NORTH HAVEN, CT (December 11, 2018) – The Proto Group is pleased to announce that Steve Patten has been awarded the NAR National Commercial Award.  Award recipients are REALTOR® members of the National Association of REALTORSÒ and nominated by their state or local board or commercial group for recognition of their professional achievements at the national level.

 “NAR is proud of these members who have made significant contributions and give substantially of their time to further our industry or assist in community programs.  This is our way to acknowledge their efforts and the recognition they’ve earned”, according to Jean Maday, NAR’s Director for Commercial Development & Services.

Lou Proto believes that this national recognition is testament to Steve Patten’s dedication to commercial real estate and strengthening the brokerage community.  Patten is a proven results-oriented commercial real estate broker specializing in all aspects of CRE. His specialties include national retail tenant representation throughout New England with market analysis, expansion plans, site selection and deal negotiation.

Patten has also been recognized in the current issue of NAR’s Commercial Connections Magazine.  A complete list of all seventy-nine award recipients for 2018 can be found on the NAR website at  www.nar.realtor/commercial.

The National Association of Realtors® is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.