Meet the Owners

Owner \ Chief Financial Officer
As Co-Owner and Chief Financial Officer, Karen oversees the day to day operations of accounting and lease administration teams. She is the liaison between clients and their financial institutions and mortgage companies. Karen has been with Commercial Properties for over 23 years, and she says, “I love being a part of a small company, where the goals are clear and everybody works together to accomplish them.”
Her duties range from contract negotiations and onboarding new clients to preparing custom financial reports and working with mortgage companies to ensure compliance. Karen is the Registered Agent for a variety of entities and is a Notary Public. She is also a member of MEREDA and IREM.
In her free time, Karen enjoys gardening, traveling, hiking, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends… especially her three grandsons and her spotted dog, Frankie.

Owner \ Senior Property Manager
“Tenant retention is my prime objective for each building. I love the relationships I have with all the tenants; they become family to me. "

Having joined the Commercial Properties Management team in August of 2007, Abigail Cassidy is responsible for directing all maintenance operations for over 1.2 million square feet of commercial and residential space, including contracting vendor services, managing repairs and tenant fit-ups, negotiating annual client contracts, gathering bids and building permits for capital projects, and coordinating all preventative maintenance. “Essentially, we reduce the stress of the building owner through total asset management,” she says. “Along with providing top-notch service, we make sure buildings are maintained up to code and that tenants are happy.”

Originally from Brunswick, Maine, Abigail received her Associates Degree in criminology, and pursued her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at the University of Southern Maine. According to Abigail, “I love real estate and business. Coming from an entrepreneurial family, I always knew that I wanted to get into this industry.” Abigail is also very dedicated to broadening her knowledge of the industry and furthering her education. Currently, she is pursuing her license as a notary and working toward her designation as a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Abigail currently lives in Freeport with her family.