25 Most Powerful People In NJ Real Estate

New Jersey has a long of list of go-to people for buying a home or redeveloping a town block.

Patch has published a list of 25 people who made the NJBIZ list of the 50 most powerful people in real estate. They include Woodmont Properties, which has built housing units near train stations, to the New Brunswick Development Corp., which helped rebuild Rutgers University's hub city in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

There's even a remote Donald Trump connection in the mix: Jonathan Kushner, cousin to White House advisor Jared Kushner, who is the president's son-in-law.

"Industry leaders agree that 2017 is a year for the books. New investments and huge, complex deals are making a significant impact on communities throughout the state--and in some ways, transforming the way we live, work and travel in New Jersey. Despite the state’s land constraints, insiders have dubbed this the 'year of industrial,' as developers and builders have pushed the limits in the field," according to NJBIZ.

The NJBIZ Real Estate Power 50 was compiled after interviews with dozens of industry leaders who were asked to nominate colleagues and competitors who have established reputations as leaders and power brokers with deep knowledge of the market, the ability to reach across all segments of the industry and persuade others to raise communities together, according to the publication.

This list includes professionals from all parts of the real estate market: development, brokerage, finance, legal, educational, consulting and public policy, according to the publication.

Here is the list:

• Jon Hanson, The Hampshire Companies, Chairman
• Michael DeMarco, Mack-Cali, CEO
• Gene Diaz, Prism Capital Partners, Principal
• Chris Paladino, New Brunswick Development Corp, president
• Ron Ladell, AvalonBay Communities, Senior Vice President
• Ed Russo, Russo Development, CEO
• Jeff Milanaik, Bridge Development Partners, Principal
• Jimmy Hanson, The Hampshire Companies, CEO and president
• Ralph Zucker, Somerset Development, President
• Sam Morreale, Vision Real Estate Partners, Founder and managing member
• Eric Witmondt, Woodmont Properties CEO
• Peter Cocoziello Advance Realty CEO and president
• Jose Cruz, HFF, Senior managing director
• Clark Machemer, Rockefeller Group, Senior vice president
• Don Ghermezian, President, Triple Five
• Tim Lizura, Melissa Orsen, Chief operating officer, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
• Jonathan Kushner, Kushner Real Estate Group, Principal
• Dave Barry, Michael Barry, Ironstate Development Co., President, Co-owners
• Steve Pozycki, SJP Properties, Founder, chairman and CEO
• Gus Milano, Hartz Mountain Industries, President and chief operating officer
• Ted Zangari, Sills Cummis & Gross, Member
• Zygi Wilf, Garden Homes, Principal
• David Mandelbaum, Interstate Properties, General partner

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