RIPCO Real Estate appoints Lenaz as senior managing director, strengthening retail advisory and investment sales platform

Red Bank, NJ RIPCO Real Estate has appointed Bill Lenaz as senior managing director. Lenaz will focus on retail leasing, investment sales, and strategic advisory services throughout the tri-state area, leveraging more than 30 years of experience representing retailers, shopping center owners, developers, and investors across New Jersey, Staten Island, Long Island, and Westchester and Rockland counties in New York.

“Bill has built an outstanding reputation as one of the region’s premier retail brokers through decades of exceptional execution, deep market knowledge, and trusted client relationships,” said Mark Kaplan, president of RIPCO Real Estate. “His expertise in retail leasing, new developments, and complex transactions aligns perfectly with RIPCO’s platform and client-first approach. We’re excited to welcome Bill to the team as we continue expanding our presence and delivering best-in-class retail advisory services throughout the tri-state area.”

“I am thrilled to join RIPCO and become part of one of the industry’s most respected retail real estate firms,” said Lenaz. “RIPCO’s entrepreneurial culture, collaborative team, and reputation for delivering exceptional results make it the ideal platform to continue growing my business and serving my clients. I look forward to working alongside such an accomplished group of professionals while helping retailers, landlords, and developers achieve their objectives.”

Lenaz has spent more than three decades specializing exclusively in retail real estate, earning a reputation for his profound market expertise, strong work ethic, and credibility throughout the industry. He has extensive experience completing complex retail transactions for both new developments and existing shopping centers, advising clients through every stage of the leasing and development process.

Throughout his career, Lenaz has been responsible for leasing more than one million s/f of retail shopping centers across the region. His transaction experience includes major national retailers such as Whole Foods, Best Buy, P.C. Richard & Son, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Barnes & Noble, ALDI, and Trader Joe’s, among many others. He has also completed numerous transactions with leading pad-site users including Chase Bank, Walgreens, Wawa, Starbucks, and Chick-fil-A, in addition to facilitating more than 40 full-service restaurant transactions.

Consistently recognized as one of the top retail leasing brokers in the region, Lenaz combines decades of market knowledge with longstanding relationships across the retail industry to provide clients with strategic guidance and best-in-class representation. His expertise spans landlord representation, retailer expansion strategies, shopping center leasing, and land transactions, enabling him to consistently deliver successful outcomes in highly competitive markets.

Lenaz earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from New York University.