{"id":1004111854,"date":"2015-01-24T19:01:13","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T03:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004111854"},"modified":"2022-12-07T03:53:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:53:48","slug":"christopher-bellapianta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/christopher-bellapianta\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars to Watch 2015: Christopher Bellapianta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/02\/CPE0215_stars_Bellapianta_Christopher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004112427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/christopher-bellapianta\/cpe0215_stars_bellapianta_christopher\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/02\/CPE0215_stars_Bellapianta_Christopher.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CPE0215_stars_Bellapianta_Christopher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/02\/CPE0215_stars_Bellapianta_Christopher.jpg?w=240\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1004112427\" alt=\"CPE0215_stars_Bellapianta_Christopher\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/02\/CPE0215_stars_Bellapianta_Christopher.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Director of Finance and Acquisitions, Advance Realty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>What Others Say About Him<\/b>: \u201cChris is a consummate deal-maker and has very strong moral fiber. Not only does he make everyone else\u2019s life easier but he has an incredible ability to put together a transaction and execute throughout the process,\u201d said Peter Angel, vice president with Wells Fargo Commercial Real Estate, who has worked with Bellapianta on $150 million in financing for deals over three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has a sound grasp of the market, and proved himself very adept at negotiating with the seller and keeping the deal alive through some tenuous times,\u201d observed Stephen Rice, regional director of The Davis Cos., with which Advance partnered on last year\u2019s purchase of a former Ford Motor Co. plant in Landsdale, Pa.<\/p>\n<p><b>Most Proud Of<\/b>: \u201cBeing part of a great team at Advance and rising to the level where I\u2019m able to work in acquisition and finance with such great professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Secrets to Success<\/b>: \u201cExtremely hard work, vigilant focus on detail and believing in myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Greatest Challenges:<\/b> Learning from his mistakes and anticipating questions going into a deal.\u00a0 \u201cMake sure that you\u2019re super confident with the business plan and that you anticipate all the questions that they are going to be asking. If there was ever something that was asked that I didn\u2019t have an answer to, I wanted to make sure that I asked myself that question so I didn\u2019t end up in that situation again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Best<\/b> <b>Advice Received:<\/b> From August DiRenzo, vice chairman, Cushman &amp; Wakefield:\u00a0 \u201c\u2019If you aim at nothing, that is what you will hit.\u2019 Those words have helped me stay focused and remain goal driven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Advice to Others: <\/b>\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid to fail and don\u2019t give up.\u00a0 If you believe in a deal, be vigilant and resourceful and see it to completion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2014Leah Etling\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>CPE<i> selected 17 individuals and teams as the 2015 Stars to Watch. Details on their accomplishments appear in the February 2015 issue.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director of Finance and Acquisitions, Advance Realty What Others Say About Him: \u201cChris is a consummate deal-maker and has very strong moral fiber. 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