Professionals

Ed Hoel, CCIM, SIOR
President

Sam DiFranco, CCIM, SIOR, CEA
Chief Executive Officer

Tommy Rodwell
Director of Marketing

David Lazzo
Broker
 
Larry Rogers
Broker

Peter Pessetto
Real Estate Advisor

Nona Hinson
Director of Support Service

Maureen Brooker
Administrative Assistant

Salvatore "Sam" DiFranco, CCIM, SIOR, CEA
Chief Executive Officer

Career Summary & Current Responsibilities
Sam is the C.E.O. (creator of extraordinary opportunities) of Triangle Commercial, a full service commercial real estate company based in the Research Triangle area of NC.

Sam specializes in representing Tenants and Buyers to help locate sites and negotiate terms and conditions for their new facilities for both occupancy or as investments.

Related Experience
Sam has 27 years of real estate, construction, sales and leasing experience, including office, flex, industrial and retail space. He has assisted companies with growth and expansion strategies, exit strategies, creative financing, buy vs. lease options, vendor recommendations and facilities management.

Prior to forming Triangle Commercial, Sam was one of the top producers with CB Richard Ellis in Raleigh, NC.

Professional Designations
CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) only 6% of the industry are CCIM designees worldwide
SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) only 2300 designees worldwide
CEA (Certified Exchange Advisor)

Organizations & Awards
Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors “2003 Commercial Realtor of the Year”, covering 14 counties in the Triangle Region

• Triangle Commercial Association or Realtors
  Outstanding Service Award 2004
• Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors
  (TCAR) Director 1998 to 2004
• Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors
  (TCAR) President 2001 & 2002
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of North Carolina
  (RCA-NCAR) Director 2003
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of North Carolina
  (RCA-NCAR) Vice Chairman 2004
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of North Carolina
  (RCA-NCAR) Chairman 2005
• Realtors Commercial Alliance of North Carolina
  (RCA-NCAR) Legislative Committee Chairman 2003 & 2004
• North Carolina Association of Realtors (NCAR) Director 2001, 2002, 2003
• NCAR Legislative Committee 2003
• NCAR BY-Laws Committee 2004
• CCIM Chapter of NC Director 2004, 2005
• Triangle Community Coalition Director 2003, 2004, 2005
• Raleigh Chamber Sport Council nominating Committee
  “Evening of Champions” 2003
• Co Chairman 2003, 2004 Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
  “A Toast to the Triangle”
• Past President, Niagara Frontier Association of Realtors 1995
• “Realtor Of The Year”,
  Niagara Frontier Association of Realtors, 1996
• TRAOBA member
  (Triangle Area Office Building Administrators)
• Leadership Raleigh,  Chairman 1999

Personal Mission Statement
Treat every client in such a memorable way that when the transaction is complete, they tell someone else how “GREAT IT WAS”

For Further Information Contact:
Salvatore “Sam” DiFranco (919) 677-6100  Fax: (919) 677-6161
sam@trianglecommercial.com