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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Created and implemented economic reuse programs for over $5 Billion in commercial real estate. Selected Accomplishments:Currently repositioning for resale and disposition, a retail and office portfolio with individual assets of up to 1 million SF. For Essroc Italcementi, sold 950 acres of industrial land in Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia and Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania. Also secured market offers in area for 3,400 acres of land with 300 million tons of limestone reserves. As acting “Director of Real Estate,” evaluated portfolio resale or reuse, leased 500+ acres of "buffer" farmland to active limestone quarries, and derived surplus asset value used in Heidelberg/Lehigh Hanson’s acquisition of Essroc Italcementi in 2016. For a regional warehouse distribution facility owner and two Fortune 500 clients, analyzed long term viability of high cube” industrial real estate market in the I-81 and I-95 corridors through NY, NJ, PA, MD, WV and VA.For Fortune 2000 companies, evaluated major projects for market and financial feasibility, as well as prepared them for market. Owners include Exxon Mobil, Pfizer and DuPont Chemours. Transactions resulting from this work encompasses over 1,000 acres of prime industrial land currently being developed for logistics campuses in the NYC and Chicago Metropolitan Markets. Upon completion and occupancy, these corporate parks are valued at over $1 Billion.Represented numerous municipalities (i.e. Edison, Bayonne and Perth Amboy, NJ) in validating over $200 million of incentives needed to facilitate local development projects.Studied economic development track of Carteret, NJ; distilled successful practices into a uniform approach to be utilized by municipalities statewide.On behalf of Albanian American investment group, evaluated over 50 business opportunities for viability and potential for profitability in the areas of mining, food and beverage, transportation, real estate development, hospitality and higher education.

New York, Ny, Us

Teach the following real estate courses to undergraduate and graduate students:Development ProcessUrban Economic DevelopmentInfrastructure and DevelopmentNavigating Zoning, Land Use, and Development Planning (NYC)

Dallas, Texas, Us

For AECOM, I created and led the Northeast division of the national practice, with an additional focus centered on Brownfields and Corporate Property Reuse and redevelopment nationwide. Scope of work included initiating, designing and executing a business plan to reach these prospects as well as formulating collateral marketing and messaging materials. Working in a "hybrid" work environment, I managed a team of professionals located at on-site and remote locations.Selected AccomplishmentsI secured strong working relationships with many parts of AECOM including its Environmental, Power, Criminal Justice and Transportation Practices throughout North America as well as strategic partnerships with global real estate firms like CB Richard Ellis. Areas of specialization encompass portfolio review, optimization and reduction as well as individual site repositioning. Completed assignments include:Air Rights Valuation Analyses (Long Island City, Lower Manhattan & East Harlem NYC)Transit Oriented Development Economic Studies for Mass Transit Lines (LIRR/MTA – NY)Site Acquisition Strategies supporting public works (Meadowlands Flood Control Projects for NJ DEP), Comprehensive Neighborhood Redevelopment Capacity Evaluations (Sunset Park Brooklyn, East Harlem, Long Island City NYC), and Industrial Site Redevelopment with complementary user co-location (Buffalo ECILDC, Huntington WV EDC, Confidential Industrial Client). Total projected built value of projects when completed exceeds $1 Billion and incorporates over 4,000 acres of land

I directed financial and market review for North American Realty Advisory Services. The $3.5 billion in projects for North American concerned the optimal adaptive-reuse of corporate and public sector land and building assets, derived by researching markets nationwide, analyzing development opportunities, formulating financial models, structuring transactions and evaluating their risk/reward potential. For clients, generated hundreds of millions in proceeds from dispositions, and realized tens of millions of dollars in environmental remediation savings, from over two hundred "Brownfield" sites located throughout North America. In addition, I structured facility consolidations for three chemical company’s northeast regional operations. I managed multiple teams of professionals located both on-site and at remote locations in this position.Selected AccomplishmentsConverted obsolete factory sites into “big box” retail in Stamford CT and Brooklyn, NY and mixed use corporate parks in San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C.Optimized and consolidated Northeast regional facilities for petroleum and chemical companies including Dow Chemical, Cytec, BASF, National Grid (Keyspan), Chevron (Texaco), Exxon Mobil, BP Amoco, PPG, Sherwin Williams and Berje.Formulated strategy to redevelop 1 million SF Jersey City Medical Center as residential condominiums.Evaluated over 100 surplus commercial properties in four Fortune 500 owned portfolios for redevelopment.

Construction Administrator for $25 million office/special use tenant fit-up in Midtown Manhattan. Audited payroll and monitored construction progress of television studio with offices at Times Square NYC.

Analyzed $600 Million in 55 commercial acquisition opportunities for commercial redeveloper.Formulated redevelopment strategies and structured purchase offers for properties.Designed company standard to model cash flows for acquisition candidates.

In the Port Newark/Elizabeth NJ Submarket, Managed and marketed 2.5 million square-foot commercial real estate portfolio.Supervised 13 subcontractors plus $600,000 annual maintenance budget.Leased over 350,000 square feet commercial space in transactions valued at $60 million with $14 million budget for tenant renovations to space.

Financial manager for New Jersey-based construction projects valued at $140 million.Interpreted work requirements, scope additions and general conditions.Accounted for day-to-day construction progress; tracked contract compliance and change orders.Implemented strategic plans for public construction projects.

Evaluated, sold and leased investment real estate (apartment buildings, industrial space, etc.). Wrote market repositioning study with financial analysis regarding 2,500 unit multifamily portfolio located in urban NJ markets for Associated Financial Investment Group.

Bachelor’S Degree, Foreign Affairs/Politics/Economic Development

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Diploma With High Honors