Integra Realty Resources opens new office in Allentown, Pa.
Apr 18, 2013
Integra Realty Resources has long served the Pennsylvania market with our Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices. But the state’s two major cities aren’t the only hubs of business and development. The Lehigh Valley is growing and in need of real estate appraisal services.
To meet this demand, we recently decided to launch our newest office in Allentown, Pa. I’ll be managing the new office, joined by Director Kent Brustlin and Senior Analyst Michelle Taormina. I’ll also continue in my role as Senior Managing Director of the Philadelphia office.
Read the press release below to learn more about this new chapter for Integra Realty Resources in Pennsylvania.
Integra Realty Resources Opens Office in Allentown, Pa.
Allentown, Pa.—April 16, 2013—Integra Realty Resources’ Philadelphia office is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Allentown, Pa. to offer commercial real estate valuation and consulting services to the greater Lehigh Valley. The new office will be located in the Westfield Corporate Center at 4905 W. Tilghman Street, Allentown, Pa.
This new office will specialize in the valuation of office, retail, industrial, and multifamily commercial properties and vacant land. Services offered will include valuation for lending purposes, financial reporting, litigation support, eminent domain and property tax assessment appeals. The office will also provide counseling services such as market/feasibility studies, due diligence services, and highest and best use studies.
The office will be managed by Director Kent Brustlin, along with Senior Managing Director Joseph Pasquarella, MAI, CRE, FRICS, who is also the head of the Philadelphia office. Also part of the Allentown team will be Senior Analyst Michelle Taormina.
“This new office will be the third Integra location to service Pennsylvania, joining the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices,” said Pasquarella. “The greater Lehigh Valley is a major business and development hub and the third largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania. We aim to support the many banks, REITS, governmental agencies, and law firms with interests in the region with expert real estate valuation and counseling services. Kent, who has been practicing commercial real estate in the area since 1992, was a natural fit to help launch this new office.”
Prior to joining Integra Realty Resources, Kent Brustlin was a Senior Analyst/Associate Director of the Appraisal Division of Dietrick Group LLC, an Allentown full-service real estate advisory company. While there, he performed valuation and consulting services and was influential in the marketing, branding, and expansion of its appraisal division. He previously worked at Imperial Realty, Imperial Realty Appraisal LLC and Kamran Afshar Associates. Brustlin is a Candidate for Designation in the Appraisal Institute; and a member of the National Association of Realtors; Pennsylvania Association of Realtors; and the TriState Commercial Alliance of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College.
Michelle Taormina is a Senior Analyst in Integra Realty Resources’ Philadelphia office and has been actively engaged in commercial real estate valuation and consulting since 2002. She has participated in portfolio valuations involving major properties throughout the United States, including retail, office, multifamily, industrial, mixed-use, and special use properties and vacant land. Taormina is a licensed General Appraiser in Pennsylvania and graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
For additional information on IRR or the new office, please visit www.irr.com, blog.irr.com, or contact Leigh Sperun at [email protected] or (610) 228-2108.
ABOUT INTEGRA REALTY RESOURCES, INC. (IRR)
With corporate offices in New York City, Integra Realty Resources, Inc. (IRR) is the largest independent commercial real estate valuation and consulting firm in North America, with 65 offices and 900 employees located throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Founded in 1999, the firm specializes in real estate appraisals, feasibility studies, market studies, expert testimony, and related property consulting services. Many of the nation’s largest and most prestigious financial institutions, developers, corporations, law firms, and government agencies are among its clients. For more information, visit www.irr.com or blog.irr.com.
Posted by: Joseph D. Pasquarella
