OUR TEAM

George E. Grace
George E. Grace, founder, has over 20 years experience in real estate. In 1986, he started as a leasing agent for the Cross & Brown Company. Later, he became a consultant with a company that pioneered tenant representation. At that time, Mr. Grace was responsible for a 200,000 square foot transaction. In the early 1990’s during the long downturn in the commercial real estate market, Mr. Grace was a partner in a leasing and management firm responsible for a portfolio of 2,000,000 square feet of office and retail space in New York City and its suburbs. The successful leasing program resulted in occupancy rates of over 95%. Since establishing G.E. Grace & Company, Mr. Grace has focused his efforts in representing tenants and owners as broker and consultant.

Mr. Grace is a graduate of Fordham Law School. He received an MBA from the University of Chicago and an engineering degree from Cooper Union. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Bar Association of the City of New York. He holds a New York Real Estate Broker’s License, New Jersey Real Estate Brokers License and a Certified Public Accountant Certificate.   [BACK TO TOP]


Richard V. Garapedian
Rick Garapedian has successfully completed a variety of leasing and consulting assignments. Previously, Rick was a principal consultant with a couple of the Big Four Accounting Firms. He specialized in property tax appeals and served clients from most major industries while providing expertise on office, industrial and retail properties.

Rick received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Maryland and a JD from the Fordham University School of Law. Rick has a real estate license in New York.   [BACK TO TOP]


Melvin Weisblatt
Melvin Weisblatt owned and operated an Apple dealership for over 25 years. His clients among others included Lederle Laboratories, Westchester and Rockland Counties’ public school system and Active Media where he provided advice and consultation for computers, peripherals and networks. After Apple started to replace their dealership network with company owned stores, Mel transferred his knowledge of office technology, corporate workflow and client services to commercial real estate services.

Mel has a Masters in Science in Business Administration from the University of Scranton. He is a graduate of Long Island University where he received his undergraduate degree in finance. He holds a real estate license in both New York and New Jersey.   [BACK TO TOP]

Sharlene Jagdeo
Sharlene Jagdeo started her career in the accounting department of a large medical center. In 2005, she joined G.E. Grace & Company Inc. where she is involved in all aspects of administration and accounting for the company including responsibility for providing property data and analyzing research information. She is a licensed New York State salesperson.   [BACK TO TOP]


PARTNERS

Communecon Group LLC
Communecon Group LLC designs, promotes and implements public/private ventures for community revitalization, real estate and economic development. Clients included corporations and non-profit organizations as well as governments. Communecon, along with its partners and consultants, brings its clients broad-based real estate expertise and particular capabilities in the following areas:

• Economic and community development programs for industry associations, non-profit institutions, localities and corporations
• Public/private partnerships to foster new development and enhance community facilities and infrastructure
• Innovative commercial, residential and institutional real estate projects, particularly public purpose developments and disposition initiatives for publicly held real estate
• Small business development and investment programs to market local assets for domestic and foreign investors
• Site selection services for non-profit organizations and corporations expanding in the region   [BACK TO TOP]

Perlmutter Properties, Inc.
Perlmutter Properties Inc. specializes in retail shopping center leasing and consulting. The company maintains its office in Westchester County, enabling it to serve clients in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

In 1990, Perlmutter Properties formed DKH Inc. to develop and rehabilitate shopping centers. Since its inception, DKH has completed over 1,200,000 square feet of retail space. Projects include Ridgeway Shopping Center, Stamford, Connecticut; Ferry Plaza, Newark, New Jersey; The Village at Livingston, New Jersey; New Roc City, New Rochelle, New York; Watchung Commons, Watchung, New Jersey and Palisades Court, Englewood, New Jersey.

Perlmutter Properties joined with G.E. Grace & Company, Inc. to form Resolution Realty Network, Inc. to assist companies in repositioning and optimizing the value of their distressed real estate assets. Through this joint undertaking, we represented Citibank, N.A. in the repositioning of a neighborhood shopping center in Staten Island, New York. When completed, the property was 100% leased and sold.   [BACK TO TOP]