Two New Jersey firms merge

Real Estate Weekly, March 28, 2001

One of New Jersey's oldest and most prestigious commercial real estate brokerage firms, Charles Klatskin Co., has formed a joint venture with Binswanger/CBB, a leading international real estate organization. The new entity, Binswanger/Klatsking will provide commercial and industrial real estate brokerage, consulting and development services. Headquartered in Teterboro, New Jersey, Binswanger/Klatskin will also have a Central New Jersey office in Edison.

The senior executive team of Binswanger/Klatskin will be led by Charles Klatskin, Chairman and CEO; Anthony Scaro, COO; and David Knee, Executive Vice President. In addition, two of the most accomplished industrial real estate specialists, Joel Lubin and Charles Fern, formerly of Weichert Commercial, have joined Binswanger/Klatskin as Executive Vice Presidents and will manage the Edison office. The present Klatskin sales team includes Michael S. Schaible, Director of Industrial Leasing and Sales; Ronald Schecther, Senior Vice President; Rian Smith, AssociateVice President-Sales; Fredric W. Lipton, Senior Vice President; Amy E. Cole, Director of Office Leasing and Sales; Daivd M. Ginsburg, Senior Vice President; and Robert C. Lonshein, Senior Vice President. As a result of this new venture, Binswanger/Klatskin is expecting to significantly grow its brokerage team which currently has 20 professionals employed in the two offices.

A leader in the New Jersey market since 1961 and widely credited as being one of the most significant influences in the discovery and development of the Meadowlands marketplace, the Charles Klatskin Company has built an outstanding reputation in the New Jersey real estate community.

The Klatskin team serves local companies as well as national corporations including Automatic Data Processing, Liz Claiborne, Russ Berrie and Union Camp Corporation.