Manhattan, NY According to Eran Polack, CEO of HAP Investments, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, John Mazzeo has joined the company as project executive. 

Mazzeo joins HAP from JDS Development Group. He brings knowledge and experience to his role as project executive at HAP, having managed all phases of design and construction for numerous New York City residential projects. Mazzeo has multi-tiered experience, having worked in varying capacities within the construction industry, first as a design architect, and then working his way up from field supervisor to construction manager on large scale, high profile projects. 

 Mazzeo will be working on HAP Seven, which is in pre-development and will be a 16-story, 241-unit residential rental building at 4452 Broadway, near 190th St. in Washington Heights. He will report to Lee Karlin, SVP design and construction. The addition of Mazzeo follows the recent announcement of industry veteran Steven Petri joining the company, also as project executive.

“John actively stays ahead of current market conditions and trends, new technologies and industry partnerships, and his broad understanding of the construction industry will be an enormous asset to our company,” said Eran Polack.  “I am pleased that we continue to attract the industry’s top talent.”

Mazzeo’s experience includes working on New York City projects including American Copper Buildings (626 First Avenue), The Fitzroy (514 West 24th Street), The Beekman (5 Beekman Street) and 456 West 19th St.

HAP Investments has been very active in re-emerging neighborhoods in Upper Manhattan and East Harlem, as well as Chelsea and Jersey City, New Jersey.