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C. J. (Charlie) Vlahos
Owner/broker for over 18 years.
Bio of C. J. (Charlie) Vlahos
Charles J. Vlahos is currently the President & CEO of BLANKET REAL ESTATE, INC., a full service real estate firm specializing in business, commercial & residential brokerage, acquisitions, divestments, leasing, site selection, property management, business valuations and management consulting.As part of his consulting activities, Mr. Vlahos works with individuals and businesses to develop business plans for purchasing and financing large and small businesses. He also serves his investment clients by helping to analyze commercial and business investments.
Owning a residential real estate franchise several years ago also helps Mr. Vlahos market and locate residential properties for his customers and clients.
Prior to actively managing his company, Mr. Vlahos held VP & General Manager positions with several large wholesale and retail businesses. He had P & L responsibility and managed overall business planning as well as the day-to-day operations of these companies.
Mr. Vlahos supervised the activities of sales, service, transportation and administrative personnel. He managed all facets of location start-up and development, including site selection, negotiation of purchase, lease and supply contracts, market feasibility studies, capital expense justification, growth/profit projections, and operation efficiency improvements.
He also was responsible for obtaining all permitting and working closely with attorney’s, local and state officials, health departments, engineers, planning and zoning boards. He is knowledgeable in state/federal environmental regulations and has worked with consultants, engineers and governmental regulators to develop and implement plans for cost effective remediation programs.
He obtained financing for new business development and capital expansion programs. Mr. Vlahos has bought, sold, leased, and managed over 200 properties for these companies in the Northeast.
Mr. Vlahos has an undergraduate degree in Marketing from Pace University and has completed all course work for his Masters in Finance from Western Connecticut University. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in CT & NY, holds the GRI designation.
He is a member of Connecticut's CID (Commercial Investment Division), NAR, CAR, CMLS, GEAC/INTEREALTY, NFCAR & Waterbury Board of Realtors. Mr. Vlahos is on the Board Of Directors of the Northern Fairfield County Association of Realtors and was their President in 2001.
Charlie is also a member of CBN, the New England Business Brokers Association (NEBBA) and the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA).
Mr. Vlahos is a candidate member of the CCIM Institute pursuing the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) disignation.
Charlie covers CT and the Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess counties of NY
Charlene Vlahos - Marketing & Closing Coordinator - Licensed Business & Real Estate Agent.Alex Vlahos - Licensed Business & Real Estate Agent covering Stratford, CT area.
Stephen Vlahos - Business Agent covering Norwalk, CT area.
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