Levin Management adds six new retail clients.

Levin Management Corporation has added six new clients and more than 1.4 million s/f of space to its retail property management portfolio in the past year, marking the success of a strategic, planned expansion program, announced Matthew Harding, president and chief operating officer. The company now manages 11.5 million s/f of space in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and has expanded its infrastructure and staff to accommodate continued growth.

According to Harding, the increase in activity, which began in early 2004, involves shopping center properties held by institutional owners, as well as growth from existing developer clients and even a small, family-owned street retail portfolio in a crowded New York neighborhood.

ING Clarion, one of the 10 largest asset management firms in America, awarded Levin the management assignment for Riverhead Centre, a 395,000 s/f power center in Riverhead, N.Y. Levin now manages more than one million s/f on Long Island alone.

In addition, SSR Realty Advisors, now part of BlackRock Realty Advisors, awarded Levin the leasing and management assignment for Aviation Plaza, a 509,000 s/f power center on U.S. 1 and 9 in Linden, N.J. The advisory firm also awarded Levin the management and leasing of Wall Towne Center, a grocery-anchored 91,000 s/f property in Wall township, N.J.

A third new client, The Gale Company, named Levin to manage retail leasing for Princeton Forrestal Village. Levin is working to reposition the 125,000 s/f retail component of this high-profile, mixed-use property, which is located on U.S. 1 in New Jersey's prestigious Princeton market.

Lifestyle center pioneer Stanbery Development awarded Levin its third assignment, this time for The Shoppes at Susquehanna Marketplace, with 109,872 s/f of GLA, in Harrisburg, Penn.

Levin also took on the management and leasing of a portfolio of street retail properties in Brooklyn, N.Y., totaling 39,394 s/f.

Most recently, Legg Mason appointed Levin to manage and lease the 137,000 s/f Oak Park Commons in South Plainfield, N.J.

"Earning the business of new clients is key to growth in any industry, and we are thrilled to add these prestigious organizations to our client base," said Harding. "At the same time, earning repeat business from our existing, valued clients is extremely gratifying because it reflects their satisfaction with our team."

With some 80 shopping centers and approximately 900 tenants in its portfolio, Levin is the largest privately held retail property manager in New Jersey and one of the largest firms of its kind nationwide. The recent and continuing growth is the result of careful, strategic planning, according to Harding.

"We have significantly enhanced our organization with additional staff and resources and have upgraded our operating systems to accommodate ongoing business development activity," he said. "Our goal is to maintain the quality and depth of the services that Levin customers have come to expect, even as we continue to grow."