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Real Estate Weekly, Nov 24, 1999

Philip Amarante (photo) previously served as an assistant vice president at Jones Lang Wootton USA. Over the last several years, Philip has developed a niche in the representation of technology and new media companies in Manhattan. He began his career at the Edward S. Gordon Company in 1993 serving the Downtown Manhattan market. He has been involved with office space dispositions for companies including Skandia Reinsurance, Milbank, Tweed Hadley & McCoy, and NBC Studios.

The International Toy Center appointed Peggy A. Reardon (photo), a professional meeting planner, to the post of director of events, according to Thomas A. Arbuckle, the ITC's managing director. In her new position, Reardon is responsible for planning, promoting and managing a series of year-round events at the facility, including the Pre-line Show in October, monthly mixers and, most importantly, the Toy Fair at the ITC.

"Peggy is a welcome addition to the ITC team," Arbuckle said. "Her experience and expertise as an events professional will enable us to continue strengthening the activities that we sponsor here in behalf of our tenants and the children's entertainment and seasonal products industries."

A member of Meeting Professionals International, Reardon previously worked as manager of meetings and conventions at Viewer's Choice, a NYC-based company that provides Pay-Per-View programs to cable television subscribers. Her responsibilities included designing and implementing high-impact themes and promotions for meetings, conventions and trade shows.

Before joining Viewer's Choice, Reardon held progressively more responsible meeting management positions with associations in Washington, D.C., including the American Logistics Association and U.S. Term Limits.

Reardon is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University.

Julien J. Studley, chairman and president of the national commercial real estate firm Julien J. Studley, Inc., announced the promotion of Kurt Handschumacher (photo) to senior managing director. Since joining Studley in 1979, Handschumacher has risen to become the company's senior financial analyst. He has led the analytical team in many of the firm's most visible assignments and has developed most of the financial models that the company presently uses.

Handschumacher's major clients include American Civil Liberties Union, Banque Nationale de Paris, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Consulate of Japan and Solomon Brothers.

Prior to joining Studley, Handschumacher worked as a contract geophysicist in uranium exploration for several major oil companies. He holds a degree in geology from Hampton College.

Scott H. Gamber (photo), a real estate professional specializing in tenant representation, has joined Insignia/ ESG's Midtown Manhattan office as a senior managing director. The announcement was made by Joseph R. Harbert, COO of Insignia/ESG's New York Metro region.

Gamber is responsible for a number of recent high-profile transactions in New York City, including Brown & Wood LLP's 233,000 square-foot, 15-year lease at One World Trade Center. He has also undertaken multi-million square foot real estate advisory projects on behalf of several well-known financial institutions and professional services firms nationwide, including Chase/Chemical Bank and KPMG.