March of Dimes will honor Forstone Capital with its 2015 Real Estate Award at its 20th annual March of Dimes Fairfield County Real Estate Award Breakfast, the organization said recently.
Forstone partners and co-founders Brandon Hall and Brett Wilderman were slated to accept the award at The Hilton Stamford (One First Stamford Place) on Thursday, December 3, at 8 a.m.
“The Real Estate Award Breakfast honors outstanding individuals or companies whose commercial real estate activities have significantly enhanced the local community,” March of Dimes said in a prepared statement. “Throughout the event”™s almost two-decade-long history, nearly $6 million has been raised in support of the March of Dimes mission to give all babies a healthy start.”
More than 700 industry professionals were expected to attend the event.
Prior to starting Forstone Capital, Wilderman was director of acquisitions for HEI Hospitality, a real estate firm that specializes in acquiring and managing hotels throughout the U.S. Currently, he is a board member of Stamford Downtown Special Services District.
Before co-founding Forstone Capital, Hall was a senior associate for GE Commercial Finance Real Estate. He focused on developing equity partnerships with national and local operators and helped acquire a $2.5 billion portfolio during his time at GE. He is currently commissioner and vice chairman of the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District and is a board member of the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate.
“We are proud to recognize Forstone for their area revitalization efforts and applaud their principals for their leadership and community advocacy,” said Ed Tonnessen, chairman of the Real Estate Awards committee and executive managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle. “We are humbled to receive this award from an organization as noble and influential as March of Dimes,” said Wilderman. “We feel fortunate to be able to work among such first-class peers in Fairfield County”™s real estate industry and know that together we can make a difference in the communities in which families ”“ like our own ”“ live and grow.”
Event sponsors include The Ashforth Company, Building and Land Technology and Forstone.
