Russell honored

NORTH HAVEN — Barbara L. Pearce, CEO and president of Pearce Real Estate, recently announced that Carl Russell is the recipient of a 2017 National Commercial Award from the National Association of Realtors.

Russell was selected by his local association, the New Haven Middlesex Association of Realtors, as its honoree for the Community Service Award he received at the 2016 Deals of the Year Awards.

Russell, a specialist in investment analysis, has more than 40 years experience in real estate. He received a B.S. in business administration from Boston University and an MBA in international trade and finance from Lehigh University. Russell is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and a Certified Commercial Investment Member, where he also is a nationally known instructor of the CCIM program.

He is assistant adjunct professor of real estate at New York University. He also holds membership in the Greater New Haven Association of Realtors, Connecticut Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors. He is a past president of the Connecticut CCIM Chapter, Connecticut SIOR Chapter, Connecticut CID chapter, and the Greater New Haven Association of Realtors. He has been named Realtor of the Year by both the Greater New Haven Board of Realtors and Connecticut Association of Realtors. He is also past president of the Rotary Club of Orange.

Pearce Real Estate is a full-service real estate company with more than 100 agents and eight branch offices in greater New Haven and the shoreline. Commercial real estate offices are located in North Haven, Milford and Rocky Hill. All listings are available at www.hpearce.com and www.hpearcecommercial.com