Pine Tree Realty Names Property Manager

Submitted by Pine Tree Commercial Realty

Peter Skontos was recently hired by Northbrook-based Pine Tree Commercial Realty, LLC as Property Manager, announced Pine Tree’s Phil Spitz, EVP – Property Management & Accounting.

Skontos, 30, joins Pine Tree’s property management team overseeing the company’s portfolio of shopping centers across the United States.

“Peter’s professional experience in property management, mortgage brokerage, and real estate holdings make him a great asset to the Pine Tree team,” said Spitz.

Prior to joining Pine Tree, Skontos was most recently an Assistant Property Manager with Colliers International where he managed a portfolio of over 1.6 million SF of office, industrial, and retail assets. A member of Colliers’ Asset Transition Team focused on the management of receivership and troubled assets, Skontos was also awarded 2014 Operations Team Member of the Year.

Skontos graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northwestern University with a double major in political science and history. A resident of Glencoe, Skontos speaks fluent Greek, taught English in Peru for seven months where he met his wife, and is currently Director of Operations for The Greek Star, the longest continually published weekly Greek-American newspaper in the United States.

About Pine Tree Commercial Realty

Pine Tree Commercial Realty, LLC is a full-service real estate development company based in Northbrook, Ill. Since its founding in 1995, Pine Tree has acquired and developed 73 properties with an aggregate value of over $755 million. The company’s projects are located across the United States.