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term tax abatements and initial and
further statements claiming local
property tax exemption. He also has
experience representing commercial
owners and tenants in landlord-tenant
disputes.
According to his bio, Norcia
represents
owners of
property such
as corporate
offi ce centers,
warehouses,
golf courses,
retail buildings,
multifamily
Joseph J. Norcia
complexes, adult
day cares, skilled nursing and assisted
living facilities, among others. He
holds a J.D. from Rutgers Law
School and a bachelor’s from Rutgers
Business School.
“Our new partners’ talent,
commitment and collaborative spirit
exemplify the values that defi ne
our fi rm,” said Joseph Lubertazzi,
chair of McCarter & English LLP.
“I look forward to seeing how their
perspectives will continue to enhance
the fi rm and our communities.”
MIGLIORELLI JOINS
SANZARI AS V.P.,
GENERAL COUNSEL
Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has added
longtime commercial real estate
attorney Robert Migliorelli as vice
president and general counsel, the
Hackensack-based fi rm announced.
Migliorelli, a former partner with
Mandelbaum Barrett PC, will serve as
a key piece of
Sanzari’s senior
leadership team
and oversee all
legal matters.
He comes to the
role with nearly
three decades
of real estate
Robert Migliorelli
law experience,
which also includes 21 years at
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin
LLP.
“I am thrilled to join Alfred Sanzari
Enterprises and begin this next
chapter in my career,” Migliorelli
said. “Over the past 80 years, Alfred
Sanzari Enterprises has built a
superior reputation for excellence in
New Jersey’s real estate industry and
I’m excited to help contribute to its
legacy and continued success.”
According to a news release,
Migliorelli was a partner in
Mandelbaum Barrett’ commercial real
estate and fi nancing practice. In that
role, he represented several lending
institutions and borrowers in the
fi nancing of asset-based construction,
acquisition and refi nance
transactions, while also working on
behalf of clients in the acquisition,
disposition and leasing of commercial
real estate.
Prior to Mandelbaum Barrett and
Paramus-based DeCotiis, he held
roles at Mongelli & Ritchie PC and
Melli Guerin & Melli PC.
“Robert’s impressive track record and
deep experience made him a perfect
fi t for our team,” said Ryan Sanzari,
the fi rm’s president. “I know he will
be a pivotal member of our senior
leadership team and help us achieve
our short and long-term goals.”
Migliorelli holds a bachelor’s in
political science from Fordham
University and a juris doctor from the
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace
University.
POLLACK JOINS
RIPCO N.J. TEAM
Investment sales broker Seth Pollack
has joined RIPCO Real Estate,
bringing more than three decades of
experience to the fi rm’s New Jersey
team.
Pollack, who will serve as a managing
director, makes the move after a
decade with Cushman & Wakefi eld
and as a member of its regional
capital markets team. He’s now based
in RIPCO’s Elmwood Park offi ce and
will specialize in retail investment
sales.
“Seth brings an impressive depth of
experience and market knowledge
that aligns perfectly with our goals
at RIPCO,” said Mark Kaplan, the
fi rm’s president. “His success in
navigating complex investment sales
and longstanding relationships in
the region will
enhance the
value we provide
to our clients.
We’re excited
to have him on
board and look
forward to the
impact he’ll
Seth Pollack
make across our
growing platform.”
RIPCO noted that, throughout his
career, Pollack has specialized in
multitenant investment sales within
the retail and offi ce sectors. He
has closed more than $1 billion in
investment property transactions
across New Jersey and New York
State.
With Cushman, Pollack was a
member of the fi rm’s Metropolitan
Capital Markets Group based in East
Rutherford, where he concentrated
on the investment sales of multitenant
retail and offi ce properties in New
Jersey and suburban New York. He
began his career in the sector as vice
president of retail investment sales at
Gebroe-Hammer Associates, having
also served as a broker with Massey
Knakal Realty Services before C&W
acquired it in 2014.
NAI HANSON TAPS
AVANZATO FOR NEW
INSTITUTIONAL UNIT
Real estate services fi rm NAI James
E. Hanson has launched a new team
focused on institutional clients, one
that includes newly hired broker
Jordan Avanzato as a senior managing
director.
Based in Teterboro, the company
said the group also includes Scott K.
Perkins, Christopher D. Todd, William
Ericksen and Kristen Costanza.
The team
will provide
institutional
clients with
tailored
investment,
leasing and
advisory
services to help
Jordan Avanzato
them achieve
their goals, NAI Hanson said, building
on what it described as decades of
experience in the space.
Avanzato comes to the post with
more than a decade in the industry,
having most recently served as
a managing director with JLL’s
Morristown-based capital markets
team, where he focused on
investment sales in the industrial
sector.
The fi rm added that Avanzato in his
career has been involved in more than
$6 billion in commercial real estate
transactions across the Northeast.
“The launch of our Institutional
Services Group, along with Jordan’s
hiring, refl ects our deep commitment
to continually enhancing our services
to meet the needs of the market,”
said William C. Hanson, president of
NAI James E. Hanson. “I am excited
to watch Scott, Chris, Will, Jordan
and Kristen build an industry-leading
team to provide institutional clients
with the expertise they need to be
successful in our region.”
MARKS LAUNCHES
ADVISORY FIRM FOR
MEDICAL SPACE
Veteran broker Jonathan Marks has
launched a new advisory fi rm focused
on health care real estate, seeking to
build on years of experience in the
growing asset class.
Known as Clinical: Medical Real
Estate Solutions, the Hackensack-
based practice
will serve
physicians,
medical groups,
hospitals,
management
services
organizations
and investors,
Jonathan Marks
according
to a news release. It will do so
while addressing a combination of
clinical strategy, operations and
real estate, offering services such as
portfolio optimization, site selection,
competition analysis, clinical space
programming, medical offi ce leasing,
acquisitions, dispositions, build-to-
suits and medical buildouts.
Marks, a former managing principal
with Cresa’s New Jersey offi ce,
founded the team’s medical practice
group in 2013.
“Medical real estate is more than
square feet, rent and expiration
dates,” said Marks, who serves
as founder and CEO of the new
venture. “With the ever-changing
landscape and continued growth,
today’s health care industry requires
the expertise of advisers who
collectively understand health care,
market opportunity by specialty
and throughput drivers that affect
decision making. Other aspects
of clinical space also must be
addressed, including licensure,
accreditation, code and compliance,
market providers and other viable
space options suitable for long-term
success.
“Our objective is to simplify the
process by providing key insights,
enhancing performance metrics and
managing implementation from start
to fi nish, all through the guidance of
the best medical real estate team in
the market.” RE