes is proud to present Mr. Gary Unger, Founder & Principal of CPG Architects, with the 2010 Real Estate Award.

To make a donation in Gary's honor click HERE.

About Gary Unger

Few people have been as fortunate in their business career as Gary has been.
 
Looking back, his career spanning 44 years (and still going strong), is one that would be hard to plan today because it divided perfectly into four distinct buckets of experience that built on each other.  After six years of architectural school and two architectural degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Texas, he moved from Houston to NYC (there’s still a lot of Texas in the boy).  

Early experiences, 1966-1974, were working for various architectural firms, the best of which by far was CRS.  Caudill Rowlett Scott was a bunch of Texas boys Gary knew that expanded their practice into NYC. Gary says he still uses all of their creative concepts for managing projects. They were masters at delivering client services.

Mid career experiences were working for American Express.  Gary was recruited in 1974 to manage the planning of the new 1.2 MSF Amex headquarters at the tip of NYC.  Gary believes every one planning to go into architecture should spend a couple of years understanding “what the client looks for."  At the end of the project in 1975 Gary stayed for five more years and ran planning and design worldwide for the company.  "Unbelievable experiences."

Starting CPG in 1980 was a dream for him.  He started the company with his wife and has not looked back once.  Aside from the great clients and over 6,000 projects the most fulfilling experiences are watching your employees families grow.  "Forty percent of our employees have been with us for over 15 years so we have seen a lot of growth," said Gary.

“In 1990 I started Link Systems, our real estate software company to build software products just like I needed at Amex to manage space, people, furniture and equipment.  Today Link Systems designs and sells products to Corporations for Lease Administration and Facilities Management and to Building Owners Portfolio Management.  The very best part about the business is that my son John has been running it for 15 years.  All in the Family,” said Gary.


     
Date: Thursday
December 9, 2010
 
Location: The Hilton Stamford
One Stamford Place
Stamford, CT
 
  Phone: 203-849-9800
 

Sponsorship and Journal Ad Opportunities/Instructions 2010
Schedule: 7-8 a.m. -- Networking and coffee

8-9 a..m. -- Breakfast and award presentation
Tickets & Sponsorship: Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available.   To order tickets (and to see prices), click on REGISTER NOW or call 203-849-9800.
Directions: DOWNTOWN

Traveling south on Broad Street, turn left onto Mill River Road. Continue straight; road becomes Greenwich Avenue. After second traffic light, turn right into First Stamford Place.

MANHATTAN, SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTCHESTER

Follow I-95 North to Exit 7 (Greenwich Avenue). At the light make a right and an immediate right into First Stamford Place. Drive straight up the hill to the stop sign and the hotel is right in front of you. Make the second left into hotel parking.

NORTHERN CONNECTION ON NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY

Follow I-95 South to Exit 6 (West Avenue). At the end of the ramp turn left. Go under the I-95 overpass. At the next light make a left and get back onto I-95 going North. Get off at Exit 7 (Greenwich Avenue). At the light make a right and an immediate right into First Stamford Place. Drive straight up the hill to the stop sign and the hotel is right in front of you. Make the second left into hotel parking.

THE MERRITT PARKWAY

Follow to Exit 34 (Long Ridge Road). At the end of the ramp follow Rte. 104 South for two miles. Turn right onto Rte. 137 (Cold Spring Road). Follow Rte. 137 to Washington Boulevard down to Rte. 1 (Tresser Boulevard). Make a right onto Tresser Boulevard. Take the second left onto Greenwich Avenue. Go straight under the I-95 overpass. Turn right onto First Stamford Place. Drive straight up the hill to the stop sign and the hotel is right in front of you. Make the second left into hotel parking.

MANHATTAN BY TRAIN

From Grand Central Station take Metro North -New Haven line to Stamford Train Station. Travel time: Approximately 50 minutes.