Firm set to bring big-name retailers to the Metro area.Metro Commercial Real Estate Inc. announced its expansion northward north·ward adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the north. n. A northern direction, point, or region. north into the Northern New Jersey and New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. , with the opening of its new office in Fort Lee, N.J. It also announced the appointment of Jeff Lagowitz as the principal in charge of the region. This move solidifies Metro Commercial's unique brand of ambitious property marketing, property management and construction services that has already seen success in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York , Southern New Jersey and Delaware. Metro Commercial also has offices in Mt. Laurel Laurel, cities, United States Laurel. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. , N.J., and Conshohocken, Penn. The new offices are located at 2 Executive Drive, Suite 660 in Fort Lee. From here, Metro Commercial is perfectly positioned to represent retail expansion, for marquee retailers in the North Jersey corridors, while also giving the company easy access to properties throughout the New York metropolitan area, including Manhattan, Long Island, and Connecticut. Likewise, Metro Commercial will bring the same brand of service offered to clients and communities from Greater Philadelphia to North Jersey, including retail tenant representation, shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into leasing, property management, investment property sales, construction services and enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. malls. "We've been handling the needs of retailers in Northern Jersey for years, and this move allows us to provide the region with more of our exceptional services, including property management and construction services," said Steven H. Gartner, president of Metro Commercial. "This underscores and strengthens our commitment to be the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware region's leading full-service retail real estate company." To ensure the success of the new office, Metro Commercial brought on Jeff Lagowitz as principal of the Fort Lee office. Lagowitz has more than 16 years of broker experience in the North Jersey region, and will be advising many national retailers on their site selection in Central and Northern New Jersey, including PETsMART, Sports Authority Sports Authority is the USA's largest full line sporting goods retailer. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. It operates over 400 stores in 45 U.S. states under the Sports Authority name. Total sales for the fiscal year ending January 29 2005 were $2.44 billion. , Balducci's, FedEx Kinko's FedEx Kinko's is a chain of stores that provide printing, copying, and binding services. Many FedEx Kinko stores also provide video conferencing facilities. The primary clientele consists of small business and home office clients. and Cosi. Before joining Metro Commercial, Lagowitz was managing director for both Garrick-Aug Associates and for Robert K. Futterman and Associates. "Metro Commercial is a great brand that can translate well into North Jersey and throughout the New York metropolitan area, in much the same way they've become the dominant brokerage company in the Philadelphia metropolitan market," Lagowitz said. "This is a tremendous opportunity for the company to become the 'go-to' principal commercial real estate company in North Jersey." |
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