Regency Centers names Rotonde to lead northeast

Regency Centers, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, has appointed Joanna Rotonde to lead its acquisitions and dispositions efforts for the northeast region of the U.S. She is responsible for identifying, evaluating and structuring profitable property acquisition and disposition opportunities within Conn., Mass., N.J., N.Y. and Pa. Rotonde recently served as assistant vice president for Urstadt Biddle Properties where she helped identify and close $125 million in acquisitions of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers in the suburban metro N.Y. area. She has been recognized among top women in real estate by the New York Real Estate Journal four years in a row. "Joanna brings established relationships and market knowledge that will make an immediate impact for Regency," said senior vice president Barry Argalas, head of transactions at Regency Centers. "Following our entry into the New York market last year with the acquisition of Lake Grove Commons, we are actively pursuing top-tier grocery-anchored centers in some of the country's top retail markets, including Boston, Philadelphia and metro New York." Rotonde is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Urban Land Institute, Retail Network and a committee member for ICSC Next Generation. Regency Centers currently manages a portfolio of 18 shopping centers, totaling 2.3 million s/f, in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.