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Jamison 'Jamie' Weiner has been developing and re-developing properties in New York City since 2000. Jamie has acted as a fee developer, a joint venture partner and has been a sponsor of a condominium development. Jamie grew up in a real estate family where Jamie’s late father, Joel David Weiner, built dozens of commercial properties and shopping centers across the Midwest. Joel went on to form Related Retail with Steve Ross, his lifelong friend. Jamie grew up learning about real estate development at the dining room table and any time he was away from school and sports – often accompanying his father on business trips. Jamie benefitted tremendously from spending a significant amount of time with Steve Ross and his father in both personal and professional situations – receiving mentorship from industry icons. While at Related Retail, Joel built 7 properties throughout the East Coast primarily in the Tri-State area. Jamie started his career at The Related Companies in 1994 where he worked for Related Retail developing and leasing shopping centers throughout the New York Metropolitan area on the same team his father had founded. Jamie eventually moved to the New York Development Division of Related where he worked on the acquisition of new development sites in Manhattan – working directly under Steve Ross and Jeff Blau. In early 2000, Jamie left The Related Companies L.P. and co-founded The Manhattes Group LLC, a full service commercial real estate brokerage and advisory service firm that specialized in commercial leasing and investment sales in Manhattan. Currently, Jamie runs the day-to-day operations of Jamison Commercial Real Estate, the successor of The Manhattes Group LLC, and oversees the retail and commercial leasing conducted by Jamison Commercial Real Estate.
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Antonio 'Nino' Vendome began his entrepreneurial career in the restaurant business. Throughout the 1970s and 1980's he established, owned, and operated nine restaurants in New York City. Located in Downtown Manhattan and the Upper East Side, these entities employed over 200 people, all managed by the Vendome Family. During this time, Nino negotiated numerous retail leases for these restaurants and, when available, began purchasing the buildings they inhabited. By 1990, the Vendome Group had divested itself of most of the restaurants and transitioned into a full-scale real estate development company. Over the next fifteen years, Nino purchased and managed over 12 commercial and residential buildings throughout New York City. Presently Nino owns well over 100 residential units as well as commercial space and development sites across the Five Boroughs. Nino views himself as an art dealer creating spaces for people to live in – he prides himself on being a visionary that is able to deliver product that stands apart from others. Presently, Nino is searching for a site to develop Phillip Johnson's last work of sculpture into a 26-story condominium. This 'Habitable Sculpture' represents a new art/real estate form by uniting two enduring financial commodities – real estate and art. Phillip Johnson (who passed away in 2005) designed this sculpture as a 'work of art.' The art world has defined this artistic sculpture as, not only the last work of Philip Johnson, but his most influential. This sculpture is located in the Museum of Modem Art (MOMA) in New York City and the Philip Johnson Urban Glass House National Housing Trust Museum in New Canaan, CT – 7-foot minute versions of the Habitable Sculpture are displayed in The Kreeger Museum and The Getty. In addition to being an art collector, curator and patron, Nino is a noted philanthropist. After the 9/11 tragedy, the Nino coordinated free meals to the heroic firemen, police officers and volunteers during New York City's finest hour at Nino’s Restaurant, a neighborhood fixture for 30 years. The restaurant was thrust into action, growing from a luncheonette that served 1 00 meals per day, to a 'commando kitchen' serving 7,000 meals per day to the tireless uniformed personnel working at ground zero. This respite for those in service remained open for 24 hours per day, seven days per week, until the last piece of scrap metal was carried away from the disaster site. Nino's 9/11 Fund, that raised over two-million dollars in four months and gave away ten million dollars in food. Nino's relief efforts have been recognized by many organizations including the Congress of Civil Rights and Equality. He also received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the New York Post Liberty Medal, and was recognized at The US Open (tennis) and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Centenary College. Mr. Vendome is also a patron of MOMA, the Jewish Museum, the Italian Hospital Society and Museum, Columbus Citizens Foundation, and the Philip Johnson Glass House National Housing Trust. Additionally, the Museum of Modern Art and the New York Historical Society have committed to represent Nino in their permanent collections, having been gifted with items from a variety of his creative, business, and philanthropic endeavors.
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Kurt Dimitriadis has extensive experience in real estate finance and accounting and a proven track record of leading budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities for public and private real estate companies. Most recently, he was the CFO and business development officer of Boro Hotels and Batalias Development, a hotel and luxury condominium developer in Queens, New York. Previously, he served as the CFO of Scout Real Estate Capital, LLC, an owner, developer, and operator of hospitality, club, luxury residential, land improvement, and subdivision projects, where he led and managed the accounting, treasury, insurance, tax, modeling and forecasting, information technology, capital markets, and finance activities of Scout. Kurt also held finance positions with Brixmor (NYSE: BRX), The Related Companies, Emmes Asset Management Company, and the Manhattes Group, all successful real estate companies involved in financing, developing, and operating complex real estate assets. Kurt holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from Baruch College in New York. He is also a CPA and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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Andrew Morley has over 10 years’ experience in acquisitions, development, and landlord/tenant representation. He started a web-based property management company focused on streamlining the management of commercial and residential properties. In 2013, Andrew moved to New York City to work for Fountain Equities. While at Fountain, Andrew focused primarily on Tenant Representation for growing technology, consulting and media companies and development site acquisition. In 2017, Andrew joined The Manhattes Group where he specialized in acquisitions, development, and landlord representation. Andrew is a founding partner of Pilares Development Group, a developer and operator of superior real estate assets across Colombia and Latin America. Andrew graduated from Colgate University in 2009 with B.A. in History and Classical Studies.
