CRE Culture

CRE Gives Back During Annual Day of Service

Christina River Exchange takes pride in supporting our neighbors within the community. Every year, CRE teams up with their affiliate brands The Buccini/Pollin group and BPGS Construction, and associates spend an entire day giving back to the local community by providing volunteer services during our annual Day of Service. Through a coordinated, associate-led effort, we were able to help 12 organizations in the Wilmington, DE area this year, many of which we have supported for years. With multiple service opportunities and varying activities, associates were able to select a volunteer option they are passionate about. This year, our associates volunteered at the following organizations:

During this unprecedented time, now more than ever before it is important to give back to the most vulnerable in our community as we are all in this together. We encourage you to help all of the wonderful organizations above as well on your own time or through monetary donations.

To view all of the heartwarming photos from our Day of Service, click here. For more information on BPG’s outreach initiatives, click here.

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Celebrating Our 5th Anniversary - A Note from Founder Michelle Schwandt

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It’s hard to believe Christina River Exchange opened its doors on A Street five years ago today. Like any new business, we experienced the thrill of success and, as well, the angst of lessons learned as we worked hard as a team to master the art of FF&E procurement.

In five years, we’ve completed 16 hotels, 5 multi-family projects, and 5 restaurants/commercial projects! But we share these successes with our co-workers at The Buccini/Pollin Group, BPGS Construction, and the many professionals to include the designers, architects, contractors, vendors, operators, and our Clients with whom we work every day. We are truly grateful for your support, for making our work enjoyable, and mostly, for your friendship.

And to our CRE team members – both present and legacy – thank you for all you do each and every day. Here’s to many more successful projects together… and to another five years!

Cheers!

Michelle

In the past 5 years, we've worked on incredible projects in a variety of industries! Take a look back at some of our favorites:

Hotel: Virgin Hotels Nashville

Hotel: Virgin Hotels Nashville

Restaurant: Le Cavalier at the Green Room

Restaurant: Le Cavalier at the Green Room

Commercial Office Space: Swedesford Park

Commercial Office Space: Swedesford Park

Multifamily Residential: 101 dupont place

Multifamily Residential: 101 dupont place

Affordable Housing: La Central

Affordable Housing: La Central

Highlights from the 2021 CRE Masters Putting Tournament

“Tee It Up” Temple receives coveted Green Jacket

Round 1 thrilled spectators as “Master of the Master’s” Mucklow surged to the top of the leaderboard at 13 under par, inching out “Tee to Tree" Turick and “Rham Can’t Beat This” Rentz. Turick announced his withdrawal late in the day due to an X-Box injury to his arm. The spectator favorite, “Master of the Master’s” Mucklow, was confident in his post-round press conference. When asked about his performance throughout Round 1, Mucklow attributed his stellar performance to “good course management” and “the ability to stay within himself” throughout the round.

But on Day 2, the final round of the CRE Master’s, the winds of success for Mucklow began to wane when amateurs, “Tee It Up” Temple, “Ace It At Augusta” Anderson and “Kill It With My Driver” Kufasimes came off the tee strong and carried sub-par scores throughout the round. The grit, focus and determination of these players could be felt by every spectator watching along the fairways. In the final 4PM pairing, “Master of the Master’s” Mucklow experienced a slow start on Hole #1. “Rham Can’t Beat This” Rentz went in for a long putt off the first tee and finished the first hole with a birdie. Mucklow knew he needed a sub-par round to fend off Temple. But both “Rahm Can’t Beat This” Rentz and “Master of the Master’s” Mucklow buckled under pressure leaving several birdie opportunities on the greens. “Tee It Up” Temple ultimately held on to his Day 2 lead and a combined low score of 21 under par. Temple stood proudly as he was presented the coveted green jacket. A true champion on golf’s greatest stage.

"Rham Can't Beat This" Rentz finishes strong on 9th hole.

“Captain Cabbage” Corace scores hole in one on 8th hole!

We would like to extend a special thank you to our co-sponsors, BPGS Construction, Program Superintendent Mandi Lemons, Beverage Distributors Z. Shope & Company, and CNEA Press Firm Executives, Claire Nester and Ellie Anderson for their live continuing coverage of the tournament. We also thank the players and spectators that came out for this year’s event.

Until next year, always remember, in the words of golf’s greatest golfer of all time:

“The road to success is always under construction.” - Arnold Palmer