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hire represents the latest step in our
ongoing expansion and ability to attract top industry talent.”
Liu, who will be tasked with helping grow the firm’s overall regional brokerage footprint, has also been a business analyst with S&C, Wescott Financial Advisory Group and The MDE Group, Avison Young said.
He started his career in investment management at The MDE Group, now Beacon Trust, where he was involved with portfolio management, risk analysis and asset allocation.
As of late April, the broker had closed more than 450,000 square feet of industrial space transactions year to date in 2021.
“I’m excited to join the growing Avison Young New Jersey team,” Liu said. “My career success has been built on being fiercely loyal and straightforward with each client I work with and I intend to continue that same approach to servicing to my new role at Avison Young.”
Liu graduated from Rutgers University’s School of Engineering with double majors in biomedical engineering and economics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder.
SIGNATURE NAMES SENIOR V.P., LEASING DIRECTOR
Signature Acquisitions has hired Sandy Monaghan as senior vice president and director of leasing to help bring new tenants to its growing New Jersey office portfolio.
The firm, which is based in Cranford, said Monaghan
brings more than
three decades
Brach said.
Monaghan most recently was executive vice president of leasing at Shelbourne Global Solutions
in Brooklyn, where he directed
the leasing and predevelopment work for over 2 million square feet of office and industrial assets in northern New Jersey, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Signature also touted
his role in acquiring, leasing and managing office buildings within the region for companies such as Edison Properties JP Morgan and Archon Group.
“I’m excited to have recently joined the Signature Acquisitions team,” Monaghan said. “With a range of building styles, designs and on-site amenities, Signature Acquisitions is well positioned to take advantage of evolving work styles, as employees return to the office and companies address changing modes of work, such as remote work and the desire for shorter commutes.
“Signature Acquisitions’ laser-
like focus on creating value and delivering a superior tenant experience provides me with a fantastic opportunity to leverage
my expertise and diverse industry experience to help grow and add value across the portfolio, which includes properties in strategic
New Jersey submarkets including Cranford, Clark, Parsippany, Basking Ridge and Bridgewater.”
SJP ADDS LEASING,
MARKETING EXEC
SJP Properties has hired Alexander Erdosas as senior vice president
for leasing and marketing with
the goal of helping grow the firm’s office portfolio, tenant roster and third-party construction and project management business in the region.
In his new role, Erdos will work directly with SJP Properties Founder and CEO Steve Pozycki to oversee business development, leasing and marketing. That includes spearheading progress on projects such as M Station at Morristown, 200 Wood Ave. in Metropark, Waterfront Corporate Center in Hoboken and Somerset Corporate Center in Bridgewater.
He will also contribute to the strategic growth of SJP Project Solutions, which provides development, construction and project management services for outside clients.
“As commercial tenants seek out increasingly diverse real estate solutions, Alex’s experience working with a wide variety of occupiers and owners, particularly in the New York metropolitan area, will be crucial in managing and growing our pipeline,”
RT PROMOTES
SPECIALIST IN
HAMILTON OFFICE
RT Specialty has promoted Bill Webb, a Hamilton-based specialist in the insurance brokerage firm’s environmental and construction professional practice, to the role of vice president.
A specialist with more than 20 years of experience within the professional liability insurance marketplace, Webb joined the environmental and construction professional team in 2017 as an assistant vice president
to support its national network
of agents, brokers and business relationships. He has since become a specialist in several policy forms, including contractor’s pollution liability, architects and engineers, contractor’s professional liability and owner’s protective professional indemnity.
“Bill has been integral to the growth of our business,
Alexander Erdosas
Pozycki said. “His intricate knowledge of the office and life science sectors will catalyze our continued effort to grow these markets in New
Jersey. We look forward to applying Alex’s expertise to our strategy as we continue to add more world-class companies to our roster of tenants.”
Erdos most recently was a vice president at CBRE in Midtown Manhattan, where he was an integral part of the Northeast consulting team that advised and represented a broad range of owners and occupiers in the office and life science sectors, according to a news release. The firm said his decade of experience in commercial real estate, combined with his
legal background, has enabled him to successfully navigate complex transactions for his clients.
SJP also touted Erdos’ ability to guide owners in repositioning assets to maximize value, noting that he
has represented several venture- backed occupiers and publicly traded companies, including Sony, Pfizer Inc. and Nestlé.
“SJP Properties is an industry leader — consistently accelerating growth, while remaining nimble enough to partner with tenants whose needs are constantly evolving,” Erdos said. “Advising on both the landlord and tenant side, as well as within the capital markets and lending spheres, has given me a holistic view of the forces at work in today’s market. I’m eager to bring my hybrid skillset and understanding of nontraditional tenants to the SJP team.”
Erdos has received several accolades, including placement on Commercial Observer’s “30 Under 30” list while working for Eastern Consolidated, where he built foundational experience in capital markets and investments sales, the news release said. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School.
Bill Webb
especially across the Northwestern U.S.,” said
Jeff Slivka, president of RT ECP. “Over the past four years, his in-
of experience
in leasing, asset
management and
capital markets
and will work
closely with
the company’s
CEO, Abe Brach, to develop leasing programs and build tenant and broker relationships.
“Sandy Monaghan is a well-known industry veteran who brings a significant level of experience to our organization, which we will leverage with our top-tier brokerage and property management teams to create forward-thinking leasing and asset management strategies to continue
to drive the success of our portfolio,”
depth knowledge of the construction marketplace and his ability to provide owners and industry professionals with risk management solutions align directly with our goal of becoming the industry’s premier environmental and construction- related professional liability insurance resource.”
Prior to the RT ECP team, Webb held senior management and underwriting positions with Marsh’s financial and professional liability national practice for architects, engineers and contractor’s professional liability, as well as All Risks Ltd., Lexington Insurance Co. and AON Affinity.
The Lansdale, Pennsylvania, resident holds a bachelor’s degree in insurance, risk management and marketing from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and Management, according to a news release. He has also achieved the Registered Professional Liability Underwriter designation and the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist designation.
Sandy Monaghan