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Merriman and Schwartz join Simone Development Companies

Roger Merriman

 

Jeremy Schwartz

 

Bronx, NY Simone Development Companies has appointed two real estate industry veterans to senior positions in its construction and leasing departments.

Roger Merriman is Simone Development’s new senior vice president of Construction and Jeremy Schwartz is director of Leasing. These executives possess years of experience in the real estate industry and have worked with leading real estate companies in the tristate area.

“Roger and Jeremy bring impressive backgrounds and skills to the Simone team in the realms of construction management, leasing, property marketing, underwriting and property portfolio management,” said Joseph Simone, president of Simone Development Companies. “Both of these individuals will help us strategically position ourselves for future growth as we build our operational capacity and scalability.”

Prior to joining Simone Development, Merriman served as vice president of Construction at SL Green Realty Corp., where he managed a team of professionals, consultants, and contractors on construction projects for the largest commercial real estate portfolio in New York City.

Schwartz formerly worked as assistant vice president of Leasing at Urstadt Biddle Properties, where he successfully transacted on more than 300,000 s/f of space. He also managed the leasing and marketing of over 1,500,000 s/f of grocery-anchored shopping centers and office buildings throughout the tristate area.

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