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Joanna Rotonde, Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

Name: Joanna Rotonde Title: Assistant Vice President/ Acquisitions Company: Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Location: Greenwich, CT Place of birth: White Plains, NY College: Fordham University (BA in Legal Studies) First job unrelated to your current field: Campaigning for the Westchester G.O.P. First job in current field: Legal assistant in real estate law firm What your firm does now and its plans for the future? : Urstadt Biddle is the dominant grocery-anchored shopping center owner in suburban Metro-NY. UBP currently owns or has an interest in 50 properties, containing 4.7 million s/f. Presently, we identify and analyze investment opportunities. Explore markets, develop and maintain professional relationships within core market. For the future, UBP will seek to further expand and develop our company portfolio within our market. Hobbies: Mountain Biking, Boating, Skiing & Softball Favorite novel: "A Man in Full" by Tome Wolfe; "You Can Negotiate Anything" by Herb Cohen Favorite film: "Wall Street" (1987 & 2010) Keys to success: To motivate yourself to achieve your goals and commit to doing it with dedication, until you have what you want. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Warren Buffet If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: Lawyer
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2024 Year in Review: William O’Brien, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? I would like to say there was an outstanding transaction for me this past year but 2024 was more a culmination of long-term relationships, most of which continued to transact. Deals were smaller in many cases but we saw robust leasing both on the agency side as well as on the tenant side.

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