Regency Centers Names Joanna Rotonde to Lead Northeast Acquisitions and Dispositions
Regency
Centers (NYSE:REG), a national owner, operator and developer of
grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, recently appointed
Joanna Rotonde to lead its acquisitions
and dispositions efforts for the Northeast region of the United
States. She is responsible for identifying, evaluating and structuring
profitable property acquisition and disposition opportunities within
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Joanna Rotonde, Regency Centers. (Photo: Business Wire)
Rotonde recently served as assistant vice president for Urstadt Biddle
Properties, Inc. where she helped identify and close $125 million in
acquisitions of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers in the
suburban metro New York area. She has been recognized among top women in
real estate by the New York Real Estate Journal four years in a
row.
“Joanna brings established relationships and market knowledge that will
make an immediate impact for Regency,” said Senior Vice President Barry
Argalas, head of transactions at Regency Centers. “Following our entry
into the New York market last year with the acquisition of Lake Grove
Commons, we are actively pursuing top-tier grocery-anchored centers in
some of the country’s top retail markets, including Boston, Philadelphia
and metro New York.”
Rotonde is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers
(ICSC), Urban Land Institute, Retail Network and a committee member for
ICSC Next Generation.
Regency Centers currently manages a portfolio of 18 shopping centers,
totaling 2.3 million square feet, in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
About Regency Centers Corporation
Regency is the preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of
dominant grocery-anchored and community shopping centers. As of
September 30, 2012, the Company owned 347 retail properties, including
those held in co-investment partnerships. Including tenant-owned square
footage, the portfolio encompassed 46.1 million square feet located in
top markets throughout the United States. Since 2000, Regency has
developed 209 shopping centers, including those currently in-process,
representing an investment at completion of more than $3.0 billion.
Operating as a fully integrated real estate company, Regency is a
qualified real estate investment trust that is self-administered and
self-managed.
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