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platform and best-in-class corporate
culture.”
Also joining Colliers is Donald Nuckel, formerly
of NAI James
E. Hanson, who
strategic leasing across our portfolio. Loretta’s experience will play a key role in our continued optimization and she will be an invaluable asset to our leasing team.”
Denholtz said, through the addition of an in-house paralegal, the firm will be able to accelerate each phase of the leasing process to create added efficiencies and cost-savings for both the company and its tenants. The new hire is part of a multiyear initiative
to streamline the company’s in-house leasing team, which has already leveraged and integrated commercial real estate technology platforms such as VTS, Yardi, CommercialCafe and VendorCafe.
KWARTLER NAMED PRINCIPAL AT AVISON YOUNG
Avison Young has named Alex Kwartler as its newest principal in New Jersey, recognizing one of its day-to-day leaders who has also played a key role in the company’s growth in the state.
Kwartler, who is based in Morristown, joined the real estate services firm
in 2014. Since then, his role has expanded from property management to supervising operations in the firm’s New Jersey offices for the last six years, including financial reporting, budget forecasting, revenue projections, recruitment and liaising with brokers on their transactions.
He will now take on an expanded leadership role
with Jeffrey
Heller, an Avison
most notably the acquisition of the Cresa NJ-North/Central brokerage team in March 2017.
At the time, Kwartler oversaw
the process for the acquisition, which served as a major step for
the company’s presence in New Jersey, creating a second office
in Metropark, adding several new members and bolstering the firm’s tenant representation service line. In 2015, he was named Avison Young New Jersey’s most valuable support professional.
“He is a proven leader, and this promotion is a natural next step for him at this point in his career,” Heller said. “This is a well-deserved promotion for Alex and I look forward to seeing what he will accomplish in the coming years as principal.”
The firm also announced that it has promoted Paul
Mastroeni,
previously a
Mastroeni’s responsibilities have also included generating overall project objectives and developing budgets, schedules and communication plans to successfully manage a project from conception to completion. The company added that his years of project management experience have allowed him to foresee potential risk areas and provide alternate solutions when needed.
For ADP, IMG and Walmart, he helped define a strategy and process for their facility projects around the country, resulting in a more streamlined process and improved oversight for the organizations.
“This is an exciting time for the Avison Young project management team and I’m excited to increase my role and responsibilities as well as create even more customized solutions that successfully address the full spectrum of our clients’ needs,” Mastroeni said.
SAXUM NAMES
DIRECTOR FOR
GROWING PIPELINE
Saxum has hired Brett Rubin as a director of development to lead its growing multifamily division, part of a pipeline that has surpassed $1 billion in total capitalization.
The firm, which is based in Summit, said Rubin brings more than 20
years of industry experience tied to the entitlement, development and construction of over 4,500 multifamily units. He joins Saxum from Gemdale USA, where he was head of development and was responsible for leading the organization’s East Coast design, development and construction activities.
“With our expanding platform and the associated projects, which are often very complex
in nature and
becoming more so every day, it is imperative that we continue to find talented professionals
will be based in
its Woodbridge
office. He comes
to the firm as an
associate in the
capital markets
and investment
sales practice and will join the team led by Executive Managing Director Jacklene Chesler.
DENHOLTZ ADDS
PARALEGAL AMID
LEASING OVERHAUL
Denholtz Properties has hired Loretta Speranzo as a paralegal, in an effort to further enhance and streamline its in-house leasing operations.
The Red Bank-based firm said Speranzo brings
nearly 30 years of paralegal experience.
In her new
role, she will provide in-house legal services
to Denholtz
Properties’ leasing team as it executes new deals,
renewals and amendments, as well
as other leasing processes across its commercial portfolio of more than 4.2 million square feet.
Speranzo joins Denholtz from Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA, where she was a paralegal who was responsible for managing commercial and residential real estate transactions on behalf of the firm’s clients, according to a news release. Prior to her time with Wilentz, she also served as a legal assistant for the New York State Supreme Court, a legal assistant for Anthony J. Castellano PC and a legal secretary for Orin J. Cohen, Esq.
“Advancing our organization to ensure it is operating at peak efficiency at all times is a priority for our team,” said Greg Brown, Denholtz Properties’ chief operating officer. “With hundreds of tenants across multiple states and asset classes, the addition of in-house legal services paired with the implementation
of leading real estate technologies will provide our leasing team with increased speed and efficiency as they seek to drive value through
Donald Nuckel
Loretta Speranzo
senior manager,
to director
of project
management in
its New Jersey
office. With
nearly a decade
at the company, he will now take on an even more prominent leadership role for the Morristown-based project management team.
Mastroeni has overseen project management-related activities including larger corporate interiors, ground-up construction projects and site work improvements throughout the U.S. and Canada, according to a news release. He has directed several projects for the New Jersey office
in recent years, including multiple developments simultaneously for ADP, IMG and Walmart.
“Paul has been one of our top project management professionals and
we congratulate him on this well- deserved promotion to director,” said Tracey Kasper, principal and vice president of project management with Avison Young. “He has successfully helped many national businesses who are faced with the challenge of building, expanding or renovating their facilities. Our project management platform remains
one of our most important service lines, and we look forward to Paul’s future contributions that will further enhance our relationships and expand the Avison Young reach.”
In a news release, the firm said
Paul Mastroeni
Young principal
and managing
director of the
New Jersey
offices, and
help drive the
firm’s future performance in the state.
Alex Kwartler
“Alex is the true backbone of our office and his work overseeing our day-to-day operations has helped Avison Young achieve significant growth in New Jersey,” Heller said. “He has been an essential partner to all of the personnel in our offices.”
Kwartler came to Avison Young
in 2014 when it acquired Kwartler Associates, his asset and property management business. The company in mid-March noted that he has been a key participant in every major milestone in its growth in New Jersey,
to join us as
we expand our
vertically integrated platform,” said Anthony Rinaldi, Saxum’s founder and managing principal. “Brett’s robust skillset and multifaceted development experiences provide the foundation to lead and elevate our multifamily business on a national scale.”
Brett Rubin