Leading Developer Brings on Two Experienced Directors Amid Group of New Additions
Advance Realty — a leading Northeast U.S. owner, developer and manager of Class A office, multifamily, mixed-use and industrial-space properties — today announced five new hires at its growing Bridgewater, N.J. headquarters.
John Clark joined the Advance team as Director of Corporate Property Services, responsible for energy procurement, tenant improvements and capital expenditure construction projects. Clark is also expanding the Company’s suite of tenant service offerings.
Prior to joining Advance, Clark served as Vice President of Operations at Bayonne, N.J.-based Ernest Construction, and holds more than 17 years of experience managing construction and operations at commercial properties throughout New Jersey.
Also joining Advance is Lauren Dunn, who will serve as Director of People and Talent. Dunn will continue to support the company’s growth by overseeing all Human Resources activity including recruiting, hiring, employee team-building activities and internal learning initiatives. Previously, Dunn spent nine years with the Harvest Restaurant Group where she assisted in leading recruiting and hiring, as well as training and development operations.
“We are tremendously excited to welcome John and Lauren, as both bring a wide-range of skill sets and years of valuable experience to Advance,” said Daniel Cocoziello, Principal and Managing Director of Advance Realty. “We look forward to the incredible value each of them will add to our hardworking team as we continue to expand and enhance our diverse portfolio.”
Advance also recently welcomed three more members to its team – Accounting Manager Stefanie Jaworski; Development Accounting Manager Tejinder Panwar; and Executive Administrative Assistant Jessica Rozzi.
“Advance has experienced considerable growth and a steadily expanding portfolio over the last three years, not only with new multifamily and industrial projects throughout New Jersey, but also in our continuing work to transform our retail centers and offices campuses into modern, desirable destinations,” said Alexander Cocoziello, Principal and Managing Director of Advance Realty. “With our continued expansion, it’s more important than ever that we have a strong team to support and guide one another as we further Advance’s long history of success and innovation.”
About Advance Realty
Among real estate’s most reputable and successful companies, Advance Realty has established itself as one of the industry’s most innovative and forward-thinking firms. Since 1979, Advance has continuously evolved to meet changing market demands by leveraging the creativity and collective knowledge of its team of world-class professionals, while remaining true to its commitment to responsible development. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Advance employs a multifaceted strategy, actively pursuing real estate investments in commercial, residential, industrial, retail and mixed-use projects that present an opportunity to enhance value through development, repositioning and redevelopment. The company currently owns, manages or has invested in a diverse, 15-million-square-foot portfolio of properties across all asset classes throughout the Northeast Corridor.
