Brokers
Joe DeFeo has a proven track record as a seasoned commercial real estate broker with more than 20 years of experience in the competitive New Jersey and New York area. Prior to joining NAI James E. Hanson, Joe was the Director of Leasing for The Network Realty Group, Joe was responsible for a privately owned one-million-square-foot retail, office and industrial portfolio. He managed leasing and negotiated all deals for 14 shopping centers and one office site, consummating approximately 20 to 25 new leases each year with local and national tenants. He also developed third-party leasing and property divisions that have generated fee revenue for the firm.
In his prior role at The Network Realty Group, Joe was a Senior Retail Leasing Representative at Levin Management, where he managed a 12-million-square-foot retail portfolio and cultivated relationships with host of national retailers to identify and quality potential tenants. He was also Vice President of Retail Leasing for the Kislak Company where he developed a Retail Real Estate Division for the firm, which had previously focused on multi-family properties. Joe grew the new division, adding four brokers to the team and was responsible for all leasing assignments. He also worked as a Senior Leasing Representative for The Heller Group where he negotiated all deals and managed leasing for a two-million-square-foot family-owned portfolio consisting of 20 shopping centers and four office buildings.
Among his major transactions are deals with well-established national retailers such as Subway, Learning Express, Spencer Bank, Supercuts, Ladies Workout Express, Kumon Learning, European Wax, Let’s Yo Yogurt, GameStop, GNC and Radio Shack. Other notable names include Sears Outlet, Joyce Leslie, Bertucci’s, NY & Co., The Gap, Pier One Imports, Wells Fargo, GoodYear, UPS, Save-A-Lot, Cricket Wireless, Blink Fitness and DaVita Dialysis.
Education
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Professional Affiliations
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in New Jersey
Member ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) since 1996
Areas of Expertise
• Retail Leasing | Negotiation Strategies | Client Management | Market Evaluation & Analysis
Notable Assignments
• 150,000 SF retail, industrial and office leased annually (Evergreen).
• Managed leasing of 20 shopping centers and four industrial/office buildings (Evergreen).
• 3,000,000 SF retail portfolio owned by Private Equity Fund (First Nat’l).
• Managed leasing of 17 shopping centers in six states (First Nat’l).
• 1,000,000 SF retail and office portfolio-family held (CenterStar).
• Managed leasing of 14 shopping centers and one office building (CenterStar).
• 12,000,000 SF retail portfolio (Levin).