NJ Multifamily

Mr. Witmondt is the CEO of Woodmont Properties, a privately-owned regional real estate investment and development business founded by his father in 1963. Since joining the company in 1993, Eric has transformed the company into a full-service vertically integrated real estate firm that acquires, entitles, finances, develops, constructs, sells, leases and manages a wide range of properties. Woodmont employs more than 190 people in NJ and PA. Since 2007, Woodmont has constructed more than 17 luxury apartment communities throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is currently building 1,000 apartments in Princeton, Roxbury, Ramapo, Secaucus and Upper Macungie, PA. Woodmont, well known for its transit-oriented development, has a development pipeline containing more than 3,000 apartments, 800 luxury homes and one million square feet of industrial space. During the past seven years, the company has acquired, sold or constructed more than 4,600,000 square feet of industrial space in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Georgia and continues to actively seek acquisitions of existing buildings or land to develop. Woodmont also owns and manages office buildings, retail space, hotels and four private recreational/golf and tennis clubs in New Jersey and Snowmass, Colorado. In its continuing pursuit of new market opportunities, Woodmont recently entered the senior housing sector with plans to develop super luxury housing in the sectors of Active Adult, Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care in New Jersey. Mr. Witmondt has been recognized by NJBIZ’s Power 50 ranking each year since 2010 and was recently honored as one of the top executives of the year.

Louis D. March Jr. started March Associates Construction, Inc. in 2003 bringing with him over 10 years of experience in the construction industry. As President, Lou is responsible for overseeing every aspect of the business. Working with clients to ensure their project’s successful completion is top priority so Lou makes sure to personally train and develop all Project Managers on economic planning and adherence to schedules. Lou’s construction career began at the University of Cincinnati where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. Lou was then an Assistant Superintendent for a large New York City construction firm on such projects as Trump Plaza-New York, Madison Square Garden, Felt Forum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. Lou then worked for March Associates, Inc. working his way up through the corporate ranks. He was first a Project Superintendent, then a Project Manager/Executive and ultimately Vice President. Lou managed and completed a diverse group of projects including several Home Depots, several Lowes Home Improvement Stores, Super Stop & Shop Supermarkets, ShopRite’s, Oak Park Commons Mall, Clifton Commons, Hillsborough Promenade and 79 Hudson Street, a 7 story office building in Hoboken, NJ. In addition, to being the President of March Associates Construction, Inc. Lou is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Minno is President and a Principal in MINNO & WASKO Architects and Planners. Mr.Minno specializes in private sector, large mixed-use redevelopment including TOD’s and projects that have significant residential components. Many of his projects reflect client relationships that span more than fifteen years, including Roseland Properties, RXR, The Bozzuto Group and Mill Creek Residential. MINNO & WASKO currently are working on sustainable, redevelopment projects in the following cities: Jersey City, Hoboken, Stamford, Morristown, Somerville, Park Ridge, Asbury Park, Bayonne and Harrison. Most of these commissions were obtained by partnering with project developers and competing for RFP based sites. Mr. Minno has deep experience in obtaining regulatory approvals for large scale development and becomes involved in the architectural design of a project at the early stages of a concept. MINNO & WASKO offer their clients, quality design, cost-effective detailing and timely services. The firm has a staff of over 85 professionals, who are experienced in all forms of residential and light-frame commercial construction with offices in Lambertville and Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Minno has his Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School. He is active in many professional groups including the Urban Land Institute and The Congress for New Urbanism. He has volunteered his professional services to Habitat for Humanity.

Russell Tepper serves as Mill Creek Residential’s Senior Managing Director for development activities in the Northeast region including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. His duties include leading this regional division of Mill Creek for both ground-up and adaptive reuse developments, while furthering its objective to create tailored residential communities that cater to surrounding neighborhoods’ needs. Prior to joining Mill Creek in 2014, Mr. Tepper was Vice President of Development at Matrix Development Group, where he managed the company’s urban redevelopment portfolio, seeking out new acquisitions of residential and mixed-use properties throughout New Jersey and suburban Philadelphia. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the entitlement, development and construction of over 4,500 multifamily apartment homes and 5 million SF of commercial space. Mr. Tepper is licensed in the State of New Jersey and earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in finance and international business from the University of Delaware.

Jose is a senior managing director and co-office head in the New Jersey office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He joins JLL as part of the HFF acquisition and is a member of the firm’s leadership committee. Jose specializes in investment advisory throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and also oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm’s New Jersey office. During the course of his more than 25-year commercial real estate career, he’s been involved in more than $62 billion of office, industrial, retail, multifamily and land sales. Jose started at HFF in March 2010. Before that, he was the executive director of Cushman & Wakefield’s New York area investment sales group where he spent more than 17 years. He began his real estate career as a real estate analyst at PaineWebber, UBS, Inc.

Mr. Plattner joined Jonathan Rose Companies in 2013 and is responsible for the asset management of fund investments, including valuation, underwriting and management of capital programs. Mr. Plattner previously served as the Director of Asset Management for a non-profit affordable housing developer in Brooklyn, NY. Mr. Plattner has also served as a Statistical Economist for Moody’s Investor Services, and has community and urban development experience in Latin America and speaks Spanish and Portuguese. He holds a dual Master’s Degree in Planning and Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California (MPL/ MRED) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan.