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Commercial Connection is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage headquartered in Connecticut’s Greater Waterbury market. The firm specializes in the sale and lease of retail, office, industrial, and investment properties across Connecticut and the surrounding region.
Founded by John Famiglietti, Commercial Connection operates at the intersection of deep local market knowledge and national-level tenant representation experience. The firm has represented major brands including Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, 7-Eleven, Gulf Oil, Burger King, and West Marine — working alongside national and regional tenants to identify and secure locations throughout the state. That same institutional-grade process is applied to every engagement, whether the client is a Fortune 500 retailer or a local business owner looking for their first commercial space.
Commercial Connection serves property owners, landlords, tenants, investors, and developers across Connecticut’s central corridor. The firm’s market coverage spans the Greater Waterbury area, New Haven County, and adjacent markets ; a region that includes some of Connecticut’s most active commercial corridors and emerging opportunity zones.
Commercial Connection is a full-service commercial real estate brokerage headquartered in Connecticut’s Greater Waterbury market. The firm specializes in the sale and lease of retail, office, industrial, and investment properties across Connecticut and the surrounding region.
Founded by John Famiglietti, Commercial Connection operates at the intersection of deep local market knowledge and national-level tenant representation experience. The firm has represented major brands including Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, 7-Eleven, Gulf Oil, Burger King, and West Marine — working alongside national and regional tenants to identify and secure locations throughout the state. That same institutional-grade process is applied to every engagement, whether the client is a Fortune 500 retailer or a local business owner looking for their first commercial space.
Commercial Connection serves property owners, landlords, tenants, investors, and developers across Connecticut’s central corridor. The firm’s market coverage spans the Greater Waterbury area, New Haven County, and adjacent markets — a region that includes some of Connecticut’s most active commercial corridors and emerging opportunity zones.
Before launching his own firm, John spent over a decade as a managing partner at Drubner Commercial Real Estate, one of the region’s established commercial brokerages. During that time, he led tenant representation engagements for national and regional brands. Securing locations for Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Gulf Oil, 7-Eleven, Burger King, and West Marine across the state.
He has also worked with developers seeking to expand their Connecticut portfolios, providing site selection, market analysis, and deal negotiation from initial concept through closing.
His clients benefit from direct access to the decision-maker on every deal, with no layers between the client and the broker driving results.
A graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Urban Studies, John brings an academic foundation in land use, spatial analysis, and community development that few brokers in the market can match. His understanding of how towns grow, where commercial demand concentrates, and which corridors are positioned for investment is rooted in both formal training and decades of field experience.
Before entering real estate, John owned and operated a successful catering business for 18 years, giving him firsthand experience as a business owner navigating leases, buildouts, permitting, and the real-world decisions his commercial clients face every day. He doesn’t just understand transactions, he understands what it means to run a business inside the space.
He has also worked with developers seeking to expand their Connecticut portfolios, providing site selection, market analysis, and deal negotiation from initial concept through closing.
A lifelong Connecticut resident, John is a native of Wolcott and a long-time resident of Middlebury. He is deeply invested in the communities where he works serving actively with the organizations that shape the Greater Waterbury region’s future.
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Commercial Connection primarily serves the Greater Waterbury area and New Haven County, including towns like Waterbury, Naugatuck, Middlebury, Wolcott, Cheshire, Prospect, Oxford, Southbury, and surrounding communities. The firm also handles transactions across Connecticut’s central corridor and statewide for tenant representation clients. John Famiglietti is licensed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
The firm handles retail space, office space, industrial and warehouse properties, investment properties, multi-family development sites, land for commercial development, and business sales. Whether you’re looking to lease, buy, sell, or invest, Commercial Connection covers the full range of commercial real estate transaction types.
Yes. Tenant representation is a core part of the practice. John Famiglietti has represented national and regional tenants including Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, 7-Eleven, Gulf Oil, Burger King, and West Marine — handling site selection, lease negotiation, and market analysis for brands expanding across Connecticut.
Greater Waterbury is one of Connecticut’s most active secondary commercial markets, with strong demand for retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties along corridors like Route 8, I-84, and Wolcott Street. The region benefits from competitive lease rates compared to Fairfield County, a large labor pool, and direct highway access to Hartford and New Haven. Contact Commercial Connection for current availability and market conditions.
Call John Famiglietti directly at 203-596-7777 or use the contact form on the site. Response time is typically within one business day — usually much faster. You can also browse all current listings on the Properties page and inquire directly from any listing.
Whether you’re looking to lease, sell, buy, or invest you’ll work directly with John. No layers. No runaround.
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