Michael Kelleher Director of Asset Mgmt. Federal Realty Investment Trust
Name: Michael Kelleher
Title: Director of Asset Management
Company: Federal Realty Investment Trust
Location: Boston
Birthplace and year: Miami, Fla., 1961
Family: Wife, Robyn; daughters: Marissa and Makayla; sons: Michael and Marcus
College: Greenfield Community College
First job outside of real estate: Retail with Foot Locker
First job in real estate or allied field: Operations manager for the Mall of New Hampshire
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I direct and oversee the company's Massachusetts properties and will be doing so as we grow.
Hobbies: Golf, beach, travel
Favorite book: "Tuesdays With Morrie"
Favorite movie: "Remember the Titans"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Steve Karp
Key to success: Stay focused to ensure actions meet goals and objectives.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Work helping the homeless
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.