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many of the New York area’s top real
estate clients. He is well known for
lending on retail, offi ces, multifamily
and mixed-use properties, as well as
new construction fi nance and note-
on-note fi nancing.
Aside from his ties to real estate
owners and institutional investors
across the country, Fingerman
has garnered deep, longstanding
relationships with many top sales
and debt brokers in the marketplace.
A graduate of the State University of
New York at Oneonta, with an MBA in
management from Dowling College,
he currently serves as a board
member for the UJA Federation of
New York and Suffolk Y JCC and
is a member of trade organizations
such as the New York Apartment
Association, Real Estate Board of
New York, Association of Better Long
Island, Long Island Real Estate Group
and ICSC.
VAN NAME JOINS
BENNETT REALTY AS
ASSOCIATE
Bennett Realty & Development
has expanded its Holmdel-based
brokerage team with the addition of
Alex Van Name as an associate.
The fi rm announced that Van Name,
who has a strong foundation in
real estate, business operations
and client
relationship
management,
will work
alongside First
Vice President
Joel Dicker.
He joined
Bennett Realty
Alex Van Name
from Coldwell
Banker, where he was a real estate
associate, gaining experience
in brokering commercial and
residential property transactions and
leveraging market analysis to align
opportunities with client goals.
Van Name is also the founder of a
successful mobile detailing business,
according to a news release. His
other past roles include a position at
New York Life, where he provided
customized insurance and investment
solutions while fostering long-term
relationships to support their families’
fi nancial wellbeing.
“I am delighted to have the
opportunity to work with such a
dynamic fi rm in the commercial real
estate space and grateful for the
opportunity to assist Joel and his
clients,” Van Name said.
He holds a bachelor’s in business
administration from Monmouth
University’s Leon Hess Business
School.
“Finding young talent is not easy in
this industry, and I’m confi dent Alex
will be a great asset to our fi rm, team
and clients alike,” said Tyler Bennett,
the fi rm’s founder and CEO.
RANDAZZO JOINS NAI
MERTZ AS DIRECTOR
NAI Mertz has added to its brokerage
team with the hiring of Sandro
Randazzo as a director specializing in
industrial sales and leasing.
The real estate services fi rm,
which is based in Mount Laurel,
said Randazzo joins its roster with
more than a decade of experience
working with diverse asset classes
throughout the Philadelphia metro,
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
That includes several senior roles
working directly with industrial and
shopping center landlords, while he
founded and led the in-house leasing
department for a prominent regional
landlord, managing 8 million square
feet of multitenant industrial assets
throughout southeast Pennsylvania
and southern New Jersey.
“We are thrilled to have Sandro on
our team,” said Bobbi Jean Formosa,
executive managing director and
chief operating offi cer of NAI Mertz.
“He brings a depth of knowledge and
experience having previously worked
with various
industrial,
institutional
and private
real estate
investment
companies. His
engaging and
attentive style
Sandro Randazzo
will serve his
clients well as he embarks on this
next chapter of his career.”
Randazzo is a licensed real estate
salesperson in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania and holds a bachelor’s
in fi nance from Fairfi eld University.
“Shifting from an in-house leadership
role to brokerage provides me with
the opportunity to serve numerous
owners and occupiers in their real
estate strategies,” he said. “My
decision to join NAI Mertz was driven
by the fi rm’s local management
and robust multimarket network
through NAI Global, which provides
scalability in client services around
the globe.”
PORRO JOINS BRACH
EICHLER AS MEMBER
Brach Eichler LLC has welcomed
Kenneth A. Porro as a member of its
land use group based in the fi rm’s
Roseland headquarters.
In a news release, the practice
touted Porro as an accomplished
attorney with clients in the private
and public sectors. They include
the Meadowlands Municipal Mayors
Committee, the Meadowlands
Construction Offi cials Association
and Industrial
Steel Structures
LLC, which
Brach Eichler
says will allow
him to serve
clients with
his “complex
real estate
Kenneth A. Porro
development
knowledge and understanding
throughout New Jersey.”
“We are thrilled to announce a
talented addition to Brach Eichler’s
fl ourishing land use practice and
welcome Kenneth Porro,” said John
D. Fanburg, the fi rm’s managing
member. “His hiring marks another
thrilling chapter for our growing
fi rm, which strengthens our offerings
and complements our steadfast
commitment to client service.”
Porro added: “I am excited to join
Brach Eichler’s very successful real
estate practice and help expand
its presence in New Jersey. Brach
Eichler provides a unique opportunity
for me to join its land use group while
also benefi ting from the fi rm’s team
of accomplished attorneys and other
professionals to provide a full suite
of legal services to our developer and
builder clients.”
Porro is a graduate of Loyola
University and the University of
Baltimore School of Law, the news
release said. He is a member of the
Bergen and Hudson County Bar
Associations, the New Jersey State
Bar Association and the American
Inns of Court Foundation, while he
is a recent honoree in New Jersey
Magazine’s Super Lawyers list and
the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in
America.
Brach Eichler added that Porro is also
a past condemnation commissioner
and lecturer for the New Jersey
State Bar Association on adverse
possession, land use and municipal
tax appeals as well as other local
government and land use topics.
“Ken has decades of governmental,
land use, real estate and business
litigation experience, and clients turn
to him because he knows how to get
things done,” said Allen Popowitz,
chair of the fi rm’s real estate practice
group. “Ken broadens our bench
strength in environmental litigation,
and he provides our clients with deep
experience in land development and
infrastructure-related work.”
REYNOLDS MAKES
THREE KEY HIRES ON
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Reynolds Asset Management has
expanded its leadership team in three
key areas with the additions of Joe
Raitt, Sam Magalnik and Matt Breuer.
According to a news release, Raitt
joins the Paramus-based fi rm as
director of acquisitions and will
manage its new deal pipeline,
overseeing the underwriting team and
managing new transactions. Magalnik,
who will serve as director of asset
management, will oversee that team
while implementing new policies,
procedures and programs designed to
drive revenue and reduce expenses
as well as provide institutional-quality
reporting.
Breuer, for his part, joins Reynolds
as in-house general counsel and
will handle all legal aspects of the
business, including acquisitions
and dispositions, contract reviews,
partnerships and joint venture
agreements, among others.
“As Reynolds continues to grow,
expanding our leadership team is key
to driving our success,” said Matthew
Earl, the fi rm’s chief operating
offi cer. “Joe, Sam and Matt each
bring exceptional expertise to the
team that will immediately enhance
our operations and play a vital role
in strengthening the fi rm’s ability to
scale successfully.”
With 15 years of experience in
real estate
investment, with
a concentration
in acquisitions,
asset
management
and capital
raising, Raitt
most recently
Joe Raitt
served as senior
vice president of global real estate at