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CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE
Neal Dangello
Newmark
Since joining Newmark in 2001,
Neal Dangello has completed over 750 leasing and sales transactions totaling over 7.5 million square feet, which are amongst some of the largest leasing transactions in the region, including ING Direct, Farmers Insurance, Computer Sciences Corp., and CSC. That work has frequently drawn Dangello industry accolades naming him one of the best real estate brokers in the greater Philadelphia region. During his tenure, Dangello has worked with some of the largest landlords in the region, including Equity Commonwealth, Brandywine Realty Trust, Buccini/Pollin Group, Trefoil Properties, Keystone Property Group and M&T Bank.
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Pete Davisson
Jackson Cross Partners
Pete Davisson, a founding partner of the regional brokerage Jackson Cross Partners, found his calling late in
life. He was 43 when he started as a full-time broker, but found that he had an eye for selling. Over the last three decades, his career has spanned more than 1,000 transitions in excess of 3 million square feet of space and $700 million in sales and leases, including with giants of industry like Bank of America, DuPont, AIG and Bloomberg. The longevity of his career has made Davisson a sought-after expert in the local market.
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Ernie Delle Donne
Delle Donne & Associates
As a second-generation builder, Ernie Delle Donne learned the ins-and-outs of the development business from
his late father, Eugene. They worked together for four years as Delle Donne & Associates, and today Ernie has carried on the family legacy by building some of Delaware’s most recognizable buildings, including the Tower at
STAR on the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus, 802 Delaware Avenue that is home to Capital One, and now Avenue North, a reimagining of the former AstraZeneca campus in Fairfax. Outside of Delaware, Delle Donne may be best known as the father of two- time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne.
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Peggy Del Fabbro
M. Davis & Sons
As the fifth generation of Davis family members to lead the storied M. Davis & Sons construction firm, Peggy Del Fabbro has been on the job since she was a little girl. While she was hesitant to follow in her father’s footsteps at first, she joined the family business and worked her way through the ranks until taking over in 2008. In
her tenure, Del Fabbro has launched boiler and electrical power distribution departments along with an engineering group. Today, M. Davis is the largest woman-owned company in Delaware and a leader in customized industrial solutions.
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