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Queens Chamber of Commerce to Honor Douglaston Real Estate Consulting Firm Owner

Frank Briguglio to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award During Jan. 20 Ceremony

The Queens Chamber of Commerce will honor a long-time Douglaston real estate consulting firm owner and more than 20 other Queens structures at its 98th annual Building Awards event on Jan. 20.

Frank Briguglio, who operates Douglaston’s Briguglio Consulting Corp. at 241-02 Northern Blvd., will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the chamber at the event, which is being held at Queens Theatre in the Park.

Briguglio’s father, who was also named Frank Briguglio, founded the consulting firm in 1937 in Flushing.

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“He’s thrilled,” said Christine Briguglio, who is the granddaughter of the company’s founder and daughter of the chamber’s honoree. “It’s such an honor.”

Christine Briguglio, who runs the firm with her father, said the firm relocated to Douglaston in 1989, constructing the building in which it currently resides along Northern Boulevard.

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The site was originally built for a savings bank, but Briguglio’s company took over the space after the bank moved out. The first floor of the building is a doctor’s office and the third will soon house Tri-State Mechanical Systems.

Briguglio’s firm primarily constructs small office buildings in sections of Brooklyn and the Bronx. But the family resides in Douglaston.

The Queens Chamber event will kick off at 6 p.m. with a reception and an awards show will follow at 7:30 p.m.

The group is awarding structures in the borough for architectural design. Among the honorees are the Bay Terrace Country Club, Bayside catering hall Valentino’s on the Green and Kaufman Astoria Studios.

Single tickets to the event cost $150, while a group of 10 tickets can be purchased for $1,500.

The Queens Chamber of Commerce is located at 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Suite 140 in Jackson Heights.


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