Michael Church Honored as 2014 Broker of the Year

William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty agent receives top marketing award from the state’s leading home building industry trade association

On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, seven hundred and eighty home building industry professionals attended the 21st Annual HOBI Awards Dinner, where Michael Church was recognized with the top Sales & Marketing award, 2014 Broker of the Year.

Sponsored by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut (HBRACT), the HOBI Awards is the largest home building industry awards event in the country, and Connecticut’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in new home construction, remodeling and sales & marketing.

Michael Church is a multi-year award winning broker with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty (WPSIR), a rental and certified relocation specialist, and he has closed over 100 units this year. With over 10 years experience, he has been a top agent since joining the William Pitt Sotheby’s office five years ago, and he is #7 in the entire company in closed units. Church manages a multi-million dollar portfolio, and specializes in high end listings as well as multi-family developments. He is a preferred relocation broker for companies such as GE, Diageo, Xerox and Nielsen.

Established a thriving rental market on Norwalk’s north side
As leasing agent for the 63 unit townhouse community, Summerview Square, Church succeeded in establishing a thriving rental market in what had been an abandoned neighborhood on the north side of Norwalk. He was astute in marketing the one, two and three bedroom townhouses to empty nesters who were no longer interested in homeownership, and Gen Y execs who wanted the convenience and action of Norwalk living.

Michael Church leased each phase of townhomes within weeks of their release, and Summerview Square consistently outperformed high rise rental developments throughout Norwalk.

Michael is a dynamo. His enthusiasm in communicating the lifestyle advantages and condo like features Summerview offered, was key to our success and to the recognition we received by the city and our industry. - Andrew LaSala, Summerview Development Group

In 2013, at just 30 years of age, Michael Church was recognized by the Fairfield County Business Journal as one of the Best of 40 Under 40.

In addition to his success as a realtor, Michael’s property management company, Cutting Edge Property Management, has negotiated, leased and maintained apartment properties for some of Norwalk’s leading developers, and rehabbed a number of the city’s older one and two family homes.

Michael Church was born and raised in Norwalk, and his family has been in the city for ten generations. Church is a leader in his community as well as his industry. He serves on the Board of Ethics for the City of Norwalk, on the board of the Norwalk YMCA and on the Fairfield County HBRA Executive Committee. He is also Vice-President of the Building Hope Foundation, a non profit organization active in supporting charitable activities in Fairfield County communities.

The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut is the trade organization for the home building industry in Connecticut. It represents more than 1,000 member firms in homebuilding, remodeling, land development and related industries with five local chapters.