CBRE Adds Eight New Retail Associates in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA—CBRE reports that as part of its push to expand its retail leasing practice in greater Philadelphia, the brokerage firm has added eight new retail specialists to its operations here.

The eight new retail specialists include Andrew Belcher, Toni Bonitz, Alex Chojnowski, Maria Dalessandro, Patra Konugres, Andrew Landolfi, John LaPrise and Rob Thompson.

“CBRE continues to heavily invest in our retail practice in both Center City, Philadelphia and the extended surrounding suburbs,” says Adam Kohler, EVP at CBRE. “In partnership with their respective teams and senior brokers, these eight new retail professionals will allow CBRE to continue to offer our clients exceptional results while providing even further depth of business execution.”

Belcher will serve as an associate working alongside Brian Bruzek and Jim Creed. He graduated from Temple University Fox School of Business with a degree in Marketing & Supply Chain Management.

Bonitz will work day-to-day with Rick Weinberg and Steven Gartner. She is a 2017 graduate of Penn State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education and a minor in English and Communications.

Chojnowski joins CBRE as a retail associate working with Adam Kohler. Prior to CBRE, he worked at Hennion and Walsh as a financial advisor. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics at Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business.

Dalessandro will work with Adam Kohler focusing on the leasing of lifestyle centers, shopping centers and upscale mixed-use projects. Prior to joining CBRE in 2016, she was a residential real estate agent for three years. She also previously worked for Resource Real Estate in Philadelphia as its Tenants in Common 1031 Exchange Director. She is a graduate of SUNY Oswego, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Journalism.

Konugres will work closely with team members Rick Schuch and Gary Leone and focus on tenant representation in both Center City, Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. She joined CBRE in 2015 as a client support specialist and gained experience working with brokerage teams to expand multi-market and multi-service occupier accounts. Konugres is a graduate of Drexel University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Design and Merchandising, with a Minor in Marketing.

Landolfi will work alongside Matt Mandel and John Krause specializing in restaurant and retail real estate. He joined CBRE in 2017 as a researcher focusing on industrial and suburban office leasing. He is a Delaware County native and 2016 graduate of Lafayette College.

LaPrise will work in partnership with Adam Kohler and Brian Bruzek. He recently graduated from the University of Virginia and spent three seasons playing minor league baseball for the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Working alongside Matthew Gorman and Michael Shover, Thompson will focus on the sales of single and multi-tenant net lease properties throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to joining CBRE, he graduated from Dickinson College in 2018, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

In addition to the eight new retail associates, CBRE recently hired retail industry veterans Ken Bleznak and Nicole Johnson.