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Fiserv and Samsung Receive United Way Impact Awards

United Way raises $385,000 at fundraiser honoring CREW NJ


Fiserv Innovation Center at The Park and Samsung at Linden Logistics Center were this year’s winners of United Way of Northern New Jersey’s 2023 Impact Award, which honors commercial real estate projects with the greatest positive impact.


The winners were announced June 2 during the 23rd annual Legacy Event. Hosted by the United Way Commercial Real Estate Network, the fundraiser was attended by nearly 500 leading commercial real estate industry professionals and featured a keynote address by CEO and President of the National Minority Supplier Development Council Ying McGuire.


Members from CREW NJ with the 2023 United Way of Northern New Jersey Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
CREW NJ members with United Way of Northern New Jersey CEO Kiran Handa Gaudioso (in red) and United Way Senior Vice President of Resource Development George Xuereb. CREW NJ received the United Way Spirit of Philanthropy Award at the 23rd annual United Way Commercial Real Estate Network Legacy Event. Photo credit: Karen Fucito.

CREW NJ, an organization for professional women in commercial real estate, was also honored at the event as the recipient of the United Way Spirit of Philanthropy Award. The award honors an individual or group from the commercial real estate industry whose actions reflect the values of United Way. Throughout its 40-year history, CREW NJ has fundraised for hundreds of charities and worked to address food insecurity, financial instability and domestic violence.


The event, which raised $385,000, was focused on improving life for ALICE. The acronym, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, represents the essential workers who struggle to afford the basics. Since 2000, the commercial real estate industry has helped to raise more than $4 million for United Way.


“United Way is thankful for this industry’s enduring support and partnership in helping put ALICE individuals and families on a path to financial stability,” said United Way Senior Vice President for Resource Development George Xuereb. “In addition, we congratulate this year’s winners for their positive impact within our communities.”


Members of the team behind the 2023 Commercial Impact Award-winning project hold the award and framed artwork at the annual United Way Commercial Real Estate Network Legacy Event.
United Way of Northern New Jersey awarded its 2023 Commercial Impact Award to Fiserv Innovation Center at The Park. Pictured are members of the project team. Photo credit: Karen Fucito.

The Fiserv Innovation Center at The Park team received the Commercial Impact Award for new office and research space in Berkeley Heights — among the state’s largest recent office leases — which will serve as a regional hub for 3,000 Fiserv employees.


The winning team includes The Connell Company; Fiserv Inc.; Cushman & Wakefield; GS Ferguson Group; Mancini Duffy; Ted Moudis Associates; Robert Derector Associates; Structure Tone; Husch Blackwell; AFD Contract Furniture, Inc.; WB Wood; Steelcase; Haworth; F&G Mechanical; Star-Lo Electric, Inc.; BT Flooring Solutions; Corporate Woodworking; and Paul Rabinowitz Glass Company.


The four other finalists for the Commercial Impact Award were AT&T in Bedminster, Avis Budget Group & Gilead Sciences at LATITUDE, Lord Abbett and PTC Therapeutics.


Members of the team behind the 2023 Industrial Impact Award-winning project hold the award and framed artwork at the annual United Way Commercial Real Estate Network Legacy Event.
United Way of Northern New Jersey awarded its 2023 Industrial Impact Award to Samsung at Linden Logistics Center. Pictured from left are United Way of Northern New Jersey CEO Kiran Handa Gaudioso; Greek Development Managing Partner David Greek; Greek Development Director of Acquisitions Alex Motiuk; Advance Realty Managing Director Bill Bumber; and United Way Senior Vice President of Resource Development George Xuereb. Photo credit: Karen Fucito.

The Samsung at Linden Logistics Center team received the Industrial Impact Award for securing electronics giant Samsung to the state’s largest industrial park under development. The lease, one of the biggest recent transactions, is central to the transformation of a long-vacant site.


The winning team includes Advance Realty Investors; Greek Development; PGIM; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; CBRE; JLL; Colliers Engineering & Design; Lewis Roca; Goldfarb & Fleece LLP; and Langan.


Two other finalists for the Industrial Impact Award were 100 Frontage Road and Monroe 8A Logistics Center.


The event was made possible by a total of 37 sponsors, including Gold Sponsors Alston Construction, Turner Construction Company and Vision Real Estate Partners.


For more information about the United Way Commercial Real Estate Network or to support its mission, email George.Xuereb@UnitedWayNNJ.org or call 973.993.1160, x117.


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ALICE   is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, and represents the growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics of housing, food, child care, health care, technology, and transportation. These workers often struggle to keep their own households from financial ruin, while keeping our local economies running.

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